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Is it a 2 or 3 pole rocker switch (is it lighted)? If so, you may have one of the wires misplaced or you don't have a good ground. I would check all your grounds first if you think the relay is clicking on.

 

I didn't sub this thread in time to know when or even what the mod day was


Yeah I can take a bunch of pictures and describe it as best I can on here.... might be a pretty long post but I'll get it as detailed as possible with descriptions/pics if y'all wanna take a few minutes whenever you have time to try and diagnose my little issue

 

What part of town do you live in? I work out of Boeing field in south seattle. Always willing to come look at it if it's close enough.

 

Haha, me and Brady are chasing eachother's posts.

Pics and more details are useful, if you have the time.

 

I've checked the grounds, but will check again using my multimeter when I go to take pics

I live in Shoreline, but am willing to take a little trip down south and meet up with you when traffic isn't shitty - so probably 2nd Tuesday of next week knowing Seattle.

Lol but really we can figure something out. Let me try and describe the situation first and if we can't figure it out on here I'll brave the southbound traffic

Ha, I'll get a detailed post up here in a few hours

 

Is this how you have it wired?

 

Yep exactly how I have it. The 12v input wire is running from my switch to the positive terminal on my battery (since I didn't want to splice into my high beam wires).

I don't have the diode hooked up to that female wire part though..

 

And the main power to the relay is direct to the battery as well? Is there a fuse in the fuse holder? Is the fuse blown?

 

Yes the yellow wire (pictured) is directly hooked up to the positive terminal on the battery... and no I already checked when I started having problems, the fuse is not blown

 

If you are confident you are getting power to the relay then it may be the relay that is the trouble.

Is it a brand new setup?

 

I'll get a detailed post up here after I get back from the junkyard (a 2000 Taco is there) rarely do you find em in the yards.

Anyway, to answer your question, yes it's LightForce's Wiring Harness. Brand new off of Amazon.

 

Just got back from off roading in Estacada and found a random mud puddle in Tualatin and had to hit it up since the truck was already dirty.. hope you guys enjoy the redneck rap LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eihtM3T_-1E

 

Where in Tualatin is there land like that? Open lot

 

Exactly.. it's rare to find around here! It's a big open dirt lot that others have definitely already discovered. It's right off 125th and 99W across the street from Valley Landscape

 

LightForce 240 Blitz's Wiring​

First things first, this is the instruction manual that came with the wiring harness: http://www.lightforceusa.com/files/pdfs/Wiring_Harness.October12_web.pdf

This is the diagram for how the wiring should look:




Now my Pictures...

Shows: The Black/Red -- runs from the relay to the rocker switch & Brown -- runs from the positive terminal on the battery to the rocker switch:



Shows: The brown wire hooked up to the positive terminal of the batter and runs directly to the rocker switch since I did not want to tap into my high beam circuit and have the spotlights turn on with my high beams. I want them to solely be controlled by the rocker switch. ALSO shows the yellow wire that runs from the relay into the fuse and then to the positive terminal of the battery:




Shows: The black wire that runs from both light plugs and connects onto the negative terminal of the battery:




Shows: The black/yellow wire that runs from the relay and gets grounded onto the frame of the vehicle (has been tested and is a good ground):




Shows: The black/red and brown wires with their connectors that are supposed to attach onto the backside of the rocker switch in the cab:




Shows: Another shot of the relay & the wires coming out of it:




Shows: The opposite side of the relay:




Shows: The fuse for anyone that doubts if it is good or not :





THE OTRATTW SWITCH

Shows: The backside of the OTRATTW rocker switch:



Shows: The diagram of the rocker switch & how to hook it up:




This is the wiring I have done so far for it. Hope this gives some of you an idea on what I'm dealing with & what I have done so far...

 

Ok, two quick things to try.

Change your lights ground to an actual vehicle ground and not the battery negative terminal.

Change your fuse regardless if it looks good.

 

Okay I'll try those.
1 question though: why change it to a vehicle ground if the instructions tell you to hook it up to the negative terminal of the battery?

 

I never connect anything to the battery ground. Just force of habit I guess. I'm not sure why they have you doing it in the instructions.

 

Yeah I've never done it before either...
Hmm, I'll give it a try first thing in the morning

 

Battery ground is bonded to the frame, and should be considered the same point.

I don't know about scheduling, but I am an electrician for a living. I live in Lake Stevens, and starting about Wednesday next week, I may be working in Seattle for a little while. Currently in Everett for work.