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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #15 on: 25 January 2009, 23:19:13 »
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anyone else tried these?  i fitted one on thursday and all i can say is WOW .
some people would say why bother but it is really a good piece of kit and just adds to the specs of the car :y

Sorry, but does your car wear glasses?  :D
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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #16 on: 25 January 2009, 23:21:23 »
Why do I get the feeling that if the law changed and we had to have these fitted, we'd complain enough to win gold if Winge 'n' Moan was an Olympic event.  
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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #17 on: 25 January 2009, 23:29:01 »
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The wifes 307 has them.  Quite like the option.  Experience to date is that they go an and tend to stay on for considerably longer than the time of a couple of quick headlamp flashes.
And anyway, all a headlamp flash means is 'I am here' and not barge out in front of me/take the parking space/speed carera ahead/whatever.

Done a fair number of European tunnels whilst on holiday where headlamp use is mandatory and found it really usefull....

The valeo kit that i fitted turns the lights on for a minimum of 20 seconds and as correctly mentioned above is a lot longer than a couple of flashes of the headlights
it really comes down to personal preference on whether or not you like them,
personally i think it is an excellent upgrade although maybe only for lazy people like me  ;D
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« Reply #18 on: 25 January 2009, 23:30:08 »
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anyone else tried these?  i fitted one on thursday and all i can say is WOW .
some people would say why bother but it is really a good piece of kit and just adds to the specs of the car :y

Sorry, but does your car wear glasses?  :D

oh yes ;D well until i can get new bulbs :y
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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #19 on: 25 January 2009, 23:37:22 »
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Have seen one of them . How was the fitting.

the fitting was a piece of cake there are only five wires to connect
one to earth, one to permanent live, one to switchable live , one to headlights and one to sidelights

(the one to sidelights has to be linked to two other wires (three in total) because the sidelights are run from two wires ,one for each side of the car and the next wire goes to the feed that illuminates the dash.

all in i would say it takes approx 45 mins to fit ,,, even less if a member has already fitted one and can tell you which wires are which ;)

p.s    all wires are found directly on the back of the light switch
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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #20 on: 26 January 2009, 00:00:12 »
Think I will keep to switching them on myself...... really can't see the point, to be honest.  But if you are happy then good for you.... :y
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« Reply #21 on: 26 January 2009, 00:28:29 »
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Think I will keep to switching them on myself...... really can't see the point, to be honest.  But if you are happy then good for you.... :y

im a gadget person ya see , and im always looking for something to make my miggy a little different from the rest :y
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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #22 on: 26 January 2009, 05:22:59 »
does it haved to be wired to the ignition in some way as you can turn the side and head lights on and off without the key in the ignition

would hate to get up of a morning with a flat battery due to head lights being on all night
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« Reply #23 on: 26 January 2009, 11:22:39 »
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does it haved to be wired to the ignition in some way as you can turn the side and head lights on and off without the key in the ignition
would hate to get up of a morning with a flat battery due to head lights being on all night

yes it does in a way, the unit does not work unless ignition is on because it has a switchable live connection :y
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Re: valeo automatic lighting system
« Reply #24 on: 26 January 2009, 11:46:55 »
Vauxhall it seems do use auto lighting contrl on some cars .....
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