A6c6 - cover light sensor

[Moses009]

Hi, because my 2007 a6 avant has no running lights and I’d like my headlights to stay on when on “auto” setting during the day ( so I don’t have to switch them onto dip and off again when getting out of car) I decided to simply cover the light sensor so it thinks it’s dark all the time. 

- unclip the plastic covers covering the sensor behind the mirror. A small flat blade screwdriver between the 2 parts should do.

- remove the mirror by holding the base and twisting anti clockwise.

- the sensor holder is glued onto the windscreen and remains on. The circular rain/ light sensor sits inside it. 
- prise out the complete rain / light sensor carefully with thin blade screwdriver. It’s held in with a silicone type glue. Mine came away from the window. 
- the light sensor is the small glass eye on plug end of the unit and I covered it with black paint. Photos show it before painting over and afterwards. 
- put all back in reverse order. I left the glue on my sensor and it stuck back on the glass.