worked fine on my automatic. see link below jordan 11613 http://retroserver.no-ip.com/delorean/aclightfix.html thebrave65 <johnnysher1@xxxxxxx> wrote: Well, from my experience, this doesn't work on automatics. Unless I follwed these instructions incorrectly, the AC panel just stays off when it's setup. Johnny 5518 > > Here's an update on that post by me. The addition of the 10 ohm resistor is courtesy of Bruce Benson and this is my current setup. No pun intended.~g~ Well, maybe...... The addition of the resistor dims the lights when on and reduces the heat as well as making them look more like the rest of the lighting. > > > Subject: A/C Panel Illumination > > > > Maybe it's time to run this tip again since there are many new subscribers. > > If you are tired of your A/C lights being on all the time and the heat > > damage this can do to your radio, here's a simple fix. Remove the access panel > > behind the passenger seat exposing the relays. Facing the rear you have a > > bottom row and a top row. Count three from the left on the top row and > > remove it. Save it ( it's the same as some of the others and can be used as a spare). > > > > Get two 1/4" spade connectors and a 10 ohm resistor. Put a spade > > connector on the wires on each end of the resistor. One end goes in the bottom slot ( closest > > to you ) and the other goes in the slot to the right. Before you put it all > > back together start the car ( no illumination ) and then turn on your lights > > ( illumination ). When you have assured yourself that everything works, > > button it back up. There is a whole electrical diagram that will tell you > > why this works, but it doesn't really matter. The usual disclaimer applies. > > > > Chris > > Richard wrote: > > > > > --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "birdwell77095" wrote: > > > > > > Sometime back someone wrote about rewiring the AC panel lights so > > that they come on only when the headlights are on. Can someone send > > me instructions? > > > > Shannon > > 16113 > > > Look here: http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/acpanellites.htm > > Hope this helps. ;-) > > Richard Rowe > 5853 > > > > > > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/