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Subject:Auto lights & wipers
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:22:25 +1200

I believe that Sweden requires vehicles to have daytime lights-on ie they
are hardwired. However I want mine to be overridable, so that I can switch
them off if desired (eg if my van develops a charging problem on a trip, so
that the lights don't drain the battery before I can get to a service
station). Also so that they are not normally on in daylight, but come on
and go off by themselves. My SR31 Skyline diesel had 2-stage lights when
set to auto; first the parking/taillights would come on, then as it grew
darker the headlights would also light. They would switch off automatically
too. When the engine is stopped the lights remain on until the driver's
door is opened. I have a control relay and sensor from another SR31. But I
cannot find a wiring diagram (these cars were Japan-only, and any diagram
would be in Japanese anyway), and it will not be possible to work out what
all the terminals do without frying the electronics.

I have tried to get a price for the Hella wiper kit Per mentioned, but
there is no listing here. Anyone know the Hella part/kit number(s)? I can't
believe that $250US ($500NZ!) price. I wonder if the local VW dealer has a
listing for these? No, can't find it on the CD-ROM without a damn chassis
number! The joys of electronic media! You can't riffle through a CD to find
the bit you want. Oh, no! You must know every detail beforehand.

Andrew