So, are there anymore of these that i can order?

 

Nice feature, but not good for HIDs. The repeated on-off cycles when you start your car in a garage and drive into the light will significantly reduce their life. Not exactly a cheap fix either.

 

My last car had Auto headlights, and Day time running lamps. It was nice just to jump in the car, release the e-brake and drive away. But I remember cruising at night at a christmas show, where you drive you car. They tell you before you enter to turn off your lights, welp I couldnt... Sucked. I'm ok with manually turning on the lights. Plus, leaving them on and turning off the engine and that whine/beep thing when you open the door, bugs me.

 

the g35 i used to have had the auto on off, and i hate it. i much prefer the 350z's conventional headlight switches

 

Are people so lazy now that they can't even manually turn on their headlights without whining?

 

i hate auto headlights. Some of you are also familiar with military standards. If there is no off button for your auto lights, you can't even go on base and the military has to physically check the car. I had this problem with my gf's old car. Big hassle.

 

That's what I do in my 05 enthusiast model, I like the lights being on during the day like the Canadain Z cars.

 

SUCCESS!!!!

I was going to post a DIY how-to, but I didn't want anyone else to be accused of being old and retarded.

So how does it work? AWESOME! Turn the car on - and if it's dark, 4 seconds later the lights turn on. They stay on for a minimum of 30 seconds so there is no occilating between off and on if it's close to dark.

Then, when it is light enough, they automatically turn off. There is an override switch to disable the automatic setting, and the original control still controls everything like normal (in case you want your lights off while the car is running and it's dark outside)

If you were wondering if it's possible... yep, it's possible, and VERY nice! Total for parts was around $60. And no, I'm not going to tell you to do it to your car - you are right, you can turn it on by hand each time and don't need an automatic circuit to do it for you. I'm just happy I don't have to any more.

For those who are going to attempt this - you will need to do some soldering if you want to maintain control of the bright-dim function while the lights are on. (the instructions from the factory would control only the dim lights automatically on the Z- you'd have to physically turn on your headlights to get bright lights which basically defeats the purpose of automatic headlights - with my system, everything works as you would expect it to.)

So, now there is a telephone cord running inside my column to under the dash that plugs into the relay module, but everything is hidden, so there is nothing to see. It's 6 small wires that need to be soldered to the board.

I have 2 small relays (did not come with the system) that are wired directly into the light arm controller board in the steering column to simulate the switch being turned on. Not a huge deal, but did require about a half hour to take things apart, solder, and put back together.

There are provisions to have daytime running lights (didn't implement that), and also to turn the lights on when the windshield wipers are going (didn't do that either). But either would be easy to incorporate. I've heard rumors that some states are going to start ticketing for stuff like that - I'm glad South Dakota isn't one of them.

On to the next mod...

 

Use a phototransistor, LM741 Operational Amplifier and a couple SPST relays to turn your headlights on and off based on the light conditions. It would take a bit of testing to get the component vaules correct, but I'd be willing to build a module for about 45 bucks shipped.

 

Or you could go out and buy a G35?

 

Yep, that's exactly what the $35 kit does that I purchased. I added 2 relays to the kit and another little box to house the relays, so total was around $60. Tough to beat the price. You would also have to put a timer in the circuit to make sure the lights weren't cycling on and off at "dusk". Easier for me to just get the prebuilt $35 model.

 

Then I would REALLY be old and retarded.

Just Kidding! I looked at them, but decided I wanted a sports car so I could have time to myself - I've already got vehicles to haul the kids around in.

 

can anyone tell me what wires to hook up with what? I have an 03 touring at if that matters.. I'm mainly having trouble finding the headlight and parking light wires