"Keith" <keith1505@yahoo.ca> wrote in
news:Wrzvm.2073$bP1.1320@newsfe24.iad:

> I have a 2000 Accord LX 5sp. I had a Compustar remote starter
> installed. As it is for a standard transmission the engine is left
> running when you exit the vehicle if you want to put the car in
> 'reservation mode' to start remotely. Closing the door turns off the
> engine and locks the doors. This is how they guarantee you left the
> car in neutral.
>
> The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the
> headlight on chime doesn't work. So if I close the door and notice the
> lights are on I have to get in and restart the engine to re-arm the
> remote starter. Or I drain the battery if I don't notice the lights.
>
> Does anyone know of a good headlights-on product or circuit that will
> work when the headlights are on and the door is opened, whether the
> engine is running or not?
>
>


I'm thinking the headlight-on alarm probably IS working; it's just that
you're not in the car to hear it.

You can have your alarm shop rewire the headlight feed to come directly
from the alternator. This way, when the alternator is not charging, the
headlights are off.

Or you can just retrain yourself to automatically and always twist the
headlight switch each and every time you get out of the vehicle.


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