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Hi all,
I posted this question the similar forum, RangerPowerSports, but haven't gotten a response. Granted, I just posted it last night... but the issue has been bugging me, so I thought I'd post here as well. Thanks for all the existing info, very helpful. Here is my situation...
I would like to hook up my keyless entry for dome light supervision, but am having trouble determining which wires I should actually tap to get it to work correctly.
First, I have a 2005 Ranger. The wiring instructions for my keyless entry (KE) show that I need to connect two wires from the KE brain: the brown one and the green/white one...
A) The Brown wire... The instructions say this is the "Negative (-) Door Sense Input Wire." It says I should connect the brown wire from the KE brain to the "existing negative door pin switch."
1. The Ranger switch is negative right?
2. I see that on the driver's door the wire coming from the door latch is yellow/black and on the passenger side is grey/red. I read in another thread you can find these at the GEM model as well. See here http://www.rangerpowersports.com/for...ht+supervision
I see that I am suppose to tap into both of these wires connect a diode and then wire them both to the brown wire of the KE brain. Getting this info from here: http://www.the12volt.com/diodes/diodes.asp
Is this correct? Is there an easier way? If I need to use diodes, etc. what amp diode? How should I go about it?
B) The Green/White Wire... The instructions say this is the "Dome light supervision output wire" This wire goes to a relay (pin 86). Pin 85 is 12volts and pin 30 is 12volt or ground depending on whether it is positive or negative switching dome light circuit. Pin 86 is to "splice to existing door courtesy light wire from door pin switch."
1. Is the switch negative or positive... (12volts to Pin 30 or ground)?
2. For Pin 86... is this the same tap as in the Brown wire above?
I see there is a blue/black wire coming from my dome light but following it has gotten me lost at the back of the cab. Can I just tap it? Where does it go? Advice?
Thanks for the help. I realize this is a lot of questions, but I tried to do some research beforehand.
-Jackson
I posted this question the similar forum, RangerPowerSports, but haven't gotten a response. Granted, I just posted it last night... but the issue has been bugging me, so I thought I'd post here as well. Thanks for all the existing info, very helpful. Here is my situation...
I would like to hook up my keyless entry for dome light supervision, but am having trouble determining which wires I should actually tap to get it to work correctly.
First, I have a 2005 Ranger. The wiring instructions for my keyless entry (KE) show that I need to connect two wires from the KE brain: the brown one and the green/white one...
A) The Brown wire... The instructions say this is the "Negative (-) Door Sense Input Wire." It says I should connect the brown wire from the KE brain to the "existing negative door pin switch."
1. The Ranger switch is negative right?
2. I see that on the driver's door the wire coming from the door latch is yellow/black and on the passenger side is grey/red. I read in another thread you can find these at the GEM model as well. See here http://www.rangerpowersports.com/for...ht+supervision
I see that I am suppose to tap into both of these wires connect a diode and then wire them both to the brown wire of the KE brain. Getting this info from here: http://www.the12volt.com/diodes/diodes.asp
Is this correct? Is there an easier way? If I need to use diodes, etc. what amp diode? How should I go about it?
B) The Green/White Wire... The instructions say this is the "Dome light supervision output wire" This wire goes to a relay (pin 86). Pin 85 is 12volts and pin 30 is 12volt or ground depending on whether it is positive or negative switching dome light circuit. Pin 86 is to "splice to existing door courtesy light wire from door pin switch."
1. Is the switch negative or positive... (12volts to Pin 30 or ground)?
2. For Pin 86... is this the same tap as in the Brown wire above?
I see there is a blue/black wire coming from my dome light but following it has gotten me lost at the back of the cab. Can I just tap it? Where does it go? Advice?
Thanks for the help. I realize this is a lot of questions, but I tried to do some research beforehand.
-Jackson
