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Fog Light Switch Wiring

I got a radio bezel with the fog light switch. How do I wire it up so that I can use it for lights?
 
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You just need to connect the wires to the right terminal/post. You will probably have to make a gound some where.

1-ground
2-power
3 lights

I think thats it.
 
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theirs 4 terminals on the back of the switch. Whats the 4th one?
 
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light illumination.




I believe the problem with the stock fog switch....is it's a grounded switch. Meaning there's two ground wires going to the switch, rather than two power wires to it. I could be just WAAY off though.
 
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The factory switch works by grounding the foglamp relay coil.

Color codes:

pin 1 unused
pin 2 unused
pin 3 LB/BK from relay coil to switch contacts
pin 4 BK chassis ground
pin 5 LB/RD Night illumination power
pin 6 TN/OR Hot from foglamp power wire for "ON" LED
 
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Good call Bob. I was just going off my KC lights and I was way off.
 
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
The factory switch works by grounding the foglamp relay coil.

Color codes:

pin 1 unused
pin 2 unused
pin 3 LB/BK from relay coil to switch contacts
pin 4 BK chassis ground
pin 5 LB/RD Night illumination power
pin 6 TN/OR Hot from foglamp power wire for "ON" LED
so if i am wiring this up to a relay how would i go about it?
 
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Read this thread, it has all the info.

https://www.ranger-forums.com/f18/fo...arness-107403/
 
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