dakota rear wind & mirror defrost

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Topic: dakota rear wind & mirror defrost

Posted By: kkjkearney
Subject: dakota rear wind & mirror defrost
Date Posted: December 15, 2005 at 11:40 PM

I've installed a remote starter in my 2001 dakota. Does anyone know if and how I can use the auxilary output (pulse to ground) to turn on my rear window defrost heated side view mirrors?

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k. kearney

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Posted By: redpeppers
Date Posted: December 16, 2005 at 2:16 AM

go to the switchs and test with multimeter.....then use a relay and wire 5wire to turn the defrost on....

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Where theres is a wire there's a way.

Posted By: kkjkearney
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 3:55 PM

Done. More complicated that that though. The switch is a momentary push button. I had to disassemble the heater control housing and solder to the heater control circuit board; one wire on either side of switch 2 (SW2). When you touch the wires together (ultimately use a relay) it closes the switch, turning on the defrost.

Thanks for the encouragement to figure it out myself.

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k. kearney

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