zhanx
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To get your dash lights to work you need to get the two wire connector with your BW1354. It connects by the linkage.
The two wire plug connects to the transfer and completes the ground circuit. The lights in the dash always have power going to them the GEM just completes the ground when in that mode. Since my GEM no longer controls my transfer it just makes lights blink. Any here we go:
For each mode. the blue with black strip is the 4 lo wire, Grey is the 4 high wire.
(insert picture 1)
Behind the instrument gauge are 3 plugs connecting to the instrument cluster. the right most white plug has the 2 wires we need
(insert picture 2)
The way the 2nd gen dash light work is by grounding the proper wire to light up the proper light in the gem.
A quick test to verify the proper wires. the Grey wire in the picture is for the 4 high light and the blue with black next it is the 4Lo wire.
(insert picture 3)
(insert picture 4)
Now when you cut these make sure you leave room to resplice them if you chose to go back to an electric transfer case.
Now all that is needed is to run 2 wires to the transfer case and connect the proper wires and you will have lights with your manual transfer on the dash and the blinking will go away.
I thought about trying to trace the Wiring from the old transfer to the dash and cut it at the gem and use that instead of running a whole wire. But it was easier to run a new wire down from behind the dash to under the seat and cut it there. The Cut the wire after the plug and splice it into the manual transfer.
(insert pic 5)
After the wires are in the only thing left to do is replace the radio / ac bezel with a 2wd one and there will be an almost dealership quality to your manual swap. That is if you managed to get everything from the donor when swapping the manual (my floor boot looks like it belongs there).
Ok don't post about not having pics up yet waiting for my camera to charge. Second if someone has the part number for that two wire plug for the transfer please add it.
Edit: i realized after i typed this that the two wire plug for the manual transfer bw1354 has the same wire colors as the dash so it is just a matter of running wires to connect them and cutting the old ones.
The two wire plug connects to the transfer and completes the ground circuit. The lights in the dash always have power going to them the GEM just completes the ground when in that mode. Since my GEM no longer controls my transfer it just makes lights blink. Any here we go:
For each mode. the blue with black strip is the 4 lo wire, Grey is the 4 high wire.
(insert picture 1)
Behind the instrument gauge are 3 plugs connecting to the instrument cluster. the right most white plug has the 2 wires we need
(insert picture 2)
The way the 2nd gen dash light work is by grounding the proper wire to light up the proper light in the gem.
A quick test to verify the proper wires. the Grey wire in the picture is for the 4 high light and the blue with black next it is the 4Lo wire.
(insert picture 3)
(insert picture 4)
Now when you cut these make sure you leave room to resplice them if you chose to go back to an electric transfer case.
Now all that is needed is to run 2 wires to the transfer case and connect the proper wires and you will have lights with your manual transfer on the dash and the blinking will go away.
I thought about trying to trace the Wiring from the old transfer to the dash and cut it at the gem and use that instead of running a whole wire. But it was easier to run a new wire down from behind the dash to under the seat and cut it there. The Cut the wire after the plug and splice it into the manual transfer.
(insert pic 5)
After the wires are in the only thing left to do is replace the radio / ac bezel with a 2wd one and there will be an almost dealership quality to your manual swap. That is if you managed to get everything from the donor when swapping the manual (my floor boot looks like it belongs there).
Ok don't post about not having pics up yet waiting for my camera to charge. Second if someone has the part number for that two wire plug for the transfer please add it.
Edit: i realized after i typed this that the two wire plug for the manual transfer bw1354 has the same wire colors as the dash so it is just a matter of running wires to connect them and cutting the old ones.
I'got mine so riged up with switches my CB and the stereo, it a nightmare. However I need to take it apart, I just need to find one out of a 2wd Ranger. Ineed to pull the cluster to pull the ABS light anyway 
