Thanks,i've been wanting too do this since day 1.I want mine too work with out having the other lights on.I guess i can do the same setup with a fuse thats hot all the time.
yep. lust check the fuse box layout and find a fuse that is just powered by the ignition and do the same thing. make sure you use the same fuses and your set.Frontier2 said:Thanks,i've been wanting too do this since day 1.I want mine too work with out having the other lights on.I guess i can do the same setup with a fuse thats hot all the time.
not overloading the circuit. all that does is activate the relays.Yeehaw said:Two things:
If you have a tow package, there is a circuit there that is on with ignition (ACC). There is also one in the the stereo harness, and one of the ciggy lighter outlets.
The only problem I see is that it appears that you are now adding the foglight load to the fuse you tapped into. Its probably not that great to be overloading the tailight circuit with the extra amps off the foggies. What we need to do is find the relay that controls the fogs, and bridge that. I'll take a look at the wiring diagram in the service manual if I have some time...
-OR- figure out a way to reprogram the ECU to let them be on.
yeah if you look around there are higher amp taps. mine is a 20a tap i have seen them as high as 30. i agree, not sure why a factory set of 55w fogs have a 20 amp fuse unless they have fused the wire instead of the light which is what most companies do.FastCrewCab said:Thanks for the tip! I was concerned that the Add-A-Fuse was rated at only 10 amps max and the fog lamp circuit used a 20A fuse. I found out that each 55W H11 bulb draws only 4.6 amps so I replaced the 20A with a 10A. It works and it's always safe to use a smaller fuse than is spec'd, just not a larger one.
not unless you use the factory wiring and i think that would be a PITA. if your installing aftermarket lights its easy to make them come on independant of every thing else. you can even have them come on with the parking lights, headlights or just by the key. all depends on how you want to do it.Benzo said:My truck didnt come with fog lights. after i install a set of them would i be able to do this mod?
my 05 KC SE came prewired for fogs, but did not come with the foglights.Benzo said:My truck didnt come with fog lights. after i install a set of them would i be able to do this mod?