Re: 1999 CRV: Keeping clock bright when lites are on?
 

motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _ coughed up:
>> Thanks!
>>
>> PS. Before I thought to ask the question if there was another way,
>> I had asked here how to remove the clock. That damn thing is
>> impossible to remove! Stubborn little sucker----if you have any
>> hints about that too, I'd appreciate it.
>>
>
> -------------------------
>
> Here's a better link to an article about the '99 clock:
>
> http://www.hondasuv.com/crv/viewtopic.php?t=66
>
> 'curly'


Ok, here's the thing. When I've asked before how to remove the clock, the
answer was always the same: insert a knife under the clock.

The point is, you don't do that (apparently according to that link you just
gave). You put the knife underneath the entire center vent assembly (which
hold vents+clock+emergency switch).

I've tried that too now, and started to bend the butter knife. Gonna have
to try something else.

Where do those four pairs of wires hook into the main system. I'm not lucky
enough to have them near the fuse block am I?



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Re: 1999 CRV: Keeping clock bright when lites are on?
 

Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> I drive with my headlights on during the day (the '99 does not come with
> DTRL), but the clock dims out when the lights go on, because there was
> an assumption that lights only go on at night.
>
> Is there a configuration somewhere within the CRV that allows for
> "allways bright" on the clock?
------------------------

Here's the 'long' answer:

Four wires run the clock. Yellow = ACC power, White / blue tracer = On
all the time, Black is chassis ground, and Red / Black tracer is
ILLUMINATION input.

When the ILLUMINATION input is zero, the backlight runs at 100%. Apply
any voltage from the dash lights, and it drops to 50% , then down to
maybe 5% depending on the position of the brightness control. To solve
your problem, install a switch in the Red/Black line to prevent the
clock knowing the dash lights have come on. You could mount the switch
on one of the the two blank plugs to the left of the steering wheel, or
even get a matching used Honda switch from a cruise control or fog lamps.

'Curly'

Re: 1999 CRV: Keeping clock bright when lites are on?
 

Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> I drive with my headlights on during the day (the '99 does not come with
> DTRL), but the clock dims out when the lights go on, because there was
> an assumption that lights only go on at night.
>
> Is there a configuration somewhere within the CRV that allows for
> "allways bright" on the clock?
------------------------

Here's the 'long' answer:

Four wires run the clock. Yellow = ACC power, White / blue tracer = On
all the time, Black is chassis ground, and Red / Black tracer is
ILLUMINATION input.

When the ILLUMINATION input is zero, the backlight runs at 100%. Apply
any voltage from the dash lights, and it drops to 50% , then down to
maybe 5% depending on the position of the brightness control. To solve
your problem, install a switch in the Red/Black line to prevent the
clock knowing the dash lights have come on. You could mount the switch
on one of the the two blank plugs to the left of the steering wheel, or
even get a matching used Honda switch from a cruise control or fog lamps.

'Curly'