i think you all are on the right track. there seems to be some oddities with the current implementation

- do the LED flicker on any button press for everyone? is this related to the race condition?

- my LEDs stay on after power down. and eventually shut off. perhaps their power source is the same that powers the blinking LED after power-down

- when turning lights on and off, i am experiencing all sorts of weird behavior: sometimes the LEDs shut off, sometimes they go to full brightness, and sometimes the display goes dim. I installed the .01 uF cap per the fix, but am still experiencing the problems.

- i would like to set the illumination level for when the headlights are on, and when they are off. personally, i would prefer them off (or dim) during the daytime, and bright at night (opposite of the display).

regards
-ted