When my stereo was first installed in my truck (1991 Chevy S-10) it hooked up the dimmer wire from my deck kenwood 619, so when my lights turned on, my stereo's display dimmed.
Currently, I took the old strereo out of my truck (including amp, sub) and put it in my 1999 Ford Taurus LX. It was no easy task because I had to buy alll that Metra crap to get it to work. I installed everything and it works just perrrfectly, but I didn't know how to connect my dimmer wire.
Now i'm getting around to installing my fog lights, and i figured since I will be doing some wiring, I am wondering how to rig in the dimmer wire into the head lights. I have no clue where'd I'd hook that into, at alll. Period.
Any detailed help would really be appreciate, all I have right now is my hand gripped around a little orange wire.
Adam
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Riding a Taurus, yea... a Taurus. Jelly Bean Machine to the Extreme. :P
i would hook it into the positive side of the dimmer switch use a multimeter to find this wire also check to make sure the dimmer input on your radio is meant for a postive source, should say on the wiring diagrasm for all the wires
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forgive me for being totally green, but being an amature electronics guy who's projects are not frequent, and whose knowledge base is somewhat low. I was wondering where i could find the dimmer switch in the car? is it just where the headlight switch is? i'm not very clear on waht to do, but I do understand how to find out whether or not it's positive or not, i got my trust radio shack volt/ohm reader by my side, and i'll check the wiring diagram.
anyway, any more details would help out a ton, and if you know where i can get a manual that shows me where this stuff is.
i'd appreciate anything really, i'm no professional.
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Riding a Taurus, yea... a Taurus. Jelly Bean Machine to the Extreme. :P
There should be a dimmer wire on the back of your light switch. You can use your meter and see which wires voltage increases and decreases as you operate the dimmer.
DJFreaq wrote:
I was wondering where i could find the dimmer switch in the car?
If you haven't found it yet, it should be a rotary knob on the dash. The universal symbol on most dimmer switches looks like a light bulb with gradiated hashmarks in the background, kind of like a lightbulb in front of a gas gauge with no needle.
Scott Gardner
Durwood is right about the dimmer switch this is the perfect place.