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Alright, Canada (and anyone else following), here ya go.
No light in the switch when in the Off position, regardless of the statuses of dash lights, marker lights, and headlights.
Light does come on when the headlights are On and switch is in On position. (Due to fog light relays in OEM harness. One relay requires the headlights to be on to activate fogs. The other kills the fogs when high beams are activated.)
I got the new relay today, but I haven't tried anything with the light bar due to the nonstop freezing rain since I woke up.
No light in the switch when in the Off position, regardless of the statuses of dash lights, marker lights, and headlights.
Light does come on when the headlights are On and switch is in On position. (Due to fog light relays in OEM harness. One relay requires the headlights to be on to activate fogs. The other kills the fogs when high beams are activated.)
I got the new relay today, but I haven't tried anything with the light bar due to the nonstop freezing rain since I woke up.
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So have you tried testing just the switch in a purpose-built circuit on a bench? Or are you just messing with the whole system? Trying to figure out how "switch is weird" turned into "relays are broken"
So have you tried testing just the switch in a purpose-built circuit on a bench? Or are you just messing with the whole system? Trying to figure out how "switch is weird" turned into "relays are broken"
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I guess I'll dig around and see if I can macguyver a circuit in my apartment. I don't really have anything to work with.
The relays I just mentioned are in the OEM harness. They work. The one I replaced is in the new harness, and I replaced it because the light bar wasn't working even with the included switch (which had been tested previously).
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I see. Yeah sounds like it's time for some poking around with a multimeter and bench-testing of components.
I hear a lot of people say that about those shoes lol. I won't go outside without steel toes.
I hear a lot of people say that about those shoes lol. I won't go outside without steel toes.
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Anyway, the harness, relay, and switch worked when I got it. Now the LED won't light even when configured how I got it. I think I blew the relay when I was messing with the fog switch.
The fog switch has the 48 ohm resistance, but there's no constant light in there. I don't get that.
If there's a break in the weather, I'm gonna try it again how it was given to me (but with the new relay). If that works, I'll try the fog switch again since I now know how to wire it.
I just wanted to update you with pics of the switch and the way it operates in case it sparked an idea.
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