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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 08:44 PM
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Empty elec. connector?
On my truck, there is a factory plug, two wires coming out of the drivers side headlight harness, just in front of the drivers side battery, stuck into a factory plug cover on a clip into the bulkhead. Appears one wire is hot all the time......did not get the colors yet......headlight switch does nothing to the wires.

Any idea what it is for?
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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? is it the drl lite relay,I remeber unplugging mine to disable drl.
 
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There is no relay or any indication of a mounting of anything...and no drls on the truck. It is just stuck into a dummy plug to keep it clean.....
 
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Sounds like the plug for the air temp sensor that would exist on models with an overhead console.
 
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Got the overhead (Lariat)....and it all works.
 
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Got the overhead (Lariat)....and it all works.
Then my next guess is a plug for daytime running lights...does your truck have that feature?
 
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No drl....but I believe one wire is hot all the time....will have to check on the wire colors....
 
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? is it the drl lite relay,I remeber unplugging mine to disable drl.
You can pull underhood fuse #12 to disable the DRLs. That fuse is labeled DRL Resistor.

I prefer to run with DRLs but pull the fuse, when I remember, to get rid of the load when I am doing KOEO tests.
 
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Wire colors are one yellow w/black sripe and one orange with green stripe.

Located here...not the large ground but the small pigtail,,,,,
 
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Wire colors are one yellow w/black sripe and one orange with green stripe.

Located here...not the large ground but the small pigtail,,,,,
Like suggested already I think it is the connector that would plug into the DRL resistor if there was one. If you don't have DRL you would not have the resistor but was pre-wired for DRL

Pic of the DRL resistor and the connector unplugged. The DRL resistor is inside the black heat shield cage. The connector looks like what you have pictured. The wire was too dirty to really see the colors but I think is was what you described.

Now to go back out and replace the battery.

Edit: Ignore all the extra wires you see. That is my doing.
 
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Yes....that is it....same plug. No resistor box or evidence of one anywhere. Now....wonder what use I can make of it.

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