Im having issues trying to figure out why my aftermarket light switch button stays illuminated always.
I have a auxiliary BlueSea fuse boxes installed. Wired directly to the battery. So the fuse box has constant power.
I have 2 led bars. 1 in the front and 1 in the back and they both have the same wiring kit, same relay and both go directly to the BlueSea fuse box. And both have a amp installed.
The wiring kit that came with the light came with prewired relay, and some cheap switch that has the 3M double sticky tape on it. I ordered aftermarket switches that illuminate green.
Everything seems to be going out of the relay. The relay has 3 groups of wires going into it.
1group)Blue, black, white ( this was wired to the cheap switch)
2group) Red and black. (this is wired to the plug that plugs into the light.
3group)Red and black (the red had a fuse installed in-line, which I removed because I connected the red directly to the fuse box and installed the proper fuse. )
looking at the relay, they have the following.
all BLACK wires going into 1 location.
1 red by its self
1 blue wire by its self
and a RED and WHITE wire together.
My light switch has 3 pins. I currently have the WHITE, and BLUE hooked up to it. This makes the light go ON and OFF. But if I hook up the 3rd BLACK wire to the last top pin on the button. It illuminates the button but it stays lit green at all times. How do I make it so it's not lit at all times. And only on ignition. And still keep it wired to the BlueSea fuse box ?
Am I missing something ? i don't understand.
here is the relay for the front light bar/switch. It is same exact relay and wiring for the rear light also.
The wires running to the relay.
these are the light switches
This is the back part of the light switch. The top pin that has nothing booked to it, that's where if I hook the black wire. It illuminates the switch. But because it stays on always I do not have hooked up. I'm afraid that it will drain the battery if I don't use my truck for a looooong time.
And this is the BlueSea fuse box
I don't see how it makes a difference if I hooked it up straight to the battery and kept their in-line fuse. The BlueSea fuse box is nice because it eliminates all the cluster and the fuses are easy to access.
So, any idea on how to illuminate the switch but only on ignition ?and have it fused to the BlueSea fuse box ?