beginnings of a mod: parkers go on when you unlock doors

[rowan194]

I did a very simple mod tonight which links the parkers to the courtesy lights (but NOT vice versa!). It's basically a diode connected between the park lamp pin at the back of the headlamp switch, and the -ve side of the driver's footwell courtesy lamp. The catch for this simple mod? Well, firstly the parkers will come on any time the courtesy lights do... when you open your door, when you turn off your ignition, when you manually turn on your interior lights, and of course when you unlock your doors remotely - the last situation is all we really want.

Another side effect, you also need to switch the "headlights delay" option on (not sure if low series models have this feature) otherwise you get a headlights on audible warning every time your courtesy lamps are on with the ignition off. A diode spliced into a suitable point of the parker relay line would probably solve this problem.

I'm considering a more sophisticated circuit but for now I'll see if I can put up with its quirks. Another thing that may be useful is an auto lights on feature - switches on the parkers or headlamps a few seconds after you start the engine. My new AUcquisition (ha ha I made a funny) is black so I'm looking at ways of being more visible to other cars.