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Fog light Phantom light sucking my battery

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Jedebear, Dec 18, 2016.

  1. Dec 18, 2016 at 3:04 PM
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    Hey fam, my uncle and I installed after market fog lights on my 15 tacoma and it works but the toggle switch to turn on the fog light won't turn off after car turns off or after I turned off fog lights. Any ideas? My truck came with just the plastic inserts, that's why I installed those.
     
  2. Dec 18, 2016 at 3:16 PM
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    I'm guessing you wired the switch, or did you find wiring behind the blank and just plug it in?
     
  3. Dec 18, 2016 at 3:22 PM
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    From your post I believe you mean the switch led itself. The lighted switch. Based on what you say then I believe you have incorrectly wired the switch illumination to a constant 12v and not a switched 12v source. You need to make sure it is on a switched source.
     
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  4. Dec 18, 2016 at 3:24 PM
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    I'm assuming you mean the switch is lighted? If so, did you wire the switch? The typical light toggle will have 3 leads.....power-in, power-out and a ground. Try swapping the power-in and power-out leads
     
  5. Dec 18, 2016 at 3:33 PM
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    If it's a simple 3 lead lighted switch it uses the power-in along with a ground to illuminate....but only when the switch is thrown. If the power-in and power-out are reversed it will usually cause the switch to stay lit.....while it still functions correctly
     
  6. Dec 18, 2016 at 3:35 PM
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    Yes but some switches have dual LEDs, typically a lower that stays lit when truck is on and an upper that lights when activated. OP which do you have?
     
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    This, my OTRATTW switch has duals
     
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    Understood. But I'm guessing this is a simple single stage lighted toggle. He did mention these were aftermarket fogs. So I'm not assuming he meant "OEM style" fogs
     
  9. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:12 PM
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    Very true PJT, need more information here..OP?
     
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    any way you twist it , its wired wrong. look at some diagrams and see where you went wrong it's a simple circuit
     
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    That's just it. IDK if he is prewired and used a wrong switch or not.

    My 10 wasn't prewired and a member here did my install.
     
  12. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:18 PM
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    Can you take a pix of back of switch? also fogs dont stay on Just the switch light correct? cause of fogs stay on a relay is being turned on and they are wired to constant power
     
  13. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:20 PM
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    That's my belief but I'm not sure how his wiring is.

    If prewired maybe the switch he used isn't compatible. I doubt it but it's possible.
     
  14. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:23 PM
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    Its hard to say , do the fogs stay on??? or Just the lighted switch /
     
  15. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:24 PM
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    His post seems to indicate just the switch stays lighted.
     
  17. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:27 PM
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    depends where he tapped the power from .
     
  18. Dec 18, 2016 at 5:28 PM
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    Exactly. Or if he tapped it. Not much else we can do till he replies I reckon.
     
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    Hopefully he can post pix
     
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    Find a fuse in your engine bay fuse box that's switched (off when car is off, on when car is on) by using a multimeter. This will only give the fog lights power when your car is turned on. The switch would shut off when the car is off.
     

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