How do you fit auto lights switch

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How do you fit auto lights switch

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Has anyone bought and fitted the auto lights switch with the little sensor you stick on your dash. If so could you tell me what route you took and how you done it please.
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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You just change the switch, the unit plugs into the back between the switch and the loom. The sensor usually goes in the quarter light, pop the trim off the side of the dash and the trim from the bottom of the quarter light
I have a switch and sensor and I'll help you fit them if you want. I'm in Alston :D
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Beaker2135 wrote:You just change the switch, the unit plugs into the back between the switch and the loom. The sensor usually goes in the quarter light, pop the trim off the side of the dash and the trim from the bottom of the quarter light
I have a switch and sensor and I'll help you fit them if you want. I'm in Alston :D
If I can figure out what the quater light is I should manage? What is it mate?
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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The little window between the windscreen and the door
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Beaker2135 wrote:The little window between the windscreen and the door
As soon as i wrote that I clicked on what it was haha. Did you find it difficult to run the cable there with it being hidden.
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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LOL Not for the one I had it was just plug and play, only the sensor wire to run. 30 mins of a job. It took longer to make sense of the instruction. Got a love the chinese :D
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Re: RE: Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Jcalvert95 wrote: As soon as i wrote that I clicked on what it was haha. Did you find it difficult to run the cable there with it being hidden.
its easy.

the little bit of trim can easily be prised up and with the door open the side can be taken off the dash.

you should be able to thread it through without dismantly the dash

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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Thanks guys, managed to do it easy. Just didn't want to start pulling trims and snapping clips, to be left with trims hanging off while I ordered more clips. Seen as no one mentioned any problems I just went ahead with it. I did however start prising the switch out with a screw driver to then find it pushes in and turns to come out. Effortless.
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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So autolights retrofit, it's simply a new switch and little sensor? That's it? No coding?

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T5XYG wrote:So autolights retrofit, it's simply a new switch and little sensor? That's it? No coding?

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there is two ways to do it.

the aftermarket way requires no coding.

the oem route gives you auto lights and auto wipers.

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Anybody got the link for this please? :D
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Handy thread. I'm definately going to have to look in to this. No difference between face-lift and non face-lift items I assume?
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Nath_cuddy wrote:Handy thread. I'm definately going to have to look in to this. No difference between face-lift and non face-lift items I assume?
Nope, it's all to do with the switch not the lights.
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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A very handy mod for those who can't tell that it's getting dark.
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Re: How do you fit auto lights switch

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Jcalvert95 wrote:Nope, it's all to do with the switch not the lights.
Thought so. Thanks!
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