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Old 01-30-2016, 01:44 AM
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Interesting, well some more of my parts should be here today, I may have to just set up a little bench test to try it all out when I find some spare time



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Anxious to see how it’s going to turn out and will you be using the seven pins switch

I hope so because I already ordered it, just waiting for it to arrive


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Hi Anxious to see how it’s going to turn out and will you be using the seven pins switch I hope so because I already ordered it, just waiting for it to arrive Thank you
Yeah that's what I ordered, however it still hasn't showed jp
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Interesting, well some more of my parts should be here today, I may have to just set up a little bench test to try it all out when I find some spare time

Hi did you get your parts and have you had time to take a look at it
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Hi did you get your parts and have you had time to take a look at it Have a nice day
Ah yes all my stuff did eventually arrive, I have the lightbar mounted and working on a temporary switch for now because I haven't had time to make the switch panel I'm doing or even wire up my reverse light cubes yet, just too busy
But here's the light bar at least
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Hi did you get your parts and have you had time to take a look at it Have a nice day
Okay so I took a minute today to test the switch the best I could with what I already have wired, and it worked as I had planned, it is designed for pins 1 and 3 to go to different lights and for pin 2 to be the power feed, but I hooked pin 2 to the lights and pins 1 and 3 to power and it worked fine, the rest is just all backlighting that I need to figure out a little later, no problem
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Originally Posted by MD tuxeco
Okay so I took a minute today to test the switch the best I could with what I already have wired, and it worked as I had planned, it is designed for pins 1 and 3 to go to different lights and for pin 2 to be the power feed, but I hooked pin 2 to the lights and pins 1 and 3 to power and it worked fine, the rest is just all backlighting that I need to figure out a little later, no problem
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Thank you for your reply, from your picture I can see that you install your light bar behind the grill, does it block much of the light output and did you see any distortion to the light patern.

I was thinking to buy a 40 inch but if the 30 isn't block to much with the grill, I might go that direction.

And now, for the stupid question, what are the pins 4, 5 and 6 for
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Originally Posted by MD tuxeco
Okay so I took a minute today to test the switch the best I could with what I already have wired, and it worked as I had planned, it is designed for pins 1 and 3 to go to different lights and for pin 2 to be the power feed, but I hooked pin 2 to the lights and pins 1 and 3 to power and it worked fine, the rest is just all backlighting that I need to figure out a little later, no problem
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Thank you for your reply, from your picture I can see that you install your light bar behind the grill, does it block much of the light output and did you see any distortion to the light patern.

I was thinking to buy a 40 inch but if the 30 isn't block to much with the grill, I might go that direction.

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Hi Thank you for your reply, from your picture I can see that you install your light bar behind the grill, does it block much of the light output and did you see any distortion to the light patern. I was thinking to buy a 40 inch but if the 30 isn't block to much with the grill, I might go that direction.
The other pins are for backlighting on the switch from what I can tell, won't be sure till I have some time to play with it, the diagram that came with the switch is worthless and as for the light it works great in the grill, I don't think that the grill blocks much light at all, and the 32" fits right between the c clamps
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Originally Posted by MD tuxeco
The other pins are for backlighting on the switch from what I can tell, won't be sure till I have some time to play with it, the diagram that came with the switch is worthless and as for the light it works great in the grill, I don't think that the grill blocks much light at all, and the 32" fits right between the c clamps


Hi,
Don't want to rush you by all means but just wondering if you had any free time to give a look at the switch, Mine came in yesterday.

I have been looking at two light bar that seems to be well made, one of them is made by Black Oak Leds http://www.blackoakled.com/collectio...-series-curved and the other by MotoAlliance https://motoalliance.com/Site.Store....etails&id=1689 you ever heard about them.

Thank you and have a god day

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