What is it?

[dcmaynard]

on the dash of my 96 eddie there is bubble in the middle right near the windshield, can anyone tell me what it is. I think that its for the compus but I am not sure.

[way2old]

Do you have a factory security system? Might be the led light for the system. Or if you have automatic headlights it may be the photosensor to allow the lights to come on automatically.

[denisb]

I'm 99.9% sure it's the auto headlight.

[dcmaynard]

Well if its for Auto headlights why dont they turn on at night?

[denisb]

Not sure, but I think the self adjusting night miror uses it as a reference too, so your mirror doesn't darken up when dalight hits it.

I would think that the Eddie edition should have auto lights, it's got pretty well all option. On the older Fords, the auto light was right next to the cluster dimmer. On the newer ones, you turn the light switch to the A position. Counter clockwise to the off position.

[dcmaynard]

ok well my truck does not have auto lights according to the owners manual and it does not have auto mirror either. SO does anyone else have any other Ideas. its located near the windshield on the right central side and its about the size of a dime.

[shorod]

If your Eddie Bauer has the automatic climate control (digital display for the HVAC) that sensor is the sunload sensor. This sensor is used to help determine the necessary blower speed for the HVAC (increase when the sun is bright) as well as for the auto headlights if you Eddie was so equipped. If you don't have the electronic automatic climate control, or any of the other features mentioned above, then I'd suspect you don't really have an Eddie Bauer, just the badges.

-Rod

[denisb]

Wow, thank god for that repply I thought I was going crazy. I never thought of the possibilities of added EB badges. I just assumed the Eddie had pretty well all posible options.

[dcmaynard]

well i was starting to think the same thing however I do have the Temp control. so Thanks for your time