Post by jpnut on Aug 4, 2003 10:17:55 GMT -5
I've only done this once so far but I'm sure that it will happen again. On the TJ, I pulled the fuse so that I can drive with the doors off and the dome light won't be on constantly. While it does look cool driving around at night with the dome light on looking like you are lost, driving and reading a map. At traffic lights it's kind of a bummer since it attracts bugs. Well anyway, the problem with pulling the fuse is that you no longer have the headlight on warning. Well no more. Read the solution below.
"Headlights Left-On Reminder: For all of you doorless Jeepin freaks out there (like me), you know that when you remove your factory Jeep doors (or when you install a set of soft doors), you have to defeat the door buttons by pulling fuse #4 (bottom right socket in a '97 TJ; you can see in the photo that mine is removed). This, of course, is the circuit that turns on and off the dome light whenever you open or close your doors. It's also the circuit that sets off the buzzer that reminds you that you've left your headlights on after you've turned the ignition off! For on-road use, I like driving with my headlights on most all the time. Problem is, I often forget to turn them off during daytime use. But no longer! I recently learned about a new product, manufactured by 3M, called a "Headlights Left-On Reminder Unit" (3M part no. 03796). I purchased it at Wal-Mart, where they sell replacement auto light bulbs, for around 7 bucks. It's a tiny little electronic devise that sounds if your headlights or parking lights are on, while your ignition is off. It requires no tools or wiring, and takes about 5 minutes to install (this is my type of product)! You simply insert the two wires into two of the fuses behind your glove box, attach the unit using the double-sided foam tape, and you're done! It couldn't be easier! No way I'll ever forget to turn my lights off now!"
"Headlights Left-On Reminder: For all of you doorless Jeepin freaks out there (like me), you know that when you remove your factory Jeep doors (or when you install a set of soft doors), you have to defeat the door buttons by pulling fuse #4 (bottom right socket in a '97 TJ; you can see in the photo that mine is removed). This, of course, is the circuit that turns on and off the dome light whenever you open or close your doors. It's also the circuit that sets off the buzzer that reminds you that you've left your headlights on after you've turned the ignition off! For on-road use, I like driving with my headlights on most all the time. Problem is, I often forget to turn them off during daytime use. But no longer! I recently learned about a new product, manufactured by 3M, called a "Headlights Left-On Reminder Unit" (3M part no. 03796). I purchased it at Wal-Mart, where they sell replacement auto light bulbs, for around 7 bucks. It's a tiny little electronic devise that sounds if your headlights or parking lights are on, while your ignition is off. It requires no tools or wiring, and takes about 5 minutes to install (this is my type of product)! You simply insert the two wires into two of the fuses behind your glove box, attach the unit using the double-sided foam tape, and you're done! It couldn't be easier! No way I'll ever forget to turn my lights off now!"
