Roger K Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Does anyone with a late GT6 Mk3 (or any other car with one fitted) still have the night dimming relay in circuit? Back in the eighties, I vaguely remember bypassing mine as it seemed daft to deliberately have dimmer brake lights at night. Now that so many people drive around with their lights on during the day, I wonder how many realize that this little box (I seem to remember it is yellow?) is rendering their brake and indicator lamps difficult to see in daylight, because it has 'assumed' the lights will only come on in the dark? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 I disabled the one on my Dolomite. Not only did it make the lights hard to see in daylight (commented on by the MOT tester) it played havoc with wiring in the towing electrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger K Posted January 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Just now, yorkshire_spam said: I disabled the one on my Dolomite. Not only did it make the lights hard to see in daylight (commented on by the MOT tester) it played havoc with wiring in the towing electrics. Yes, I guess it would... I don't plan to hitch up my Brian James Transporter to the GT6, though. I think it'd kill it. I'm thinking just taking the red wires off it and joining them together would do it - need to find it first, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 seem to remember ???? join the reds together as pairs then ditch the earth Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 The prize goes to Mr Lewis. It was probably a good idea in the "dim" and distant past (See what I did there?! ) But not these days, took mine off years ago and yes, it was yellow. Fits behind the side trim on the passenger side boot area. I've just fitted LED brake lights makes an amazing difference. There's an interesting thought, would LED lights work with the dimmer relay? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger K Posted January 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thanks Pete, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Clark Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 I think the night dimming relay is a solution looking for a problem. I bypassed it on my GT6 many years ago. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: There's an interesting thought, would LED lights work with the dimmer relay? I suspect they'd work fine but wouldn't dim significantly. All the relay does is introduce a series resistor, which would have almost no effect on an LED bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: The prize goes to Mr Lewis. Cor I get a Prize Im all excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 You haven't seen it yet. Might be the booby prize.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: You haven't seen it yet. Might be the booby prize.... Pete might like a nice pair of "boobies" Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 How come I can never manage to get a grip on one? Always lose my £1... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted January 2, 2021 Report Share Posted January 2, 2021 54 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: How come I can never manage to get a grip on one? Always lose my £1... You are not holding your mouth right Colin. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Disconnected mine (dimmer unit, not the boobies) on advice read here, years ago. Its still in the rear LH wheel arch but not connected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 is that bevvy of boobies i thought they came in pairs !!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 That's a brace of boobies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 sorry cant my hands on that never mind get your head round them not without making a right tit of myself or was that left ??? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger K Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Boom boom.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: sorry cant my hands on that never mind get your head round them not without making a right tit of myself or was that left ??? Pete Good that you are keeping abreast of things Pete Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Tit..ter ye not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 who wants a dim relay anyway pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Pete Lewis said: who wants a dim relay anyway pete Goes with a smart phone 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 02/01/2021 at 14:22, Pete Lewis said: seem to remember ???? join the reds together as pairs then ditch the earth Pete Never understood why people mess around with the red wires - just reach in and pull the black one off, job done. The earth is just there to complete the relay's trigger circuit so no earth means the trigger circuit can't complete when you switch the lights on, so the dimming side of the relay never activates. Simples. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger K Posted January 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 13 minutes ago, Mjit said: Never understood why people mess around with the red wires - just reach in and pull the black one off, job done. The earth is just there to complete the relay's trigger circuit so no earth means the trigger circuit can't complete when you switch the lights on, so the dimming side of the relay never activates. Simples. Oooo, that's clever, obvious really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Roger K said: Oooo, that's clever, obvious really... I too was wondering why no-one else just took the earth off. seems I was not alone after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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