Deacon Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 So I really like the idea of the auto headlights the car companies introduced a while back. Unfortunately, they didn't have them back in 95 on my GP SE. So my question is can I get the parts from a newer GP and put them in mine? Is it even feasible? Your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primergray Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 By "auto headlights" you mean Daytime Running Lights/having the headlights and tail lights run with key/ingnition on and turn off with key off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbeat1991 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 You could have them on all the time with key-on, but to install the automatic on/off with sunlight might be difficult to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 You could just wire the headlights off the ignition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Posted November 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Auto headlights, like when it starts getting dark out, the exterior light automatically turn on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 OH! My bad, there's several kits to do that in the aftermarket, and circuits online if you're into electronics. http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Computerized-Headlights-Sensor-Adjustable/dp/B008GUNKN0/ref=sr_1_6/178-7625731-4757234?ie=UTF8&qid=1415897508&sr=8-6&keywords=automatic+headlight+kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Human Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 That was a feature / option on some higher end GM cars in the mid-'90s, even before DRLs. My '95 Aurora has them and the '95 Bonneville I used to have was supposed to have them but they never worked right. Wiring them into a car that was never intended to have them could be tricky but not impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitzel Posted November 13, 2014 Report Share Posted November 13, 2014 Pull the stuff to do that out of a Canadian car at a Canadian junkyard. DRL's have been mandatory in Canada since the late 1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Taylor did it to his 1995 Cutlass using a Grand Am module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 Pull the stuff to do that out of a Canadian car at a Canadian junkyard. DRL's have been mandatory in Canada since the late 1980s. He doesn't mean the DRL, he means the automatic headlights that turn on when the sensor doesn't sense sun light. The sensor is usually by the defroster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyfloyd Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 You want Twilight Sentinal, as it was called on Bonnevilles and GPs I believe. And if you want a How To, here's one from this very site: http://www.w-body.com/showthread.php/52900-Installing-Twilight-Sentinel-and-or-DRL-on-a-non-Canadian-older-W-body-vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted November 14, 2014 Report Share Posted November 14, 2014 He doesn't mean the DRL, he means the automatic headlights that turn on when the sensor doesn't sense sun light. The sensor is usually by the defroster The Canadian DRL setup from I think 1990-on did include full auto-headlights as well. It had a sensor on the dash that when it got dark enough out, it switched on full headlights. I think you could actually use the module from a Canadian car and hook up only the auto headlights part if you don't want/need DRLs, or hook up all of it for everything. A forum member in Canada sent me the factory Canadian setup many years ago. Unfortunately, I had lost interest in installing it so I never did. There are also many aftermarket setups that may be much easier to install, some even sold as kits through GM Parts. I may still have one of those kits too, not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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