Campsite problem
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From: The Southwestern Desert
Yep these suckers lite up like a Christmas Tree when you open a door.
When I lived in Atlanta I was a very active member in the Atlanta Astronomy club. When we were out sky watching and you turned your car lights on at night you were hated. You just ruined everyone night vision.
Not good. You should be able to control the lights from coming on or off.
When I lived in Atlanta I was a very active member in the Atlanta Astronomy club. When we were out sky watching and you turned your car lights on at night you were hated. You just ruined everyone night vision.
Not good. You should be able to control the lights from coming on or off.
I have noticed that hitting the door lock button on the remote shuts the lights off, but the damage to night vision has already been done.
The Police Dark option talked about above is here:
https://www.f150forum.com/f118/police-dark-305650/
I haven't had time to investigate with a dealer yet to find out if it would do exactly what I'd want, and the OP is looking for a quick fix.
Last edited by Lare; Sep 1, 2015 at 12:55 AM. Reason: Cleared up link.
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Joined: Jul 2015
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From: North East NJ
Thanks for replies( and picture) lol,but only way to do it is sorta permenant through dealer.Lame
I just covered rear tail lights and puddle lights with towels and through my jacket over cargo lamp
I just covered rear tail lights and puddle lights with towels and through my jacket over cargo lamp
Guess you cant roll up to a star party with that xmas tree huh? lol
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From: Overland Park KS
I had the same campsite / light issue. I don't like to upset drunk campers late at night :-)
I took my truck to the dealership yesterday and they changed it to dark mode right there on the service drive. They used a laptop and did it in about 5-7 minutes. Most of the time spent was waiting for the laptop to communicate with and reflash the computer. They didn't charge anything for it.
I like the way the lights work now.
I took my truck to the dealership yesterday and they changed it to dark mode right there on the service drive. They used a laptop and did it in about 5-7 minutes. Most of the time spent was waiting for the laptop to communicate with and reflash the computer. They didn't charge anything for it.
I like the way the lights work now.
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From: The Southwestern Desert
Tin Boat, I just had it done and now the switch for the interior courtesy lights does nothing at all. Is that they way yours works? I thought I'd be able to control whether interior lights came on or not with the switch, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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From: Overland Park KS
I just checked it. The dome lights (I'm old school, that's what I call them) do not come on when you open the doors, no matter what you do. The dome lights work only with my overhead on/off switches. I can turn all 3 dome lights on and off at the same time with one switch, or operate the front left and right dome lights individually with their respective on/off switches. There is a center switch that depicts a light with an "X" through it. That switch doesn't operate anything now, it seems to be disabled.
Hope that answered your question.
JW
Last edited by Tin Boat; Oct 2, 2015 at 08:24 PM.
