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Old 09-30-2010, 03:34 AM
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This should show you how.



I cut one of the yellow wires coming off the headlight to the passing lamp switch and then splice it into orange/red lead coming from the fusebox to the accessory switch?
Does that pretty well sum it up?
 
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that is correct. it took me a matter of 10 minutes to do this mod and I LOVE IT..
 
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that is correct. it took me a matter of 10 minutes to do this mod and I LOVE IT..
The passing lamp switch remains the controller as well right?
 
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Yes sir that is correct. Basically what you're doing is adding the accessory switch inline with the circuit which allows you to maintain the pass lamp switch as well as adding the functionality of using the accessory switch to turn the lights on or off as you see fit.
 
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forgot to mention.. once this is connected as shown, when you turn the accessory switch off, the lights function as they would stock meaning the pass lamps will still function on low beam as they normally would but not on high beam. When you turn the accessory switch on, it feeds power to them all the time so they stay on with high or low beams...
 
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watch guy.. i'm sorry I mistated something. the location of where you tie into the accessory switch dictates whether the spots can be turned off and on with high-beam on using the accessory switch. Most will wire it as shown above which ties the spots in before the accessory switch so the accessory switch has no function and you can still turn the spots on and off with the spot switch. If for some reason you want the ability to turn the passing lamps off and on with the accessory switch (really don't see the point) then you can take the yellow wire coming from your spot switch and wire it to the orange wire ont eh accessory switch instead of the orange/red wire. Sorry didn't mean to confuse you if I did...
 
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watch guy.. i'm sorry I mistated something. the location of where you tie into the accessory switch dictates whether the spots can be turned off and on with high-beam on using the accessory switch. Most will wire it as shown above which ties the spots in before the accessory switch so the accessory switch has no function and you can still turn the spots on and off with the spot switch. If for some reason you want the ability to turn the passing lamps off and on with the accessory switch (really don't see the point) then you can take the yellow wire coming from your spot switch and wire it to the orange wire ont eh accessory switch instead of the orange/red wire. Sorry didn't mean to confuse you if I did...
I started out confused long before I began tinkering with wires.
 
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ok let me make it easy for you.

the yellow wire that goes from the passing lamp switch to the headlamp connector, simply cut it, tape up the end that goes to the headlamp connector, tie the remaining yellow wire to the orange/red wire on the accessory switch and you're done.
 
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Originally Posted by UltraNutZ
ok let me make it easy for you.

the yellow wire that goes from the passing lamp switch to the headlamp connector, simply cut it, tape up the end that goes to the headlamp connector, tie the remaining yellow wire to the orange/red wire on the accessory switch and you're done.
Your original instructions were all I needed. having said that, I'm usually in a mild state of confusion.
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