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Matt DiMarco Enthusiast

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So all I have to do is in the headlight swap pin B and E on the left and B and E for the right?

 

also below is for 2015 sierra SLE 4wd

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Yes, swap the pins inside the connector on the truck side. You don't need to touch the other side of the connector attached to the headlight.
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"I was a firefighter for 30 years" sounds like a qualifying statement.. if not intended that way, my mistake. And I never said you were evil. I clearly stated "everyone should be free to choose if the

VMaxtastic
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Why? They're for safety. Not sure if you've ever seen the result of a head on collision... I bet you would change your tune if you did.

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I'll take paying for a bulb over getting smoked by someone that isn't paying attention any day. Lots of people are too clueless to turn on their headlights in low visibility conditions.. I personally

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Velocibiker Enthusiast

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What I'd like to have is the fogs act as my DRLs. But not have the parking lights come on as well. Could using relays work to turn on just the fogs? Everything else work as normal.

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Cash459 New Member

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Correct... its very simple, just need some very fine point tools to get the pins out of the connector. Start by removing the 2 grey peices. there is one on the front and back of connector.

Sorry to dig up this old topic again but I'm trying to disable my DRLs & decided to do the pin swap method. I found the connector behind the headlight on the driver side & swapped the B & E pins but now I have another issue. When the headlight switch is in the "auto" position, the driver side headlight stays on as the DRL but the passenger side it's the parking light (amber). If I turn the headlight switch to the "on" position, then all the lights work normally. Am I doing something wrong or is there something else that I need to do? Or even worse, did I mess up something on my pins/connector? ANY help or guidance is GREATLY appreciated!!

Matt DiMarco Enthusiast

Matt DiMarco

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Sorry to dig up this old topic again but I'm trying to disable my DRLs & decided to do the pin swap method. I found the connector behind the headlight on the driver side & swapped the B & E pins but now I have another issue. When the headlight switch is in the "auto" position, the driver side headlight stays on as the DRL but the passenger side it's the parking light (amber). If I turn the headlight switch to the "on" position, then all the lights work normally. Am I doing something wrong or is there something else that I need to do? Or even worse, did I mess up something on my pins/connector? ANY help or guidance is GREATLY appreciated!!

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Which year and model is your truck?

Did you swap the correct wires on the "truck side" of the headlight connector?

Did you do the same thing on both driver and pssenger side?

Sounds like you may have messed up the driver side since the low beam is staying on in daylight in the auto position.

Check your work, sometimes its better to put everything back to stock and start over.

Cash459 New Member

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Start over.

Which year and model is your truck?

Did you swap the correct wires on the "truck side" of the headlight connector?

Did you do the same thing on both driver and pssenger side?

Sounds like you may have messed up the driver side since the low beam is staying on in daylight in the auto position.

Check your work, sometimes its better to put everything back to stock and start over.

I have a 2015 Silverado LTZ.

 

Yes, I did swap the correct wires on the "truck" side of the drivers side (or at least I thought I did) but now that I'm having issues, I was thinking that I need to go back & switch everything back to original & start again.

 

I did not do the passenger side yet, only the driver side. I was trying to make sure I at least got one side correct before doing both.

 

I'll switch the driver side back to original, start with the passenger side next time & then go from there.

 

I'm also wondering if there is a wire that's loose in the connector on the driver side also because now when I put the truck in drive from park with the headlight switch in the "on" position, the passenger headlight cuts out completely.

 

Starting to think I created a gremlin. Hopefully putting everything back to original & starting over will fix the issues.

Cash459 New Member

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Anyone know what size/gauge wire to use to re-wire the factory harness??

 

My harness on the "truck"/female side seems to have some loose terminals & I plan on re-wiring it with new female connectors & a new harness housing to ensure that I don't have any issues moving forward.

 

Just want to make sure I use the right size wire for those terminals.

 

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions!

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Cash459 New Member

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Start over.

Which year and model is your truck?

Did you swap the correct wires on the "truck side" of the headlight connector?

Did you do the same thing on both driver and pssenger side?

Sounds like you may have messed up the driver side since the low beam is staying on in daylight in the auto position.

Check your work, sometimes its better to put everything back to stock and start over.

Sorry to bother you Matt, but you seem to be the only one still responding to this thread....

 

So I finally got the parking lights to be my DRLs with the wire swap you posted about but I had a couple of

quick questions:

1. Is there a way to have the fog lights on with the DRLs (now parking lights)?? Anytime I push the button for the fogs, my headlights turn on. Or is that just a sacrifice from the wire/pin swap?

 

2. ANY time I use my remote start function, the headlights automatically turn on. Is that a normal operation & is there a way to prevent that? I ask because I have HIDs installed & don't want to compromise the life of the bulbs from the constant on/off. Or is the only way to prevent that to do the trick of removing the spring from the auto control light switch & leaving it in the off position?

 

Thanks to any and all who can help with this...

Matt DiMarco Enthusiast

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Sorry to bother you Matt, but you seem to be the only one still responding to this thread....

 

So I finally got the parking lights to be my DRLs with the wire swap you posted about but I had a couple of

quick questions:

1. Is there a way to have the fog lights on with the DRLs (now parking lights)?? Anytime I push the button for the fogs, my headlights turn on. Or is that just a sacrifice from the wire/pin swap?

 

2. ANY time I use my remote start function, the headlights automatically turn on. Is that a normal operation & is there a way to prevent that? I ask because I have HIDs installed & don't want to compromise the life of the bulbs from the constant on/off. Or is the only way to prevent that to do the trick of removing the spring from the auto control light switch & leaving it in the off position?

 

Thanks to any and all who can help with this...

1. The fog lights trigger the amber lights. You are now using the amber light wire to power headlights. Unfortunately, you can not use fogs without low beams unless you buy a special harness online, not sure where. You will have to undo the pin swap mod.

2. This is a sacrifice you make for the pin swap, low beams come on when started remotely. I tapped into the trigger wire in the HID kit and put a toggle switch on my dash. As long as I leave the switch off. headlights stay off when i remote start. If it's dark flip the switch before you drive.

Matt DiMarco Enthusiast

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Sorry to bother you Matt, but you seem to be the only one still responding to this thread....

 

So I finally got the parking lights to be my DRLs with the wire swap you posted about but I had a couple of

quick questions:

1. Is there a way to have the fog lights on with the DRLs (now parking lights)?? Anytime I push the button for the fogs, my headlights turn on. Or is that just a sacrifice from the wire/pin swap?

 

2. ANY time I use my remote start function, the headlights automatically turn on. Is that a normal operation & is there a way to prevent that? I ask because I have HIDs installed & don't want to compromise the life of the bulbs from the constant on/off. Or is the only way to prevent that to do the trick of removing the spring from the auto control light switch & leaving it in the off position?

 

Thanks to any and all who can help with this...

Just want to add to my last post...

This may be obvious, but adding a toggle switch to the thin blue wire in the HID kit (the wire that conects to the trucks low beam bulb commector) will allow you to use your fogs without your low beams. Its easy and takes about 10 mins to run a wire through the firewall into your cabin.

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On 3/4/2016 at 8:37 AM, Matt DiMarco said:

You must have a Canadian truck. On US trucks the lights can be turned off while in drive. Im in Canada as well, I swapped the low beam wire with the parking lamp wire so the orange lights are on in daylight and the low beams still turn on automatically when it gets dark.

I have a 2014 GMC Sierra WT that is Canadian.  Will this mod work for my truck or just the silverados?  Sorry I’m new here 

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