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HELP NEEDED as soon as you can. Wiring Fog Lights

Old Mar 16, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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Hey everyone. So here's my problem. I'm running some fog lights on there own relay but I wanted to use the OEM Fog light switch on my 97 Ram including the harness. How would I go about doing that? I think I got it, in theory, but I want to make sure before I start messing things up. I figured, after looking at the service manual, that the 2 Black with ORANGE STRIPS are the GROUND wires. The BROWN with WHITE STRIP wire goes to the relay. The LIGHT BLUE wire connects directly to the POSITIVE BATTERY POST and the orange wire piggy backs off of the O/D SWITCH (I have a '97 ram so I might not make any sense to the '98 and up guys since the setup is different). So am I crazy or do I have something here? Any help would be much appreciated!!!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 03:04 AM
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Get a volt meter and figure it out.

30 goes to the battery, 85/86 are your switching means, 87/87a are your lights. Connect the back of the fog light switch to 85, then ground 86.

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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Sorry, I run all my aux lights on their own switches. I really don't like messing with the stock wiring if I don't have to.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Aubrey
Sorry, I run all my aux lights on their own switches. I really don't like messing with the stock wiring if I don't have to.
Then why did you reply to the thread?
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Aubrey
Sorry, I run all my aux lights on their own switches. I really don't like messing with the stock wiring if I don't have to.
I don't think you understand the question. I just want to use the switch. Not the wires or anything else. Just the switch...I'm running my own wires on it's own relay. Thanks for taking a look at the thread anyway.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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He viper37, just a side note. That "communist puppet state of mexifornia" bit had me rollin' on my a$$, laughin!!! Just giving credit where credit's due.
 
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