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I have a 2016 Silverado wt with no fogs, Just installed the off-road light switch my DRLs and nights still functional, waiting for it to warm up a bit and I'm planning to wire a light bar to the orl switch, and seeing if I can make use of the fog light switch for rock lights or self done fogs

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Have you seen the Michael J Fox Edition Sierra/Silverado rolling down the road? Looks like the Toyota from Back to the Future. Anyway there is a really cool headlight switch with the option for Off-Ro

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For you guys with 2014/2015 or anyone else that this doesn’t work for (due to BCMs not being programmed to output these triggers), please be patient with us. We have an alternate method that allows

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Ok folks, for anyone wanting this headlight switch harness, I have them ready made, and ready to ship.   $35 shipped anywhere in the US.   They are built with the same specs as shown in the vide

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18 hours ago, Canuck with a truck said:

I have a 2016 Silverado wt with no fogs, Just installed the off-road light switch my DRLs and nights still functional, waiting for it to warm up a bit and I'm planning to wire a light bar to the orl switch, and seeing if I can make use of the fog light switch for rock lights or self done fogs

I personally haven't done this because all my trucks had fog lights. But I would assume it's just missing some wiring on the front harness. I believe Gen5 has adapter harnesses to add fogs.

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Has anyone made the oem switch instantaneous like the fog switch? I’ve had this installed for a year or two and love it but I don’t like having to wait 3 seconds to turn the light bar off if I’m using it on a back road and a car comes around the corner 

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1 minute ago, CaptStoots said:

Has anyone made the oem switch instantaneous like the fog switch? I’ve had this installed for a year or two and love it but I don’t like having to wait 3 seconds to turn the light bar off if I’m using it on a back road and a car comes around the corner 

 

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On 5/6/2025 at 12:56 AM, CaptStoots said:

Has anyone made the oem switch instantaneous like the fog switch? I’ve had this installed for a year or two and love it but I don’t like having to wait 3 seconds to turn the light bar off if I’m using it on a back road and a car comes around the corner 

Yes i have. Mine works this way. Here's how I did it on my 2014. And how I'll do it on my 2018. 

 

https://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/214990-oem-off-road-light-switch-install/page/30/#comment-2650532

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Reviving this thread again.  Does anyone know the part # for the terminals needed? I tried looking through the thread, but didn't see any references to them.  I want to see if I have the ones on hand or need to order them.  Thanks

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