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I just installed the light sensor and attached it to the puddle lights.
It works exactly, in my eyes, as intended.
After snapping the cablight out, I drilled a small hole from the space above it into, for lack of better terms, the switch cabinet.
I inserted the light sensor into a small tube and placed it into the hole.
The switch module is powered from the constant power that is running to the puddle light switch. I took he ground from the radio cabinet beside it.
I ran the relay wires coming from the module parallel to the current puddle light switch. So we can still turn them on in the cab or have the choice to let the module take care of it.
I added a switch to deactivate the module if so required. And that is where I ran into a bit of a snafu.
If you take the power off the module, the relay goes to a normally closed position, which turns the puddle light on.
This was rectified by using a dual circuit on/off switch to remove power from the module. I used the second circuit on the switch to interrupt the power running to the lights when deactivating.
Like I said, it works quite well for me.
Overall it was an fairly easy modification
This worked for me however, it doens't mean it will for you.
I do have the ability to 3d print some items but they are not necessarily required for this install.
I printed the small tube protecting the light sensor. Also added a base to the module. The plan is to add a cover over the module in the near future.
I attempted to post a video but unfortunately that doesn't work.
Marinus
Hopefully this will help someone else.
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