Auto-lights malfunction? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

gled21 · 11-10-2015, 04:45 PM

I recently bought my brz about 2 months ago and everything is dandy. I recently put on a front license plate that attaches to the front tow hook and ever since then my auto-lights turn on during broad daylight. When i manually turn off and on the lights nothing is effected however when I drive with the lights on auto it would take up to 5 minutes of driving in broad daylight for them to come on. Very weird and minor just curious if anyone had similar experiences.

jawn · 11-10-2015, 04:46 PM

Do you have something covering your light sensor?

gled21 · 11-10-2015, 04:48 PM

I guess thats part of my question, I am not sure where my light sensors are. This car is completely new and foreign to me.

jawn · 11-10-2015, 04:51 PM

It's part number 84088. It's a small black circle on the passenger side of your dashboard, near the windshield.

gled21 · 11-10-2015, 05:15 PM

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This would explain it.... haha

Tcoat · 11-11-2015, 02:33 PM

Tekno Virus · 11-11-2015, 03:06 PM

O dang, I had no idea I was covering the light sensor.

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Tcoat · 11-11-2015, 03:16 PM

Look on the bright side. It was probably the easiest diagnosed and fixed problem to ever hit the forum.

Tekno Virus · 11-11-2015, 03:28 PM

"Look on the bright side" I see what you did there.

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mhughett · 11-11-2015, 04:04 PM

Since we are on the subject, I notice that when I leave from my garage (lights in "auto" mode") that the lights stay on after being in the daylight. sometimes they eventually go off but often they stay on. If I manually turn them off, then put back into auto mode, they will stay off. Anyone else have this problem?

DocWalt · 11-11-2015, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mhughett

Since we are on the subject, I notice that when I leave from my garage (lights in "auto" mode") that the lights stay on after being in the daylight. sometimes they eventually go off but often they stay on. If I manually turn them off, then put back into auto mode, they will stay off. Anyone else have this problem?

There's a bit of a delay so they don't flicker off and on as you drive under trees or through short tunnels. I don't know how long the delay is, it's possibly in the owners manual.

11-10-2015, 04:45 PM	#1
gled21 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: White brz 2015 / 93' s13 Location: Tucson AZ / Las Vegas NV Posts: 46 Thanks: 25 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Auto-lights malfunction? I recently bought my brz about 2 months ago and everything is dandy. I recently put on a front license plate that attaches to the front tow hook and ever since then my auto-lights turn on during broad daylight. When i manually turn off and on the lights nothing is effected however when I drive with the lights on auto it would take up to 5 minutes of driving in broad daylight for them to come on. Very weird and minor just curious if anyone had similar experiences.

11-11-2015, 02:33 PM	#6
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11-11-2015, 03:16 PM	#8
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,845 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,285 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2495 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	Look on the bright side. It was probably the easiest diagnosed and fixed problem to ever hit the forum. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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11-10-2015, 04:46 PM	#2
jawn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2015 CWP BRZ Limited Location: NOVA Posts: 2,800 Thanks: 1,801 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,757 Posts Mentioned: 105 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	Do you have something covering your light sensor?

11-10-2015, 04:48 PM	#3
gled21 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: White brz 2015 / 93' s13 Location: Tucson AZ / Las Vegas NV Posts: 46 Thanks: 25 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I guess thats part of my question, I am not sure where my light sensors are. This car is completely new and foreign to me.

11-10-2015, 04:51 PM	#4
jawn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Drives: 2015 CWP BRZ Limited Location: NOVA Posts: 2,800 Thanks: 1,801 Thanked 3,946 Times in 1,757 Posts Mentioned: 105 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	It's part number 84088. It's a small black circle on the passenger side of your dashboard, near the windshield.

11-10-2015, 05:15 PM	#5
gled21 Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Drives: White brz 2015 / 93' s13 Location: Tucson AZ / Las Vegas NV Posts: 46 Thanks: 25 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This would explain it.... haha

11-11-2015, 03:06 PM	#7
Tekno Virus Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Houston, TX Posts: 61 Thanks: 65 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	O dang, I had no idea I was covering the light sensor. Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

11-11-2015, 03:28 PM	#9
Tekno Virus Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2015 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Houston, TX Posts: 61 Thanks: 65 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	"Look on the bright side" I see what you did there. Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

11-11-2015, 04:04 PM	#10
mhughett Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: 2015 Crystal White BRZ Limited Location: Tulsa Posts: 86 Thanks: 0 Thanked 56 Times in 23 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Since we are on the subject, I notice that when I leave from my garage (lights in "auto" mode") that the lights stay on after being in the daylight. sometimes they eventually go off but often they stay on. If I manually turn them off, then put back into auto mode, they will stay off. Anyone else have this problem?

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