Are dummy headlight plugs a thing?

[OFC Ranger]

Seems complicated. Why not just put your aux beams on a switch or have them activate with your high beams.

The first post would be a great place to start your quest for these answers.

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[9zero1790]

i like the idea and when you get it all squared away i wanna see. but, could moving the switches some place easier to reach be a fix?

 

[WOADKIL]

In the "olden days" of cars, high beams switches were almost always mounted on the far upper left of the driver's floor area.

Can get retro switches and relays to reproduce this:

 

[GTGallop]

Mabey he means you can change the pull back from momentary to an on/off type deal.

Entirely possible I'm not understanding the intended outcome too.
I thought he wanted the forward direction on the stalk to turn on high beams only.
I thought he wanted the rear direction to turn both on momentarily. Bambi mode?

I understand Alternating-Current 120v home electricity very well.
I understand Direct-Current 12v and 24v solar / wind electricity very well.
I understand Radio-Frequency Communications electricity very well.

But like you, what our vehicles and computers do with electricity and how they turn power in to all of the things that a modern car does is witchcraft and voodoo to me. I could easily work on the electrical system of my 84 Ranger. If I had to work on the electrical system of the 19 Ranger, I'd be burning people at the stake in the town square.

 

[OFC Ranger]

Entirely possible I'm not understanding the intended outcome too.
I thought he wanted the forward direction on the stalk to turn on high beams only.
I thought he wanted the rear direction to turn both on momentarily. Bambi mode?

I understand Alternating-Current 120v home electricity very well.
I understand Direct-Current 12v and 24v solar / wind electricity very well.
I understand Radio-Frequency Communications electricity very well.

But like you, what our vehicles and computers do with electricity and how they turn power in to all of the things that a modern car does is witchcraft and voodoo to me. I could easily work on the electrical system of my 84 Ranger. If I had to work on the electrical system of the 19 Ranger, I'd be burning people at the stake in the town square.

Forward/Push click on = spot lights

Backward/Pull = amber array

This would be awesome, but the problem is, the stalk only mechanically works as a momentary when you pull it back vs when you push it forward it clicks and stays in an "on" position till you pull it back.


It is basically a 3 function rocker switch;

Constant - Off - Momentary

 

[GTGallop]

And you want:
Constant Spot - Off - Constant Amber Array

Forgive me but it sounds like you are working extra hard to avoid putting another switch in?
Why not leave the stalk alone and then just add a rocker somewhere that takes care of the Amber Array?

 

[OFC Ranger]

And you want:
Constant Spot - Off - Constant Amber Array

Forgive me but it sounds like you are working extra hard to avoid putting another switch in?
Why not leave the stalk alone and then just add a rocker somewhere that takes care of the Amber Array?

Correct.

Have you ever wired aux lights to trigger with hi-beams?

Manipulation is light years beyond reaching for a button, from a safety stand point and ease of use; you can still manipulate it much more naturally even when actively turning the wheel for example. Yes I understand pressing a switch is not difficult, but its sort of like going from an old flip phone to a smartphone. The basics are the same, but one is such a nicer quality of life change.

I have switches for days, that is not the issue; re-imagining a better way to operate aux lights is what is at hand.

 

[WOADKIL]

Forward/Push click on = spot lights

Backward/Pull = amber array

This would be awesome, but the problem is, the stalk only mechanically works as a momentary when you pull it back vs when you push it forward it clicks and stays in an "on" position till you pull it back.


It is basically a 3 function rocker switch;

Constant - Off - Momentary

Can install A latching relay to toggle as switch between OPEN and Closed state using the momentary function of the stalk.

Instructions

 

[OFC Ranger]

Can install A latching relay to toggle as switch between OPEN and Closed state using the momentary function of the stalk.

Instructions

I knew someone would eventually throw me something. Nice!

So I am guessing this would turn the rearward pull into a double click yea? (still reading)

Pull momentary once for constant on, pull momentary again to turn off?

 

[WOADKIL]

I knew someone would eventually throw me something. Nice!

So I am guessing this would turn the rearward pull into a double click yea? (still reading)

Pull momentary once for constant on, pull momentary again to turn off?

Yeah, each momentary pull should change the "state" between ON/OFF of the relay power output.

 

[Dereku]

The first post would be a great place to start your quest for these answers.

Touch passive agressive there? It was an honest question because you were not clear why you wanted to make it so complicated. Enjoy. ?

 

[Msfitoy]

Not to be that guy... But is this even legal? Using spot lights as high beams. I feel like there must be some regulation for location, size, direction, brightness or something.

I mean, I live in Florida so anything is legal here, but that's not the case in the rest of the country...

OFC's probably gets "qualified immunity" on this... ?

 

[Msfitoy]

Simply tricking the system into thinking a bulb is still plugged in. However knowing todays systems its probably more complicated than that; it probably is looking to see resistance/draw when power is sent.

In morning I am just going to unplug them and see what the system does.

Probably a resistor would work...when I switched to Sparco seats in my MINI without seat air bags, a 5 ohm resistor was install into the plug to trick the ECU...

 

[OFC Ranger]

Yeah, each momentary pull should change the "state" between ON/OFF of the relay power output.

Thanks a lot!

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