What Am I Doing Wrong?
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What Am I Doing Wrong?
Ok, I feel horrible writing this and wasting peoples time but I can't figure this out.
I did the HID retrofit on my truck. The high beam solenoid on the projector that controls the shield has a positve and a negative wire. I decided to wire them temporarily to a Upfitter Switch. I found the Upfitter Switch #1, i think it is ornage with a green trial. Now I ran a red power wire from that orange upfitter switch through the firewall then I split it to the power wire on the two solenoids. The black wires on the solenoids I ground to the truck. Am I hooking up the Upfitter Switch correctly?? I have no power. Is the Orange w/ green a power wire?? Sorry for the stupid question I have been searching but just can't seem to get an answer.
I did the HID retrofit on my truck. The high beam solenoid on the projector that controls the shield has a positve and a negative wire. I decided to wire them temporarily to a Upfitter Switch. I found the Upfitter Switch #1, i think it is ornage with a green trial. Now I ran a red power wire from that orange upfitter switch through the firewall then I split it to the power wire on the two solenoids. The black wires on the solenoids I ground to the truck. Am I hooking up the Upfitter Switch correctly?? I have no power. Is the Orange w/ green a power wire?? Sorry for the stupid question I have been searching but just can't seem to get an answer.
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Here's the info for the Upfitter's:
Aux-1 Circuit No 1936 wire color: Orange/Lt. Green [30amp]
Aux-2 Circuit No 1933 wire color: Orange [30amp]
Aux-3 Circuit No 1934 wire color: Orange/Yellow [10amp]
Aux-4 Circuit No 1935 wire color: Orange/Lt. Blue [10amp]
Did you test the Upfitter wire for power? If you have no power I would start by testing the fuse. Out of curiosity, Why wouldn't you use the high beam wire to trigger the solenoid's?
Aux-1 Circuit No 1936 wire color: Orange/Lt. Green [30amp]
Aux-2 Circuit No 1933 wire color: Orange [30amp]
Aux-3 Circuit No 1934 wire color: Orange/Yellow [10amp]
Aux-4 Circuit No 1935 wire color: Orange/Lt. Blue [10amp]
Did you test the Upfitter wire for power? If you have no power I would start by testing the fuse. Out of curiosity, Why wouldn't you use the high beam wire to trigger the solenoid's?
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Originally Posted by rwilimo
Here's the info for the Upfitter's:
Aux-1 Circuit No 1936 wire color: Orange/Lt. Green [30amp]
Aux-2 Circuit No 1933 wire color: Orange [30amp]
Aux-3 Circuit No 1934 wire color: Orange/Yellow [10amp]
Aux-4 Circuit No 1935 wire color: Orange/Lt. Blue [10amp]
Did you test the Upfitter wire for power? If you have no power I would start by testing the fuse. Out of curiosity, Why wouldn't you use the high beam wire to trigger the solenoid's?
Aux-1 Circuit No 1936 wire color: Orange/Lt. Green [30amp]
Aux-2 Circuit No 1933 wire color: Orange [30amp]
Aux-3 Circuit No 1934 wire color: Orange/Yellow [10amp]
Aux-4 Circuit No 1935 wire color: Orange/Lt. Blue [10amp]
Did you test the Upfitter wire for power? If you have no power I would start by testing the fuse. Out of curiosity, Why wouldn't you use the high beam wire to trigger the solenoid's?
According to they way I described the hookup... I should have power though correct? I don't have any real ways to test for power on this except for hooking up the solenoid. Thanks
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First you need to get yourself at least a test light. Without this you will have great troubles figuring anything out. As far as high beams, it would be a little more work but you could build a simple circuit with a relay to make it work off the high beam switch.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by rwilimo
First you need to get yourself at least a test light. Without this you will have great troubles figuring anything out. As far as high beams, it would be a little more work but you could build a simple circuit with a relay to make it work off the high beam switch.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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