Retrofit auto lights function

[grr]

Anyone retrofitted the auto lights function?



I have adaptive bi-xenons and DRL lights (which turns on automatically with the ignition), but when it gets dark I have to turn the knob over manually (as well as when I stop the car I get annoyed by the beeping), and even more annoying, I have to turn it on and off in every tunnel around if I want to see the speed I'm going at, which can be quite annoying here in Norway with tunnels all over the place.

Is it just a question of replacing the light switch, adding a light sensor somewhere and do some coding, or is it more complicated?

[Flakmunky]

There are guides around, but you need the auto dimming mirror as well as it has the light sensor in it. Unfortunately this mirror has a different boss connection to the windscreen so you would need to change the windscreen as well...

Not cheap... I was going to try it but decided not to. I have the switch if you want to buy it off me. PM me.

[RickT]

One thing you can do is set up the cluster via VAG-COM so the needles are always on, or the full cluster panel is always on.

As you have your headlights on all the time, I would go for the full cluster..

if you need to codes, let me know.

Rick

[kite]

There are guides around, but you need the auto dimming mirror as well as it has the light sensor in it. Unfortunately this mirror has a different boss connection to the windscreen so you would need to change the windscreen as well...

Not cheap... I was going to try it but decided not to. I have the switch if you want to buy it off me. PM me.

I need a switch, if grr decides not to have it.

[Flakmunky]

Kite, PM sent...

[kite]

Back at yer...........

[grr]

One thing you can do is set up the cluster via VAG-COM so the needles are always on, or the full cluster panel is always on.

As you have your headlights on all the time, I would go for the full cluster..

if you need to codes, let me know.

Rick

Interesting!

I'm new to VAG so I haven't gotten VAG-COM yet. I do however have a lot of stuff for diagnosing and coding BMWs. Maybe the OBDII cable I use with the BMW interface can be used for VAG-COM directly to the serial port on the laptop..?

Can the xenons be coded to be always on as well?