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[bobkat]

Does the lightforce piece allow use of the data ports after installation?

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[PatrickM]

New member here. Figured id chime in as well just finished up my upfitter switch install no holes in the panels!

Looks great ??, question where did you wire into so that once you shut the truck off nothing can turn on? Or are the switches hot (able to switch lights/accessories) if you turn the truck off. Advice please as I’m trying to add a bar light and I’m going nuts trying to figure out what is off completely when truck is off and what is still hot when truck is off.

 

[Mini.lobo]

Looks great ??, question where did you wire into so that once you shut the truck off nothing can turn on? Or are the switches hot (able to switch lights/accessories) if you turn the truck off. Advice please as I’m trying to add a bar light and I’m going nuts trying to figure out what is off completely when truck is off and what is still hot when truck is off.

Much appreciated thank you. So i used the add a fuse taps under the steering wheeling fuse panel

fuse 29 (Micro 2 Fuse - 30A) for constant power
fuse 37 (Micro 2 Fuse - 20A) for ignition (switched)

My switches are wired in to a "custom" relay box in the engine to reduce the amount of wires needed inside the cabin. If thats not too much help i can explain or draw up my diagram of how i ran everything

 

[PatrickM]

Much appreciated thank you. So i used the add a fuse taps under the steering wheeling fuse panel

fuse 29 (Micro 2 Fuse - 30A) for constant power
fuse 37 (Micro 2 Fuse - 20A) for ignition (switched)

My switches are wired in to a "custom" relay box in the engine to reduce the amount of wires needed inside the cabin. If thats not too much help i can explain or draw up my diagram of how i ran everything

Awesome thanks, it’s crazy I’ve had my pod lights on a rocker panel switch for over a year, when I added my bar lights to the rocker panel switches I got a weird message on the instrument panel ( full
Accessory power active) so I took the bar light off the switches and only had the pod light and now it won’t even come back on?? Checked all the fuses and they look good! Did I short something out? Anyways can you send me an image of the custom relay box, thanks ??

 

[PatrickM]

Awesome thanks, it’s crazy I’ve had my pod lights on a rocker panel switch for over a year, tapped into 37, (switched). When I added my bar lights to the rocker panel switches I got a weird message on the instrument panel ( full Accessory power active) so I took the bar light off the switches and only had the pod light and now the pod lights won’t turn on?? Checked all the fuses and they look good! Did I short something out? Anyways can you send me an image of the custom relay box, thanks ??

 

[Mini.lobo]

Awesome thanks, it’s crazy I’ve had my pod lights on a rocker panel switch for over a year, when I added my bar lights to the rocker panel switches I got a weird message on the instrument panel ( full
Accessory power active) so I took the bar light off the switches and only had the pod light and now it won’t even come back on?? Checked all the fuses and they look good! Did I short something out? Anyways can you send me an image of the custom relay box, thanks ??

No problem.

As far as the warning light on the dash I personally haven't experienced that my ranger has roughly 5k miles on it. And i have had all my lights on during night time trail driving only.

Potentially a positive wire came loose or ground? Good way to rule out the lights being burned out would be to connect + and - directly from a secondary source if they light up most probable a wiring issue

1st picture is the finished product the 2nd picture is the building phase

 

[PatrickM]

No problem.

As far as the warning light on the dash I personally haven't experienced that my ranger has roughly 5k miles on it. And i have had all my lights on during night time trail driving only.

Potentially a positive wire came loose or ground? Good way to rule out the lights being burned out would be to connect + and - directly from a secondary source if they light up most probable a wiring issue

1st picture is the finished product the 2nd picture is the building phase

Wow nice setup, perfect spot too! That’s where I have my relay switches mounted! I think I’m going to copy your idea! Looks good thanks again ????????

 

[Mini.lobo]

Wow nice setup, perfect spot too! That’s where I have my relay switches mounted! I think I’m going to copy your idea! Looks good thanks again ????????

Thats awsome!! The relay box will really bring a stock look to it. Let me know how it turns out.

Mine was a relay box from amazon with some time and a piece of aluminum to mount i up, worked out nicely. Hope it works out for you.
Its been through 2 shallow river crossings here in AZ and not a problem yet

 

[MacBravo]

I installed a few in the overhead console.

 

[MacBravo]

I installed a few in the overhead console.

Where did you order that part and was it difficult installing it?

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