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HELP!! REAR DIFF LOCK SWITCH!!

Discussion in 'Technical Chat' started by Longtvldan, Jan 17, 2020.

  1. Apr 11, 2020 at 3:18 PM
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  2. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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    I'm currently working on the fog lights too. And my guess is that the relay for the fogs is, for lack of a better term, backwards. The power is cut to the switch when the fogs are turned on and not the the other way around.
     
  3. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:38 PM
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    Did you finally get the rear DIff switch to work correctly.
     
  4. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:43 PM
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    I did! I found out that when hooking the switch up I did it wrong and blew a fuse :p did it right and changed the fuse now it works just fine
     
  5. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:46 PM
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    I still can’t figure out how to do the fog light. It works but my top LED should turn green when on. Glad you fix the diff problem. If you figure out the fog light situation please let me know thanks!
     
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    Crap,,, i’ve been thinking about just bypassing that switch and connect the fog lights directly to my switch like all my other switches except for the rear DIff. I’ll take a look at what you sent thanks!
     
  8. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:53 PM
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    Yup, I have been on the fence about doing the same. Thats why I havent done it this way yet.
     
  9. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:57 PM
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    I was just reading some of that information and I haven’t done it the way the guy did it on the diagram he drew out. Did you try it that way yet?
     
  10. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:58 PM
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    Not yet. But my plan is to do it tomorrow when I have more time. I'll keep you posted.
     
  11. Apr 11, 2020 at 4:59 PM
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  12. Apr 11, 2020 at 5:01 PM
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    I’m going to try it right now I’ll let you know thanks again
     
  13. Apr 11, 2020 at 5:01 PM
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    Yeah I've tried it that way. The fog lights will turn on properly, but the indicator LED on the switch will be backwards (LED on when fogs are off/ LED off when fogs are on)
     
  14. Apr 11, 2020 at 5:20 PM
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    If all wires are hooked up except for red 1 The colors on the switch work like they should but when I plug-in the red 1 to the green with white the fog light comes on but the green light on the switch doesn’t work. Idk lol
     
  15. Apr 11, 2020 at 6:48 PM
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    This is how the factory switches are wired.
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  16. Apr 11, 2020 at 7:20 PM
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    OK so to hook up the fog light using this switch do you know which wires go to each one you listed on the fog light diagram.

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  17. Apr 12, 2020 at 9:19 AM
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    This is how mine is connected.
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  18. Apr 12, 2020 at 9:40 AM
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    Thank you I will try that and let you know.
     
  19. Apr 12, 2020 at 5:51 PM
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    OK I tried that and it is how mine is hooked up into the OEM fog lights. I have the CH4x4 switch with two LEDs. The bottom LED lights up when you turn on your running lights then when you push the button to turn on the fog lights the upper LED on the switch should light up! The fog lights do come on but the top LED doesn’t that’s been the whole problem with the fog light issue. Do you have the same switch with two LEDs?
     
  20. Apr 12, 2020 at 6:42 PM
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    I have the mictuning switch, but it's identical to the ch4x4.
    It could be that your top LED isn't working.
     

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