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Old Mar 2, 2020 | 08:26 AM
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HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING DIMMER WIRE

Installing auxiliary gauges in a 1993 F150 XLT and want to tap into the wire for the rheostat at the headlight switch. Can someone tell me which wire I need to splice into? Or another location that will allow for gauge light output to be controlled. Thanks
 
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Old Mar 2, 2020 | 08:58 AM
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My '91 EVTM says it is light blue with red stripe.
 
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My 1993 EVTM concurs with the above

Correction: White/Light Blue




I had the wrong model selected on the drop-down menu
 
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Sorry guys but I do not have a light blue/red tracer wire at the light switch. I've been doing more research and I believe it may be a white/light blue wire are pin "I". Supposedly this wire supplies all instrument panel lamp feeds. Can anyone confirm my current thinking?
 
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I've been doing more research and I believe it may be a white/light blue wire are pin "I". Supposedly this wire supplies all instrument panel lamp feeds. Can anyone confirm my current thinking?
Corrected response above...sorry about that!
 
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Hey RLA, we got there. Thanks
 
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