Power to low beams and fog lights gone
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Power to low beams and fog lights gone
I posted about This problem a while back and just wanted to get some fresh answers. I recently bought an 06 mega cab and swapped the factory halogens to hids. I relayed them all and had the factory fog light push button as the "trigger". I also had the factory low beam switch as a trigger for my co
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Anyway now I'm left with No power coming from the low beams or the fogs. I've been told and I've read that over tome the computer senses the missing halogen bulbs and cuts the power. If that's the case is there any way to turn it back on
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Anyway now I'm left with No power coming from the low beams or the fogs. I've been told and I've read that over tome the computer senses the missing halogen bulbs and cuts the power. If that's the case is there any way to turn it back on
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I think you've actually mentionedthe same answer in my last post about this
I'm not saying I'm the smartest guy or the most knowledgeable about dodges. But what would be the best way to explain This to a dealer. Just ask exacty for the reconfigure. Or is there a way I can explain it better. I feel like I get blank faces and long pauses when I talk to the service department at the dealers around me. Haha
I'm not saying I'm the smartest guy or the most knowledgeable about dodges. But what would be the best way to explain This to a dealer. Just ask exacty for the reconfigure. Or is there a way I can explain it better. I feel like I get blank faces and long pauses when I talk to the service department at the dealers around me. Haha
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I agree, if you can put the OEM halogen bulbs back in and they still dont work (another way of showing zero voltage) then it is a trip to the dealer for you for the TIPM.
As for explaining, it may just be best to be straight with them and explain what you did and how you know there is no voltage there. it cant get any worse at this point IMO
As for explaining, it may just be best to be straight with them and explain what you did and how you know there is no voltage there. it cant get any worse at this point IMO
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I've read through that post. Lots of good info in there. On my truck I ran around using te resisters because on my 03 ram they got so freaking hot and I've actually burnt a few of them out. I ended up like I said using a switch as a trigger and just wired them separately so no need for resistors. But now I ran into the problem with the cut out power sources. Anyway. If get the dealer To reset the computer. And if I plan to use the factory switches as triggers again. Shouldn't jut wire in resistors to be safe so I won't had to reconfigure again?
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I thought you already started another thread. I looked in the HID thread and didn't see it. Please dont start new thread if discussing the same stuff. old thread for reference.
They will have no knowledge if you start talking about HID's etc. Take your HID's out and install the stock Halogen bulbs. Go into the service dept and say that you headlight circuit has turned itself off and you think that a re-configure of the tipm will re-enable them.
They will run for diagnostic codes and find that you have active headlight codes, so you'll have to tell them you used HID's that dont draw enough current, but as of right now, everything Headlight related is back to stock. otherwise they wil be scratching their heads. Trust me! Do exactly as i say as I have already been through it.
Have you checked your switch? Also, even though you used your Headlight as a trigger for your compresssor doesn't mean that the relay for the compresor could have back fed into your headlight circuit. SOME not all relays have diodes protecting from this, most of the time you need to install the diode yourself. A $.49 part protect you from such events.
The floglight circuit is seperate from the headlight circuit and is not part of the canbus. The only thing that is similar in the two are the cab switch which in turn provides the same wire within the cluster. It goes battery-switch-cluster-tipm-headlights.
You can probe your switch for continuity but if you havene't reset your ecu than do that and unplug your compressor relay until you install a diode between the trigger wire and the ground wire(on the relay)
Disconnect your battery terminals and touch pos-neg together while being unhooked from the battery. Hold them for 10sec and this will drain all the internal capacitors in the computer. Hook back up and see what happens, but I dont have high hopes..sorry..
They will have no knowledge if you start talking about HID's etc. Take your HID's out and install the stock Halogen bulbs. Go into the service dept and say that you headlight circuit has turned itself off and you think that a re-configure of the tipm will re-enable them.
They will run for diagnostic codes and find that you have active headlight codes, so you'll have to tell them you used HID's that dont draw enough current, but as of right now, everything Headlight related is back to stock. otherwise they wil be scratching their heads. Trust me! Do exactly as i say as I have already been through it.
Have you checked your switch? Also, even though you used your Headlight as a trigger for your compresssor doesn't mean that the relay for the compresor could have back fed into your headlight circuit. SOME not all relays have diodes protecting from this, most of the time you need to install the diode yourself. A $.49 part protect you from such events.
The floglight circuit is seperate from the headlight circuit and is not part of the canbus. The only thing that is similar in the two are the cab switch which in turn provides the same wire within the cluster. It goes battery-switch-cluster-tipm-headlights.
You can probe your switch for continuity but if you havene't reset your ecu than do that and unplug your compressor relay until you install a diode between the trigger wire and the ground wire(on the relay)
Disconnect your battery terminals and touch pos-neg together while being unhooked from the battery. Hold them for 10sec and this will drain all the internal capacitors in the computer. Hook back up and see what happens, but I dont have high hopes..sorry..
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Ok I'll try everything. Thanks again. It was gist nice before using the factory switch. I had my hids on the fogs soni could just press them on and off. Theme compressor on headlights incase I wanted to kill it or stop it from refilling. But anyway I guess I'll have to take more precautions if i use them again. Or just use normal switches. Thanks all for your help