Civic EG

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:16 pm**

i read this some time ago and can't find it now...what can i do to keep the dash clock bright when the headlights are on ?

Posted: **Sat Sep 04, 2010 9:01 pm**

Cut and tape off the red/black wire on the harness :thumb:

Posted: **Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:29 am**

chilango41 wrote:Cut and tape off the red/black wire on the harness

Wouldn't that just turn off the light completely? LOL

Posted: **Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:42 am**

RottenEg6 wrote:
chilango41 wrote:Cut and tape off the red/black wire on the harness

Wouldn't that just turn off the light completely? LOL

nope, the red/black wire is the "lights on" wire, and when clock doesnt have that wire it stays on bright all the time

Posted: **Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:56 pm**

Ohhh good to know!! Thanks! :thumb:

Posted: **Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:37 am**

This better work,ima try it soon :thumb:

Posted: **Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:46 am**

Simmons wrote:This better work,ima try it soon

it will trust me. i got my jdm coin pocket so i had to delete the dash light adjuster switch (cant think of the name right now lol) and to delete it i had to jump them wires and voila

Posted: **Mon Sep 06, 2010 9:51 am**

So if i cut it and the ignition is off,will it go off 2?

Posted: **Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:13 pm**

yeah, you just eliminating a signal wire thats all. signal for dimming of course

Posted: **Tue Sep 07, 2010 4:57 am**

hmmm... this i gotta try

Posted: **Tue Sep 07, 2010 5:15 am**

yeah it worked....lol thanks!!! i'm going to modify my headlights to stay on all the time so i needed the clock to stay bright or during the day it would be hard to see

Posted: **Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:24 am**

kt95CiviCDX wrote:yeah it worked....lol thanks!!! i'm going to modify my headlights to stay on all the time so i needed the clock to stay bright or during the day it would be hard to see

look into daytime running lights module. i remember reading my manual and it said that canadian (CDM) models came with Daytime running lights, which is a module placed i believe in the engine bay - not too sure where it connects. id rather invest into that then fuck with your existing wiring. my 2 cents.

Posted: **Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:09 pm**

No the daytime running lamps are different then having the headlights stay on...it's a separate bulb and everything

Posted: **Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:10 am**

kt95CiviCDX wrote:No the daytime running lamps are different then having the headlights stay on...it's a separate bulb and everything

no, city lights are a separate bulb...usually a 194 wedge

DRLs are just the low beam

as for the CDN civic DRLs there is a gray relay box under the dash on the driver side kick panel and a resistor box under the hood in the rear corner where the main wire harness goes through the firewall

Posted: **Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:19 am**

cody27 wrote:
kt95CiviCDX wrote:No the daytime running lamps are different then having the headlights stay on...it's a separate bulb and everything

no, city lights are a separate bulb...usually a 194 wedge

DRLs are just the low beam

as for the CDN civic DRLs there is a gray relay box under the dash on the driver side kick panel and a resistor box under the hood in the rear corner where the main wire harness goes through the firewall

yeah what he said