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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 08:53 PM
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So im doing the headlight switch mod, allowing me to turn on the fog lights with just the parking lights on. NO headlights. I asked about this a couple weeks go. I followed the instructions very closely but something went wrong, Im pretty sure i have 2 wires just spliced together wrong, but here is my problem. When i turn my switch from off, to park lights everything cuts on, park lights and headlights. I think the write up i was following is for a auto headlight assy, which i DO NOT have. Just plan just off, park, headlights. And of course pull out for fog. So my question is, which 2 wires need to be spliced together with this type of switch?

I spliced the #2 white/black wire, and the #12 brown wire. If im reading the diagram in the write up correctly, i would need to spice the #2 and the #5 together? Im not very good at reading electrical diagrams in cases like this. Please help!!!!

The write up ive been following link:
http://www.svtlightnings.com/svt/how...s/foglamps.htm
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Blacksheep331
So im doing the headlight switch mod, allowing me to turn on the fog lights with just the parking lights on. NO headlights. I asked about this a couple weeks go. I followed the instructions very closely but something went wrong, Im pretty sure i have 2 wires just spliced together wrong, but here is my problem. When i turn my switch from off, to park lights everything cuts on, park lights and headlights. I think the write up i was following is for a auto headlight assy, which i DO NOT have. Just plan just off, park, headlights. And of course pull out for fog. So my question is, which 2 wires need to be spliced together with this type of switch?

I spliced the #2 white/black wire, and the #12 brown wire. If im reading the diagram in the write up correctly, i would need to spice the #2 and the #5 together? Im not very good at reading electrical diagrams in cases like this. Please help!!!!

The write up ive been following link:
http://www.svtlightnings.com/svt/how...s/foglamps.htm

my read is "Or to make the fogs always turn on with the parking lamps, you can splice the #5 wire to the #12 wire"
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:08 PM
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my read is "Or to make the fogs always turn on with the parking lamps, you can splice the #5 wire to the #12 wire"
But i dont want them to always cut on with the park lights. i filed down the switch. Thats my question, which two wires do i need to splice to have them optional?
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:11 PM
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Lol you had it then made it more complicated. I did this on my black truck and iirc you dont have to change any wiring unless you want your fogs on with your highs.
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:14 PM
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But i dont want them to always cut on with the park lights. i filed down the switch. Thats my question, which two wires do i need to splice to have them optional?
Does your switch plug look like the one in the diagram yo followed?
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Then backing out and going to listen and learn from jprevat
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Lol you had it then made it more complicated. I did this on my black truck and iirc you dont have to change any wiring unless you want your fogs on with your highs.

So take the splice out, and make the wires like they were from factory and i should be good?
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:28 PM
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Well i just answered my own question. I took the slice out and everything went back to how it was before. Even when i pull the **** out with parking lights only.
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Well i just answered my own question. I took the slice out and everything went back to how it was before. Even when i pull the **** out with parking lights only.
So when you pull out your switch in the parking light position your fogs dont come on? What year is your truck? 99-00 wer possibly diff from 01-03
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Old Sep 4, 2015 | 09:41 PM
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So when you pull out your switch in the parking light position your fogs dont come on? What year is your truck? 99-00 wer possibly diff from 01-03
correct, they do NOT come on. Mine is a 01 xlt
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