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5 pin rocker switch help.......

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by CountryDan, Jun 30, 2016.

  1. Jun 30, 2016 at 3:48 PM
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    CountryDan

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    I recently just installed a light bar, ditch lights and reverse lights by myself. Im rather proud being I have never done any wiring or electrical work prior. All is installed and is working correctly. My only problem and question is how to wire the indictor (bottom- the one that is to be spliced into the dash lights) led light on the rocker switch. To be honest Im not extremely comfortable splicing into dash wires, being I have no clue which ones to splice into using a t tap. Do I have any other options here to getting the bottom light on the switch to illuminate? I have a wire that I have jumped from each switch ready to go. I just need to know where I am taking it to and what I am linking it to. Can I run it to my fuse box using a tap fuse, where it be illuminated anytime my ignition is on???? has any one does this and which empty slot did you use? If splicing into my dash lights is my only option, where did you locate the correct wire? Do you have pictures?
    Thanks for your helpful insight and advice in advance
     
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    Pull out the HVAC control panel. On the back of it you will see two connectors.
    On the black HVAC connector, tap the solid green wire (+).
    On the black HVAC connector, tap the green wire with white trace (-).
    Check the documentation that came with your switches. With LED, polarity matters.
     
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  3. Jun 30, 2016 at 5:11 PM
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    Thanks EDDO.
    Am I tapping into both wires? I was under the impression it was just one wire to tap into. Or is it that I need check the documentation that came with the switches as you stated? is this where the polarity come into play?
     
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    The lighting circuit in your switches is going to need both a + and a -. The wires I described can provide that or you can choose to run your own ground to the chassis. Most switches now have LED bulbs and those won't light if the polarity is incorrect.
     
  5. Jun 30, 2016 at 5:46 PM
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    on a 5 pin rocker, one pin is for the wire going to the power source(battery), one going to the relay, two of the pins are for ground. I have both grounded by jumping one and then running the other to the chassis. So I am covered there, to my understanding. So am I understanding correctly that I would only need to just splice into the positive(solid green)wire?
    Hopefully I am understanding you correctly. I really want to be able to finish this job myself.
     
  6. Jun 30, 2016 at 6:01 PM
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    It would be best to check your documentation again. You didn't mention any pins that correspond to the illumination circuit. Here is a sample diagram that came with my switches. It might be easier to think of each switch as two separate things: a light and a switch.
     
  7. Jun 30, 2016 at 6:04 PM
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    Sorry. Disregard the trailer harness. Trying to post from my damn phone.
     
  8. Jun 30, 2016 at 6:16 PM
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    Thanks for taking the time to help me out. Eventually it will click for me.
     
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