Has anyone ever installed a relay on your lights so they shut off automatically in about a minute after turning off your car and walking away?
My fiancee's parents have a Grand Cherokee Ltd with this feature and I'd like to install something like this on my car so i have light until i get to my apartment door.
How easy to install and how expensive?

At my parents house I use my Homelink to turn on an outside spotlight, but I can't do that at my apartment.

Thanks!

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd. Black w/ spoiler, fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, and a CoPilot Digital Compass.

 

I thnk the 2001 cl'z have this w/ the HID. it shuts off in about 15 sec.

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White/Ebony/Navi/Spoiler/Visor/Full Bra/Mud Guards/Cargo Net/Acura Car Cover/Tint 20%,35%, Rockford 250a2 Amp w/JL10w6 / K&N Drop in Filter. Comptech Springs. Swayz next... Finally Polarg m-6.

 

The new CL does have this option. As long as you keep the headlight switch on, the lights will turn-off automatically 15 sec. after you take the keys out of the ignition.

 

But he has a last gen CL.

Maybe you could use a relay from a current CL?

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2001 Acura 3.2 CL Type-S
San Marino Red (Navigation)
PIAA 19173 Ion Yellow Fog Lights
Aftermarket Black Wood Trim Kit

 

i know there is a kit you can buy for this....i just don't remember where i saw it

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pays to be young and crazy

-99 acura 3.0 CL
-58 Caddy Eldorado Biarritz
-55 chevy suburban (chopped dropped tubbed)

 

Yeah, the 1st gens don't have this option.
I thought I remembered seeing a time delay relay somewhere but I've searched radioshack.com and a few automotive sites and couldn't find anything.

When i installed my aftermarket foglights, i wired them to the fuse of my power widows. That way they will stay on upto 10min after i shut the car off (if i keep them switched on), and they'll always turn off when I open the door so i can never forget to turn them off. But a time delay on my lowbeams would be nice.

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'99 2.3CL 5-spd. Black w/ spoiler, fogs, Wheel Locks, Mudguards, CD & Cass, and a CoPilot Digital Compass.

 

Just a relay won't work. You'll need to get a KIT, or rape one from a car with the option. The delay comes from an IC based "brain". They do, however have time delayed relays, but I am not sure if they are avalible in 12v. I know we use time delayed circuits to turn things "on". Maybe you can reverse the wireing setup to delay the shutoff on that specific circuit.


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