I am planning on installing Mopar fog lights in my 2006 Ram 1500....I know that they need to be activated in the PCM to work, but has anyone found a way to do so without paying the dealer $110 (oh yea) to have the dealer program them to come on?

I'm trying to stay OEM as far as the switch and indicator light goes....

Would disconnecting the battery and letting the PCM reset do anything?

Any other thoughts (besides going aftermarket)?

 

I believe the dealer is your only option unless you know someone with a starscan tool.

 

here is your other option.... Purchase one of these:

https://www.autoenginuity.com/order-...e-options.html

or you can purchase a StarScan Tool for $1,500 - $2,500

 

I like the looks of the AutoEnginuity stuff, but I'm an amateur and this is probably the last upgrade I'm gonna be doing on this truck to get it up to where I want it to be...I'll probably just give them the $110 for now..

Although I always wanted a scan tool....and this one can do settings if you shell out for the addons....

great....now I'm conflicted.....
:-)

 

You'll never see a return on buying a StarScan tool unless you're a mechanic or plan on owning a fleet of Dodge vehicles... Your call either way.

 

Star Scan is a boat anchor. It even sucked when it was new.


If you can get one for a couple hundred maybe, but otherwise it's a waste.

 

"Although I always wanted a scan tool..."

I just meant OBD II scan tool...not StarScam...no way I'd pay for it, and from what I read, you need some sort of dealer code to change settings of any kind....

but still twitching in the AutoEnginuity tool....

 

Nevermind! Export code strikes again! Works without dealer intervention (and on high beams). $110 for other goodies...

 

Wait, what? Export code? Can you explain?? There is something so simple as this to bypass the dealer??

 

Changed the country code in the front control module to Canada, I'm assuming? Sometimes that will enable the DRLs, BUT on some it's permanent DRLs even if it gets changed back to USA.