[DML] Re: Rewiring the AC Panel Lights

["thebrave65" <johnnysher1@xxxxxxx>]

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


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> 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.
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> Subject: A/C Panel Illumination
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> Maybe it's time to run this tip again since there are many new 
subscribers.
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> If you are tired of your A/C lights being on all the time and the 
heat
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> damage this can do to your radio, here's a simple fix. Remove the 
access panel
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> behind the passenger seat exposing the relays. Facing the rear you 
have a
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> bottom row and a top row. Count three from the left on the top row 
and
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> remove it. Save it ( it's the same as some of the others and can be 
used as a spare).
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> Get two 1/4" spade connectors and a 10 ohm resistor. Put a spade
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> connector on the wires on each end of the resistor. One end goes in 
the bottom slot ( closest
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> to you ) and the other goes in the slot to the right. Before you 
put it all
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> back together start the car ( no illumination ) and then turn on 
your lights
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> ( illumination ). When you have assured yourself that everything 
works,
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> button it back up. There is a whole electrical diagram that will 
tell you
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> why this works, but it doesn't really matter. The usual disclaimer 
applies.
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> Chris
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> Richard <dmc_driver@xxxx> wrote:
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> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "birdwell77095" wrote:
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> > 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?
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> > Shannon
> > 16113
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> Look here: http://www.dmcnews.com/Techsection/acpanellites.htm
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> Hope this helps. ;-)
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> Richard Rowe
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