Im posting a followup, in case anyone else finds themselves in this situation and is reading this in the future. Connecting the red battery wire and the colored accessory wire was the correct combination for the 2-post on/off switch. The ground wires are only necessary for the 3-post switches...
Based on both of the wiring diagrams that Boostpowered provided and what I have found online, it seems like a simple on/off switch doesn't need the ground wire, that's already covered via the relay. Here's the best page I found which displays wiring diagrams for both 2 post and 3 post (lighted)...
Sounds like I should study how the harness is wired to see which wires are going where. The dual switch setup adds a little bit of complexity, but should be solvable.
Is there any possibility that the OEM switches allow more power to flow than the wires can handle, or is my issue definitely...
Thank you for your replies, Flipper and kwill. The switches with 3 terminals came with the harness and have their own on/off indicator lights. These switches work fine and the harness came pre-wired with a relay for them. It’s when I try to use the switches without a light and only two terminals...
Hey, all.
I recently added a lightbar to my rig and it came with a wiring harness and a couple of switches since it’s a combo white/amber bar. I want to use new switches that are “OEM style” which fit directly into the factory dashboard cutouts.
Unfortunately I am running into an issue where...
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