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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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hi all, i have a 97 f250 hd v8, i need to know which wire (color) the parking lights are, i want to tap into it to finish the install on my running lights i dont want to end up on a blinker lol 12 lights flashing wont look to good thnx
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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Typically the brown wire in the back of the switch.

1997 Ford F Series Alarm, Remote Starter, Keyless Entry Wiring Information
Constant 12V+ Green/Purple or Yellow Ignition Switch Harness
Starter Red/Light Blue Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition Blue/Green Ignition Switch Harness
Ignition 2 Red/Black Ignition Switch Harness (Heat)
Ignition 3 Black/Green Ignition Switch Harness (AC)
Accessory Gray/Yellow Ignition Switch Harness (Blower Motor)
Tach Blue/Green Multi Coil or White/Pink PCM Passenger's Wheel Well
Neutral Safety Wire Not Grounding OEM Switch opens Starter Circuit
Brake Switch Light Green Brake Switch
Parking Lights Brown Behind Fuse Panel in Harness or Driver's Kick Panel
Head Lamp Red/Yellow (+) Light Switch
Factory Disarm Dark Green/Purple(-) Driver's Kick Panel
Door Trigger Black/Light Blue(+) On Driver's Dash below Instrument Cluster
Door Lock Pink/Yellow High Driver's Dash Negative Trigger w/Keyless Entry
Door Unlock Pink/Light Green Reverse Polarity w/o Keyless Entry
Horn Wire Dark Blue (-) Steering Column
Windows Up LF=White/Black, RF=White/Yellow
Windows Down LF=Orange/White, RF=White/Yellow, LR=Gray/Orange, RR=Yellow/Black
 
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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tobad that didnt help cuz when i posted i gave it bout 5 hrs before i did anything, and got nothing and so i flipped a coin and ended up splicing into the wrong wire black or brown clearly it wasnt the black rofl but thnx anyways for the effort
 
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