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Mar 21, 2012 | 02:01 PM
#251
It would be very possible to wire in a switch. just a simple two position on/off toggle switch. All you'd need to know is what color wires you'd be after in the wiring harness going to your fuse panel. You might check the12volt.com or ask someone with Mitchell1 or alldata for some wiring diagrams. I usually go off of the12volt for under dash wiring diagrams for auto starts and interlock installs and there's good information there.
Probably would want to put another fuse inline to the switch for safety measures??
Mar 21, 2012 | 05:24 PM
#252
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I thought that's all it would take but was not positive. I think it would be badass for the street to be able to just flip that and have all the control go to the driver. Right now I can press the traction control button for a while and remove some but it still kicks in after the tires spin enough
Probably would want to put another fuse inline to the switch for safety measures??
Probably would want to put another fuse inline to the switch for safety measures??
Mar 21, 2012 | 07:32 PM
#253
that would depend on which side of the OE fuses you interrupted, if it's on the hot side then i'd definitely add fuses but if it's after the OE fuse then i wouldn't worry about it as it would be redundant. another way to do it cleaner would be to actually take your fuse box out and tie into it from the bottom side but i've never torn into that part of these trucks so i dunno how big of a can of worms that would be
Mar 22, 2012 | 11:42 AM
#257
Your either going to have to run 3 switches (easy) or build some sort of circuit to keep them separated if you interrupt them after the fuse. If you don't separate them, they will feed each other through the switch. This could melt something.
If you interrupt the power feed to the fuse, you could run 3 relays and one switch. Each relay would need a fuse on it. Connect the single switch to an ignition switched source so it is hot when the engine is running, then when you flip the switch off, you interrupt the power to the 3 fuses.
I could do it if you were close, but shouldn't be very hard.
If you interrupt the power feed to the fuse, you could run 3 relays and one switch. Each relay would need a fuse on it. Connect the single switch to an ignition switched source so it is hot when the engine is running, then when you flip the switch off, you interrupt the power to the 3 fuses.
I could do it if you were close, but shouldn't be very hard.
Mar 22, 2012 | 12:16 PM
#258
I think doing 3 small switches would be the easiest as far as wiring goes. One switch would be nice but I need to do more reading on how relays work and the best way to wire that up if I went that route.
Just splicing a simple on/off switch inline for each of the 3 wires I know I am capable of doing once I know what wires I need to tap into.
If I went with a relay would I do something like this?? I would assume the one labeled battery would be the upstream side of the wire going to the fuse and the "accessory" would be the down stream side?
Just splicing a simple on/off switch inline for each of the 3 wires I know I am capable of doing once I know what wires I need to tap into.
If I went with a relay would I do something like this?? I would assume the one labeled battery would be the upstream side of the wire going to the fuse and the "accessory" would be the down stream side?
Mar 22, 2012 | 01:50 PM
#259
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Yea, except
1=86
2=85
3=30
5=87
You can use a 3PDT switch so you only need 1 switch inside the cab, but would still need (or at least recommend using) 3 relays since most switches arent rated for more than 5 amps total.
1=86
2=85
3=30
5=87
You can use a 3PDT switch so you only need 1 switch inside the cab, but would still need (or at least recommend using) 3 relays since most switches arent rated for more than 5 amps total.
Mar 22, 2012 | 01:58 PM
#260
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Yes that's a good point cttandy. switches would be the easiest and cleanest route, i wouldn't bother with running three relays it would involve a lot more clutter and over complicating of things imo. the best would be a three on/three off switch that kept the kept the power sources isolated from each other. It would have six blades on the back. You should be able to find one pretty easily in a marine supply store if the auto parts house doesn't have them.