[Shotimes] Sun Sensors

[Devin Fisher]

AC? I'm thinking autolamps. Was this the wrong sensor for that?

-Devin

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Hartberger [mailto:jhartberger@mail.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 7:50 PM
To: Devin Fisher
Cc: 'Shotimes Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sun Sensors

Why would you want to do that? Is your AC too jumpy and pumps out air 
hard all the time? Because that's about the only reason I can think of 
to do that, and if it's doing that, I'd just replace the sensor... but 
yes, technically you could. It would make the car think it's not as 
sunny out and the AC wouldn't blow as hard.

Jason

Devin Fisher wrote:

>Could you put a little piece of slightly darkened, transparent plastic over
>the sensor?
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>-Devin
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Jason Hartberger
>Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 1:00 PM
>To: Paul Nimz
>Cc: `V6 SHOtimes; Ron Porter
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sun Sensors
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>On the gen2 I popped the plastic cover off with a screwdriver, but 
>getting the sensor out was a major PITA. It would've taken about 15 
>seconds if the windshield weren't there, but there is like a 6 or 7mm 
>bolt that holds the back of the sensor down that is about an inch away 
>from the windshield and there is no socket anything you can use to get 
>it out. I had to use one of those little adjustable wrenches and spent 
>like 45 minutes rotating it 1/32nd of a turn at a time getting it out. I 
>did not replace the bolt. OTOH, adjusting the sensor is simple, a 
>tweaker gets the job done. Be careful, a little turn goes a LONG way. 
>Ajust it at the time of day you want it to turn on; I like mine on 
>early, about 45 minutes before sunset. just turn it all the way 
>desensitive and adjust 'til they turn on. then throw it back in there, 
>clip the little plastic cover back on and you're done. I haven't had 
>*any* problems with it since then, works like a champ.
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>Jason
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>Paul Nimz wrote:
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>>Yes they are adjustable.  It's getting to them that is the problem.  You
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>>to remove the top of the dash.
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>>Paul
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>> On 7/2/2005 2:11:42 PM, Ron Porter (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
>> > Well, for whatever reason, they did swap them between Gen 1-2.
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>> > I have the opposite opinion. I
>> > don't feel that the SHO Autolamps (for any of
>> > the Gens) ever come on soon enough in conditions like dusk or dark
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>clouds
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>> > with rain. I have heard that there is an adjustment on the sensor
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>(maybe
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>>on
>> > the FAQ?) where the sensitivity can be adjusted, but I never did it. I
>>would
>> > rather have them come on more often than not soon enough.
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>> > Ron Porter
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> > On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
>> > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 9:27 AM
>> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Sun Sensors
>> >
>> > I know this gets talked about from time to time.  I would be surprised
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>> > Ford took to the time to swap these sensors around, but hey...
>> > There is actually a very easy way to tell which is which.  On my 92,
>>there
>> > is a small plastic grate type opening right in front of the driver.  In
>> > daylight, take something like your work badge or such and lay it over
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>the
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>> > opening to cover it up.  You should see your lamps come on in a few
>> > moments.
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>> > As an aside, I rented a Hyundai XG 350 recently.  For the
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USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
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