Any auto sparkies answer a quick question?
Hi fellas,
So I picked up a new colorado a couple of days back and I'm gonna wire up some spotties. However I just wanted to ask any auto sparkies if there can be any problems with tapping into the high beam feed at the back of the headlights?... I've had a read of a few forums and I wanna make sure that it won't cause any dramas with the ecu's in the car... I've read that the amarok has a few dedicated plugs under the dash for picking up feeds specifically to avoid dramas with the canbus(?!?!)... Curious to see if anyone knows of similar for the colorado.
Ive wired up spots in the past and don't have any dramas with stripping and soldering to the existing wire, or getting through grommets, but I just wanna make sure I don't make an expensive mistake with all this fancy ecu crap.
Much appreciated
Steve
Rig
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spots
I take it you are using a relay and seperate power feed not just hook up directly to your spotlight circuit. If your not using a relay you are definately asking for trouble but more than likely will blow a fuse before any damage.
You need a seperately fed relay for your spotlights to run off. But you can tap into your high beam feed as the signal to switch your relay on (this is the most common and easiest way)
Most spotlight realya kits come with a pre terminated switch, relay and instructions that are easy enought to follow for most people
sstevee
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Haha, yep definitely only
Haha, yep definitely only talking about a feed/signal for the relay... I probably should have pointed that out. I can't imagine this causing a problem but with modern ecu's/canbus systems just want to be sure
DanB81
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spots
Your lights will run off the body control module. Ecu's and canbus are only for engine and transmission controls. You will be right to pick up your signal from the back of the headlights
Cheers
Dan
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I'm doing the same job to my
I'm doing the same job to my vx at the moment. Bloody pain in the rear end having to rip the bumper off then find the best path for the wiring.
Just because I smile & nod does not mean I believe the crap coming out of your mouth.
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kempy
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Shouldnt be a problem havent
Shouldnt be a problem havent done a brand new one but have done some on ones that were about 2 years old. And yes some euros have canbus headlights.
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Vinesh87
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Does connecting the relay
Does connecting the relay trigger to the high beam on a CANBUS system have many problems, does it detect a fault? be it over currect etc etc ?
Ive still gotta connect my trigger into my jeep with CANBUS!
Vin
kempy
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It is and on off on off
It is and on off on off signal so probably wont work the relay properly.
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sstevee
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Thanks for the replies guys!!
Thanks for the replies guys!! Much appreciated