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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 08:19 AM
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Upfitter switches

What do you use your upfitter switches for?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 09:30 AM
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So far - High Idle, front hub unlock

In the future - raptor style grill lights, air horn override,front light bar, etc.....
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 09:34 AM
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 09:49 AM
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  1. Offroad lights. Currently, I use Rough Country Grille LED lights. I may add more to this same circuit in the future.
  2. Amber marker lights. Currently, I use Stage 3 Motorsports Raptor Grille Lights for purely cosmetic reasons. I like the way they complement my clearance lights. I may add more amber lights to this circuit along the running boards.
  3. Reverse lights. I like having these independent -- they do not come on with selecting reverse gear. It's easy to turn them on when I want, whether reversing or not. However, I got really cheap 6" dual row flood lights from Amazon. They work good, they are incredibly bright to look at, but don't seem to throw as much light as I had hoped. It doesn't matter, though, because the regular LED reverse lights in the factory housing are super bright, anyway. I only use these when I'm hitching a trailer in the dark and when some jack-hole has their brights on behind me.
  4. Kleinn Air Horn. This switch toggles a relay that switches between my factory horns and my Kleinn 730 Demon horns. That way, I still just use the main steering wheel center button -- I don't have any other aftermarket horn button installed.
  5. Air Compressor. This turns on the Kleinn 6450RC Compressor. It's a 200 psi, 100% duty cycle compressor that feeds a 2.5 gallon air tank.
  6. Unused.
If I had to do it all over again, I'd put the amber lights on circuit 1. They're on all the time and it makes more sense to have the "always on" switch tied to 1. I like all of my other choices, except I'd probably opt for a stronger reverse light ... though I'm not sure why, since I don't really need any more light back there. Otherwise, I like the setup

I also would love some icon-based labels for the switches. There was a guy here who people used and he has an ebay (and Amazon) store. I reached out to him and he said "NO" to any custom labels or icons. So, while he apparently used to do this, not so anymore. Or, maybe he just doesn't like me, which would be fair.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 03griz
So far - High Idle, front hub unlock

In the future - raptor style grill lights, air horn override,front light bar, etc.....
Why the front hub unlock?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 10:33 AM
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1. Driving lights
2. 2 wheel LO
3.4.5.6. waiting for ideas
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MadMaxx84

HAHA! "how u like that hombre"
 
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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris 86
Why the front hub unlock?
one of the reasons I want it is so you can have 2 low which could be useful in certain situations.
 
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1. Air horn
2. Backup spotlights
6. Air compressor
 
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Old Dec 18, 2020 | 08:28 AM
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I was just about to ask this question yesterday!
1. Reverse Lights
2. Grill Lights
3. Empty (Maybe 2 wheel Lo Mod)
4. Empty (Maybe horn relay or aux amber fogs)
5. Empty (Future Onboard air)
6. Empty (Future 500A relay for Winch Power/Jumpers)
 
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