Headlight warning - easy mod
modulus - August 22nd, 2012 at 03:01 PM
I prefer to drive with my headlights on in daylight - the estimated improvement in recognition is 15% by othger vehicles and 19% by pedestrians - but
occasionally forget to turn the headlights off in my Bay. There are plenty of kits available at around the $20 mark, but I don't need the
sophistication/complexity of delays, door open checking etc. All I need is a simple reminder that when the ignition is off and the headlights are on I
need to turn them off.
I bought a "mini piezo buzzer" (part # AB3462) from Jaycar today for $3.95, and installed it just by finding a point in the wiring rats' nest which
is hot when the lights are on and another which is only hot when the ignition is on.
The particular buzzer cited above is QUITE LOUD, but that doesn't worry me as it only plays when I leave the lights on by mistake; more sensitive
souls might like something a little more subtle, but there will be several available at your local electronics store.
hth
Birdman - August 22nd, 2012 at 05:20 PM
Good mod, if the buzzer it too lound, wrap some electrical tape around it.
68AutoBug - August 22nd, 2012 at 07:23 PM
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Originally
posted by modulus
I prefer to drive with my headlights on in daylight - the estimated improvement in recognition is 15% by othger vehicles and 19% by pedestrians - but
occasionally forget to turn the headlights off in my Bay. There are plenty of kits available at around the $20 mark, but I don't need the
sophistication/complexity of delays, door open checking etc. All I need is a simple reminder that when the ignition is off and the headlights are on I
need to turn them off.
I bought a "mini piezo buzzer" (part # AB3462) from Jaycar today for $3.95, and installed it just by finding a point in the wiring rats' nest which
is hot when the lights are on and another which is only hot when the ignition is on.
The particular buzzer cited above is QUITE LOUD, but that doesn't worry me as it only plays when I leave the lights on by mistake; more sensitive
souls might like something a little more subtle, but there will be several available at your local electronics store.
hth
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I put one of these in a females beetle many years ago but She couldn't stand the noise.. lol
I never leave My headlights on as I must have an automatic check the headlamps knob each time I exit...
Good idea though...
I believe having Your headlamps on during the day makes a Larger impression than 15-19% on oncoming vehicles and pedestrians..
and a LOT MORE when they are OLDER...
they see the LIGHTS long before the car.. lol
LEE
modulus - August 22nd, 2012 at 09:36 PM
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wrap some electrical tape around it.
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good idea.
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She couldn't stand the noise...
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well I guess it was working for her, then...
hth
Isola - September 24th, 2012 at 04:54 PM
Cool idea, Peter. I might have to do this too. Too many people not paying attention these days!
modulus - September 24th, 2012 at 06:46 PM
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Too many people not paying attention these days!
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I have found that since I added this check, I always drive with headlights on and have not forgotten them once i.e. the modification was, for me, both
necessary and useless.
hth