I want my lights to turn on when i hit unlock

AK47 Performance · 06-08-2009, 11:54 PM

How can this be done? I know its possible because when you hit the panic button, the headlights flash on and off. Is there a way to get them to come on when i unlock my car? I searched everywhere and couldnt find anything.
Thanks!

curtis265 · 06-08-2009, 11:56 PM

I think it's some clever wiring headlights--to-the-dome-light...

Or getting some sort of chip

AK47 Performance · 06-09-2009, 04:43 PM

anyone else????

St3vo28 · 06-09-2009, 10:30 PM

i did it with my fogs..
not sure how to do it with headlights

AK47 Performance · 06-10-2009, 02:19 AM

so how did you do it with the fogs? should be pretty much the same.

curtis265 · 06-10-2009, 08:30 AM

Oooh fogs would be good... I dont got fogs but... maybe parkers and lowbeams?

AK47 Performance · 06-10-2009, 04:19 PM

thats what i want! i have HIDs so it would look sick for them to flick on when i unlock the car.

Quote:

Originally Posted by curtis265

Oooh fogs would be good... I dont got fogs but... maybe parkers and lowbeams?

***skinsfn36*** · 06-10-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AK47 Performance

thats what i want! i have HIDs so it would look sick for them to flick on when i unlock the car.

It's very very bad for the ballast on HID's to have them flick on and off, you would not want that.

Blackknight103 · 06-10-2009, 05:05 PM

^ I think he was suggesting that they could somehow be wired to the map/dome lights (they turn on when you unlock the car)

curtis265 · 06-10-2009, 10:56 PM

oh man, i'll get knight rider lights just like fasto and underbody neons!

the'll all flick on when i unlock the car!... ooh and i'll get my subs blaring too!

hopefully i can start the car too...

Sle · 06-10-2009, 11:09 PM

if you can get it like the tsx, accord, tl headlights.
they aren't auto but they turn off eventually when you
lock the car. and turn on when you unlock the door.

I swear little things like this are on the accord but not on the
civic. And how you can roll down your windows with unlock button.

curtis265 · 06-11-2009, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sle

I swear little things like this are on the accord but not on the
civic. And how you can roll down your windows with unlock button.

The rolling down windows is possible - my friend did it on his falcon ute

raybyduhbay · 06-11-2009, 10:05 AM

why does everyone say that flickering your HIDs is bad? isnt flickering anything going to be obviously worse for the parts than not flickering them?

itzyoaaron69 · 06-11-2009, 10:14 AM

well the ballast will burn out, if you want the headlights to come on just add LEDs!! and connect to the dome.

itzyoaaron69 · 06-11-2009, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sle

if you can get it like the tsx, accord, tl headlights.
they aren't auto but they turn off eventually when you
lock the car. and turn on when you unlock the door.

I swear little things like this are on the accord but not on the
civic. And how you can roll down your windows with unlock button.

You could do that, just get a relay and program it through the key. Very simple

curtis265 · 06-11-2009, 01:49 PM

So someone gonna write a DIY?

i guess the concept is simple enough.. it's just tha ti don't hav the know-how to do it.

itzyoaaron69 · 06-11-2009, 02:57 PM

just order a relay on ebay or somewhere online, there is a guy a youtube he has done it on his civic coupe.

AK47 Performance · 06-11-2009, 05:29 PM

Ok for those who are talking about rolling down windows and what not, im not interested in that. I simply want my low beam lights to turn on when i hit unlock. I work as a Valet and almost all GM products do it, and i know that it can't be too hard because when you hit panic is causes the lights to flash. This means the fob is already somehow linked to the low beams. Can anyone chime in that has actually DONE IT, and how to do it?

curtis265 · 06-12-2009, 11:48 AM

Here's wha ti think: You press the unlock button, and the chip knows to flash the indicators and turn the dome light on for x seconds...

If you can.. u can either reprogram the chip, or piggy back wires on to each other....

FG1JDM · 06-12-2009, 11:58 AM

wouldn't that burn your hid ballast. if you have HIDs the HIDs can burn if you flicker them on and off

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06-08-2009, 11:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
curtis265 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 4,079	I think it's some clever wiring headlights--to-the-dome-light... Or getting some sort of chip

06-09-2009, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
AK47 Performance Senior Member Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit, Mi Posts: 315 Alex	anyone else????

06-09-2009, 10:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
St3vo28 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 237 S	i did it with my fogs.. not sure how to do it with headlights

06-10-2009, 02:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
AK47 Performance Senior Member Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit, Mi Posts: 315 Alex	so how did you do it with the fogs? should be pretty much the same.

06-10-2009, 08:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
curtis265 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 4,079	Oooh fogs would be good... I dont got fogs but... maybe parkers and lowbeams?

06-10-2009, 05:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Blackknight103 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 22 Posts: 4,867 Bryan	^ I think he was suggesting that they could somehow be wired to the map/dome lights (they turn on when you unlock the car)

06-10-2009, 10:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
curtis265 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 4,079	oh man, i'll get knight rider lights just like fasto and underbody neons! the'll all flick on when i unlock the car!... ooh and i'll get my subs blaring too! hopefully i can start the car too...

06-10-2009, 11:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 19 Posts: 2,120 Sam	if you can get it like the tsx, accord, tl headlights. they aren't auto but they turn off eventually when you lock the car. and turn on when you unlock the door. I swear little things like this are on the accord but not on the civic. And how you can roll down your windows with unlock button.

06-11-2009, 10:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
raybyduhbay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,341 Ray	why does everyone say that flickering your HIDs is bad? isnt flickering anything going to be obviously worse for the parts than not flickering them?

06-11-2009, 10:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
itzyoaaron69 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 3,375 Aaron	well the ballast will burn out, if you want the headlights to come on just add LEDs!! and connect to the dome.

06-11-2009, 01:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
curtis265 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 4,079	So someone gonna write a DIY? i guess the concept is simple enough.. it's just tha ti don't hav the know-how to do it.

06-11-2009, 02:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
itzyoaaron69 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 3,375 Aaron	just order a relay on ebay or somewhere online, there is a guy a youtube he has done it on his civic coupe.

06-11-2009, 05:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
AK47 Performance Senior Member Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit, Mi Posts: 315 Alex	Ok for those who are talking about rolling down windows and what not, im not interested in that. I simply want my low beam lights to turn on when i hit unlock. I work as a Valet and almost all GM products do it, and i know that it can't be too hard because when you hit panic is causes the lights to flash. This means the fob is already somehow linked to the low beams. Can anyone chime in that has actually DONE IT, and how to do it?

06-12-2009, 11:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
curtis265 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 4,079	Here's wha ti think: You press the unlock button, and the chip knows to flash the indicators and turn the dome light on for x seconds... If you can.. u can either reprogram the chip, or piggy back wires on to each other....

06-12-2009, 11:58 AM	#20 (permalink)
FG1JDM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: jalisco Age: 26 Posts: 4,844 David	wouldn't that burn your hid ballast. if you have HIDs the HIDs can burn if you flicker them on and off

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