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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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I ram 4 wires from the front I ran a black 12v+/a white ground/Blue elec brakes/and a green tail light wire because I put them on a relay.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BigRedRam95
I ram 4 wires from the front I ran a black 12v+/a white ground/Blue elec brakes/and a green tail light wire because I put them on a relay.
is the green wire your power wire or trigger wire?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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is the green wire your power wire or trigger wire?
The green wire is the power wire that goes to the 7 way plug.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 01:36 PM
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Well I had my mechanic take a look at it... From what he could see there was no harness at the front of the vehicle nor were there any connectors for the electric brakes under the dash... So it is going to cost around $500 to do it all because the other guy who quoted me for $200 said that was if I bought the controller myself and if there was already the connectors at the front of the truck... The only good thing about it is the entire kit comes from Chrysler and is made specifically for DRs.

Either way, my father told me he wanted to pay for it for me so that was nice of him.

Thanks for the input though... Because I have learned a ton from this thread
 
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRedRam95
The green wire is the power wire that goes to the 7 way plug.
Lol, now im lost. In the post above you said you ran..

12v + (black)
ground (white)
brakes (blue)
Taillights (green)

I was curious how you wired your tail lights with a relay like you said above.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by pcfixerpro
Lol, now im lost. In the post above you said you ran..

12v + (black)
ground (white)
brakes (blue)
Taillights (green)

I was curious how you wired your tail lights with a relay like you said above.
Ok I ran a black charge wire from the batt to the plug/I ran a white ground from the batt to the plug/ I ran a black from the batt to a breaker then to the controller/I ran a blue from the controller to the plug/I ran a green wire from the batt to a relay and a green wire from the relay to the plug for the tail lights. I also ran a white from the relay to ground and another green wire from the relay to the headlight switch.

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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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my truck has all of the wiring from the factory the only it does not have is the controller
 
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRedRam95
Ok I ran a black charge wire from the batt to the plug/I ran a white ground from the batt to the plug/ I ran a black from the batt to a breaker then to the controller/I ran a blue from the controller to the plug/I ran a green wire from the batt to a relay and a green wire from the relay to the plug for the tail lights. I also ran a white from the relay to ground and another green wire from the relay to the headlight switch.

Yeah I still can't picture it even though you added pictures. You have the headlight switch as your trigger and power wires / ground hooked to the relay, so your using the green output for running lights? You said turns earlier which is why I am still confused. I would figure you would need at least two relays to handle the turns (one for left, one for right). Thanks for explaining thus far.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by pcfixerpro
Yeah I still can't picture it even though you added pictures. You have the headlight switch as your trigger and power wires / ground hooked to the relay, so your using the green output for running lights? You said turns earlier which is why I am still confused. I would figure you would need at least two relays to handle the turns (one for left, one for right). Thanks for explaining thus far.
The only thing I am using the relay for is runnin lights. I am going to get the turn from the back of the truck.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BigRedRam95
The only thing I am using the relay for is runnin lights. I am going to get the turn from the back of the truck.
Lol, im on the same page now I thought you said you ran your turns off that wire (which you did not, my fault). I was scratching my head trying to figure out how you ran left and right off of one relay lol. Running lights make sense... and probably isn't a half bad idea at all. Nice job man, and thanks for taking the time to "slow it down" for me lol
 
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