ECT Stealth PRO shift knob

I thought each switch needed 2 wires?


edit: Shared ground? Never mind, I see the diagram more closely now above with the pac tr7

 

In the set up to use the PAC-TR7 or any other circuit which only needs one source (+) or (-), the switches share. So only one more wire...for a total of 3.

 

Just tried passing the new switch connectors through the shift boot and they are too big. I didn’t realize the collar had to be drilled

edit: ok I ran the old wires through the back opening so that’s what I tried and the connectors were too big but if you want to run the wires without drilling, the new connectors seem to fit through the front opening - I’m going to try that first

 

Does anyone remember what size drill bit @MESO said to use to drill this piece?!

I'm installing now but I can't seem to find it or remember. Thanks TW fam

 

Something 1/2-3/8 size

 

From the man himself! Thanks for the quick reply and the quick shipping

 

Did you drill a bigger hole in the collar like @Skydvrr too? If either of you have a visual?

edit: disregard the last few posts I’ve made- since I already did the install (revision 1) I completely passed by the newer install video which explained every question and slight frustration I was having now I can regroup and continue. Thanks to @patdeezy for asking about drill size because I was thinking when the hell did he say that- so I keep going back on Meso’s posts until I seen the new video and actually watched it this time.

I had to screenshot the video to see exactly where he drilled because it went by to quick

 

Since this harness was longer I zip tied in 3 spots this time (not needed but I like the clean install)

zips highlighted in yellow


I also cut the tails flush… I used to always leave a 1/4” then I seen it mentioned here that it’s not good practice. I did not know that

 

Installed!



Thanks to the freed up spots

 

4 wires... Positive, Negative, output from switch, output to whatever you want to toggle

 

Shared negative or positive. 3 wires...

 

Completed install of stealth ECT DIY Pro switch. Added puddle switch into the ECT switch location but Puddles not installed yet to finish it up.

 

Sorry misread what was going on. Ignore me

 

Hey MESO: I know you're a hard working guy so you're probably working in your secret work shop on a Saturday inventing your next mod...quick question: I watched your install video regarding enlarging the existing hole behind the shift knob hole. I noticed I was able to pass both connectors through the front opening in front of the shift knob hole without having to drill. I wonder if there are any unforeseen issues if I route my wires this way? I thought maybe you didn't do it this way because it may obstruct the collar just beneath the shift knob or other issues? Also I have the chrome delete kit so I have the extra collar that goes over the chrome collar. Just want to be sure before I deviate from the install video. Thanks.

 

You quoted the wrong guy but I was going to do that but when I threaded the knob back on it seems like your available space to feed connectors down was even more limited with the threaded shaft and while not trying to pinch the wires and keep them away from the locking slots on the sides. Field of view was also limited on the front vs the back

 

Hahaha I was trippen for a while cuz I knew I had seen it in a video, I just didn't remember which one

Glad you got it installed! I was cursing up a storm trying to get those wires in... I was like damn, I don't remember OG V1 being this hard

 

Yeah I was just thinking that. Appreciate the insight buddy

 

That’s awesome! I want to set my second button up for the front light bar. Any chance you can put together a how-to for the less electrically savvy folks?

 

I was too lazy to go get a drill and a bit, so I ended up using the fish gut hook on my Leatherman and shaved off a bit. Worked just as well.

 

Thanks for the reminder. Here's what I did for the setup/install...

First off I programmed the PAC TR7 on a test bench before installing it into the truck. I highly suggest programming it before going through an entire install, can be done with any 12v power.

So the PAC TR7 has 16 different operating modes. For this setup, use mode #3. This will provide a single latching output converting momentary output to an on/off toggle.

If you are looking for multiple output, take a look at mode #16 which is not covered in these directions, but supports toggling 2 latching outputs in the following order: output a on, output b on, output a & b on, outputs off

As a note, I removed the actual cigarette lighter and am now using it to power these devices along with a couple of other switches. You can choose to tap into something else for power if you want.

Programming Steps:

1. Set switch on device to programming mode (on)
2. Connect red wire to positive power
3. Connect black wire to negative
4. Tap the green wire on positive power exactly 3 times fairly quickly (the device will light up red with each tap)
5. Wait for the device to complete programming. It will blink several times and then rapidly when it is done.
6. Disconnect the device and disable programming mode by turning the switch to off
   
7. Test the device by reconnecting positive and negative then tapping the green wire on positive power
   1. Device should light up red, tap again and it should go off
   2. You can also connect something to the blue wire to confirm it is working
8. If anything is not as expected at this point, just start over from step one

Installation Steps (Using Positive Trigger Input):

1. (Optional) Unpin all the unneeded wires (orange, brown, white). Can be done with a small flat head screwdriver from the bottom side of the connector. This actually ended up helping with placement later
2. I wanted the device to only be on with the ignition so I tapped the red and black wires into the positive and negative wires from the cigarette lighter
   
3. Connect the green wire to the output of one of the Meso switches. The yellow wire from the harness is the one I used
4. The white wire on the Meso harness was also tapped into the positive of the cigarette lighter
5. Connect blue to the device you wanted to control. In this case, the pink wire of my Switch Pro 9100
6. (Optional) Due to the red light and me breaking it open out of curiosity, wrapped the sides in electrical tape

Installation Steps (Using Negative/Ground Trigger Input):
(This is so you don't have to tap into a circuit if you don't want to)

1. (Optional) Unpin all the unneeded wires (orange, green, white). Can be done with a small flat head screwdriver from the bottom side of the connector. This actually ended up helping with placement later
2. I wanted the device to only be on with the ignition so I tapped the red and black wires into the positive and negative wires from the cigarette lighter
   
3. Connect the brown wire to the output of one of the Meso switches. The yellow wire from the harness is the one I used
4. Connect white wire on the Meso harness to a ground
5. Connect blue to the device you wanted to control. In this case, the pink wire of my Switch Pro 9100
6. (Optional) Due to the red light and me breaking it open out of curiosity, wrapped the sides in electrical tape

Here's where I mounted it. Makes it easy to replace if there is ever a need. Unpinning those unnecessary wires made it really easy for it to go through the hole in the bottom.