XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In rec.autos.tech, on Sat, 22 May 2021 11:52:04 -0700, The Real Bev   
    wrote:   
      
   >It only lights up when I have the headlights on, which is annoying.  Is   
   >this normal or is something broken?  One of the little knobs adjusts the   
   >brightness, but only with the headlights on.   
      
   Not the same problem but similar effect.  My 2005 Toyota Solara clock   
   cluster lights, for the clock and 2 or 3 other things, only go on at   
   night, even though I can't see what they say during the day time unless   
   I'm driving away from the sun.  Even with the headlights on.   Even   
   worse when the top is down.   I think it's a mistake in design by   
   Toyota.   
      
   Even if I block the light sensor on the dash so that the car thinks it's   
   night time, the headlights go on but not these lights.   
      
   I've tried rewiring the dash, but ended up with a little flashlight in   
   the console to shine on the LCDs.   
      
   emailed also because it's an old thread.   
      
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