yesterday, i started installing some driving lights on my 1998 explorer sport.
after attaching the lights to the truck, i started the wiring
i have installed some fog lights on my x before, so i htought this was going to be easy.
the first step was to find the high beam wire and connect it to the switch. since i did not have a tester on hand, i went to my haynes manual. where i thought i found the wire (gray/orange). so i searched for it and searched, after i removed the panel under the steering panel, as well as the metal panel behind it, i found a gray and orange wire coming from the steering wheel. :scratch: i spliced into this wire and connected it to the switch.
second step was to mount the relay by the battery, which i did. (easy)
third was to connect the battery to the relay with the blue wire, which i did.(easy)
fourth was to connect the ground from the relay, which i did. (easy)
Fifth was to ground the lights, which i did.(easy)
Then connect the lights to the relay, which i did.(easy)
final step was to connect the relay to the switch, which i did.
after checking every thing and making sure all the grounds were connected, i turned on the headlights and then the switch(but the light on the switch did not turn on), anyways i turned on the high beams to see if it would work. No luck. righ tnow the only thing i can think of causing this would be the wire i connected to under the dash was the wrong wire.
but to throw another wrench into the mix, this morning i went to work and noticed the airbag light was on, but it would not stay on, it will randomly turn off and on, not at any intervals.
sorry for the long post but any help would be appreciated
after attaching the lights to the truck, i started the wiring
i have installed some fog lights on my x before, so i htought this was going to be easy.
the first step was to find the high beam wire and connect it to the switch. since i did not have a tester on hand, i went to my haynes manual. where i thought i found the wire (gray/orange). so i searched for it and searched, after i removed the panel under the steering panel, as well as the metal panel behind it, i found a gray and orange wire coming from the steering wheel. :scratch: i spliced into this wire and connected it to the switch.
second step was to mount the relay by the battery, which i did. (easy)
third was to connect the battery to the relay with the blue wire, which i did.(easy)
fourth was to connect the ground from the relay, which i did. (easy)
Fifth was to ground the lights, which i did.(easy)
Then connect the lights to the relay, which i did.(easy)
final step was to connect the relay to the switch, which i did.
after checking every thing and making sure all the grounds were connected, i turned on the headlights and then the switch(but the light on the switch did not turn on), anyways i turned on the high beams to see if it would work. No luck. righ tnow the only thing i can think of causing this would be the wire i connected to under the dash was the wrong wire.
but to throw another wrench into the mix, this morning i went to work and noticed the airbag light was on, but it would not stay on, it will randomly turn off and on, not at any intervals.
sorry for the long post but any help would be appreciated