no fog lights new radio?
#21
12-28-2011, 02:06 PM
the orange/white wire is supposed to feed power INTO the stereo either which controls the brightness of the radio WHEN the interior lights are on (it only takes over light control when the lights are on)... if you dont wire it up the stereo still lights up, it just stays at full brightness all the time making it too bright for many peoples liking at night.
If you have 12v power going TO the orange wire then you are sending power backwards to the lights (jumping them) and bypassing the switch because that wire is directly wired to the other lights in the cab....it supplys the same voltage as the other lights get WHEN those lights are turned on with the interior switch...if you turn the brightness all the way up you get close to 12v...it drops as you turn the lights down.
And I wasnt being a smartass about running a subwoofer off the car stereos built in amp.... google it. It will overheat and overload the amp in the stereo and cook it rather quick. they are not designed to push the amount of power required to properly drive the higher wattage subs. Anyone who does this professionally will tell you its a big NO NO
If you have 12v power going TO the orange wire then you are sending power backwards to the lights (jumping them) and bypassing the switch because that wire is directly wired to the other lights in the cab....it supplys the same voltage as the other lights get WHEN those lights are turned on with the interior switch...if you turn the brightness all the way up you get close to 12v...it drops as you turn the lights down.
And I wasnt being a smartass about running a subwoofer off the car stereos built in amp.... google it. It will overheat and overload the amp in the stereo and cook it rather quick. they are not designed to push the amount of power required to properly drive the higher wattage subs. Anyone who does this professionally will tell you its a big NO NO
as far as the box goes theres a fuse on the back of the radio wouldnt that blow before the radio? i plan on getting an amp however right now my moneys going to mechanical fixes first. besides it just a **** radio that allows me the aux. and to play cd's the factory radio only had a tape player. thanks for the heads up on the possible frying of the radiuo though
#22
12-29-2011, 06:34 AM
WTF BATMAN!!! after my drive to work today i parked facing the wall of the building and pushed my **** half way, and there was no flipping fog lights. I lost them again. I popped the hood and wiggled the relay and tryed to push it in more. (maybe going over a bumP loosened it.) NOPE! so any suggestions?
#23
12-29-2011, 08:29 AM
Champion
WTF BATMAN!!! after my drive to work today i parked facing the wall of the building and pushed my **** half way, and there was no flipping fog lights. I lost them again. I popped the hood and wiggled the relay and tryed to push it in more. (maybe going over a bumP loosened it.) NOPE! so any suggestions?
Last edited by Augiedoggy; 12-29-2011 at 08:34 AM.
#24
12-29-2011, 09:22 AM
Yeah, Remove the orange jumperwire backfeeding power into the circuit from the wrong end....then troubleshoot. if you really have no lights inside after disconnecting it than your switch may be on its way out.... you might have even fried it by feeding it power at the wrong end at this point. Or maybe youll get lucky and contact cleaner will fix it.
#25
12-31-2011, 01:20 PM
Thursday i disconnected the orange cable and when i went to leave work at 630 had no lights to see my speedometer. for what its worth if anything the CEL (missing a o2 sensor) is on and the abs light and all those other warning lights flash on and off when starting the truck. I dont know if its all connected to the same harness and if it makes a difference. So next is to start eliminating what could be the problem. It was suggested that i clean the switch. are you talking about the switch to turn the lights on? if not where is the switch? i could always try to trace the wire but that seams like a flipping pain.
#26
12-31-2011, 01:37 PM
Champion
Thursday i disconnected the orange cable and when i went to leave work at 630 had no lights to see my speedometer. for what its worth if anything the CEL (missing a o2 sensor) is on and the abs light and all those other warning lights flash on and off when starting the truck. I dont know if its all connected to the same harness and if it makes a difference. So next is to start eliminating what could be the problem. It was suggested that i clean the switch. are you talking about the switch to turn the lights on? if not where is the switch? i could always try to trace the wire but that seams like a flipping pain.
#28
12-31-2011, 01:54 PM
Champion
#29
12-31-2011, 02:01 PM
#30
12-31-2011, 02:13 PM
thanks for your help by the way. my truck is the same for lights but even if pulled half or full it doesnt elluminate the dash. So i will pull the dash and take a look at what i have to do to get in there and clean the switch