XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com   
      
   In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:56:10 -0400, micky   
    wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   So a big question is, how does the clock light know it's not really dark   
   out, when the headlights are stupid enough to be fooled when I cover the   
   light sensor**?    If covering the light sensor would work, I'd cover it   
   all the time and that would be fine.   
      
      
   **A one-inch red plastic dome on the dashboard.  There are actually two   
   of them. I can't remember what the other one does and I can't find it in   
   the wiring diagram, but I covered both of them.   
      
      
      
   >I've tried rewiring the dash, but ended up with a little flashlight in   
   >the console to shine on the LCDs.   
      
   The flashlight has worked well on two occasions, but I can't just glance   
   at the instrument. It's a 5-step process.   
   >   
   >emailed also because it's an old thread.   
      
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