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I do plan to have the diy kits available soon. Can't say for sure when though since everything moves slower these days
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I do plan to have the diy kits available soon. Can't say for sure when though since everything moves slower these days
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Guys. nabisone was nice enough to share his diagram with me. I just did a mock up of it, and I didn't have success. The issue with our trucks is they use PWM to give the fade on/off effect when the dome light turns on/off. Technically using a standard relay works, but you can hear the PWM in the relay which means the relay is turning on/off extremely rapidly when the lights fade on/off. This will lead to very quick failure of the relay and potentially damage to the dome circuit depending on how the relay fails. Im honestly hoping I can figure out if it's truly working for him. The only thing that might make a difference is the specific switch he's using, but even then, there's no real logical way a switch would make a difference unless it has min voltage required to actuate, which isn't really how switches work.
Proceed with caution. I messaged nabisone to see if I we can determine if his setup is really working or if he's just running the PWM through his relay and susceptible to failure.
Proceed with caution. I messaged nabisone to see if I we can determine if his setup is really working or if he's just running the PWM through his relay and susceptible to failure.
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Here is a video for reference. You can hear the buzz of the relay which is the PWM causing the relay to switch on/off very rapidly, which is very bad for it. This was setup the same as nabisone except for the specific switch he used, as I don't know which one it is. But again, a switch wouldnt make a difference, unless it's some special switch I'm unaware of.
Ohhh I bet we could solve that with a relay board and a microcontroller, something like a D1 mini. Give me a shout if you are interested I’ll see what I can come up with to fix that.
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My relay setup I came up with solves it. It's a cheaper alternative to using a microcontroller, but a microcontroller would work. I just don't want to see anyone burn down their trucks or cause electrical gremlins trying to find alternatives.
I do know some of the very early LC didn't use PWM for their dome. That might be the difference here and why nabisone had success. Every LX uses PWM and I know 03+ LC do. Not sure which year they switched the LC from simple on/off to PWM though.
Does your setup let me turn them on as rock lights and a hard off for camping? I’m in a 2000 LX.
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It does let you turn on the lights as rock lights while still allowing them to turn on/off with the dome. It also bypasses the factory circuitry which protects your factory wiring/computers. I didn't add a hard on/off switch, but it would be easy to add. All you'd have to do is interrupt the ground wire going to the lights and they wouldn't turn on ever with the ground interrupted. You could do this with an on-off-on switch, or two switches, one for rock lights and one as a hard off.
Any idea when it will be ready to purchase?
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I'm still working on it. Unfortunately supplies are hard to get at the moment and are often very delayed. I'm hoping I can crank out a handful of relay kits soon though.
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Sorry I missed this. With the plug and play kit for the LX, the only real way to turn the lights off would be to interrupt the factory ground wire on both sides and run them both to a switch. Id be hesitant to cut factory wiring though, but you might be braver than me!
@Ramathorn15 Any update on the LX kits? Thanks
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Did you order one and are waiting, or are you wanting to order?
wanting to order if available. I saw that they are out of stock, but a month ago or so you said you were working on a new batch. Curious as to update for new sales.
Thanks!
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Hey, sorry! I totally missed your response. I did have another batch but it sold out quick. I recommend signing up for my mailing list on the site as I sometimes forget to come here to update.
The plan going forward is to just offer the brackets and plugs without wiring or taps. That will save me a ton of labor so I can focus on other products, and make the kit a decent bit cheaper.
@Ramathorn15 Thanks -- I'm mostly interested in the brackets. I have my stock wires and had soldered on some led strips years ago, but it wasn't a great permanent solution because the led strips were only attached with adhesive. I'll sign up for your mailing list. Thanks!
I know this is an old thread but I wanted to see if anyone could help with explaining the wiring.
I’m trying to wire up my rock lights so they activate on a switch and also with the dome light. I’ve already successfully got the switch to work, but I can’t figure out the dome light trigger.
I saw the suggestion above to tap the green dome light wire in the A pillar. I tried joining this wire ahead of my switch and it doesn’t seem to work. Am I missing something or is there some other way to wire this?
thanks!
I’m trying to wire up my rock lights so they activate on a switch and also with the dome light. I’ve already successfully got the switch to work, but I can’t figure out the dome light trigger.
I saw the suggestion above to tap the green dome light wire in the A pillar. I tried joining this wire ahead of my switch and it doesn’t seem to work. Am I missing something or is there some other way to wire this?
thanks!
Sorry I know this thread is old but how can I purchase these lights? I couldn't find it on the website.
Unfortunately, I think the process is more complicated than what you would expect. Because the system is negative switched and the lights are fade on/fade off, its not really doable to tap into the dome light without some level of risk. I have my rock lights on just a on/off switch but was planning on going down the route you're trying (on/off/on switch with on-demand and tied to dome lights) but could never figure it out. I'm sure there is someone smarter than me out there who can figure out a relay solution but that's way beyond my capabilities...
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