ever notice how all the newer gm vehicles have the dome light slowly fade out to off when you close the door? Anybody every want to add this to there S10? Anybody know how?
I found a website that sells a add on for all cars, any thoughts thoughts how to made the dome lights fade out rather than just go off?
I never use mine, I have the dome light turned off from the dashboard.
Sounds like too much work for a worthless moment of dimmage I have stuff to fix before I start on stuff like that (ya I usually spend the following week after an offroad trip with nothing but nights of cleaning out mud and fixing what I broke from using the loud pedal too much )
I think if we get our brains together we might be able to figure it out.. and it would be a great addition to this WEBSITE .. since we already cater to all differant types of folks
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twodoorblazer wrote:
What is behind that little black cover?
Could be a simple capacitor.. as it discharges, the lights get dimmer and go off (cap = short life battery )
Actually looking at the diagram, you could probably get away using a cap and a couple transisters..
use the trans. to sense/switch when the igntn is cycled and then the door closed to put the cap in line and drain out through the dome light.
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It does appear to be a capacitor.
I would think that it could be installed inside the upper console easy enough.
I don't fully understand how it works right now. I do think you guys have the idea of how though. When the light comes on it charges the cap, then when you disconnect the light it discharges giving a dimming effect.
I'm sure one of the electronics "gurus" can explain more clearly how it works and where to get the parts for cheap
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But wouldn't you need a cap for each light then? Plus caps are big, the thing in the photo is small... It just seams like a relay or something because it uses two grounds, ignition 12v, and constant 12v and you only need one of them...... Any guru out there who can shed some light?
Also, on the website I found that link on there is a guy who explains why a capacitor will not work: More dimmer info
Then I found another schematic that uses a relay, resistor, and capacitor. I think the relay could be removed and the circuit would still work as intended.
So in my conclusion... there's one site that says a capacitor won't work and another that says it will. I hope this helps some, and good luck!!
-Eric H
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I would buy the add on that you found in your first post. It seems like the easiest way to get the effect you are looking for. Yes....you could probably build your own homegrown version, but $40 for an off the shelf version is the way to go in my book.
As far as hooking it up, I would bet that someone on here has a wiring diagram for the S-10 laying around somewhere.
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yeah, buying the unit would be easy, but it's a small device with 4 wires coming out of it, it's a relay and some sort of cap or resistor I imagine. I just wonder if any of the electronic gurus might know??