High beams on with low beams

tbyrne · December 1, 2004

I always forget the company that sells this when I buy a new truck. Does anyone know which company manufactures the switch that allows the high beams to stay on with the low? They also make the switch to allow the fog lights to automatically come in with the headlights.

Thanks!

Tom

REBOP · December 1, 2004

WWW.PACETRUCK.COM

1999-2002 FULL SIZE GM TRUCK, PART #PW30821

lrymal · December 2, 2004

I always forget the company that sells this when I buy a new truck....

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Not sure if this is it, but try:

http://www.painlesswiring.com/relayheadlight.htm

dewfpo · December 2, 2004

They're building my 2005 this week (or so the dealer tells me). Is this still a problem on the 2005 models? (high or low beams but not both?).

DEWFPO

timowen1 · December 2, 2004

I always forget the company that sells this when I buy a new truck. Does anyone know which company manufactures the switch that allows the high beams to stay on with the low? They also make the switch to allow the fog lights to automatically come in with the headlights.

Thanks!

Tom

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There are many companies that make the switch to run high and low beams at the same time. I have bought from Stylin' Concepts and their part is about $50. It worked well. On my new truck I bought from www.mrgrille.com or www.mrtaillight.com (same company) and only paid $29 for the exact same thing. They also give detailed instruction on their web site on installation.

Hope this helps.

Tim

Rookie · December 2, 2004

Painless part number is 30822. Summit racing has it for 36.88

03GMC2500HD · December 2, 2004

Just did mine this week and it cost me a whopping 31 cents and 3 min of work. Saw it on another site about using a diode (1N4001) and jumping from one relay to the other in the fuse box. Worked flawless! Bought the diode at Radio Shack for $.59 for a 2-pak. Soldered a couple pieces of wire on each end then shrink wrapped it. Done!

tbyrne · December 2, 2004

Some of these will work but I'm also looking for the one that allows the foglights to automatically come on. The company that makes the high beam switch also does the one for the fogs. I'm searching on this end also.

03GMC2500HD · December 2, 2004

What do you mean by the fog lights automatically coming on? There is a button for those.

tbyrne · December 3, 2004

I don't like pushing the button There is something that automatically turns on the fogs when the headlights come on.

99silveradoz71 · December 3, 2004

R&D used to have those kits, but I believe they're no longer around

tbyrne · December 3, 2004

That's it! The last one I bought was at the end of '02. There has to be something out there.

jelisfc · December 3, 2004

You just need another diode that's all. I've got mine wired so I get hi, lo, drl (now amber), and fogs with the high beams. I ran out of diodes so the next time I'll wire it for fogs on with lows. The only thing with the diodes is there is no way to turn off the fogs without a lot more screwing around.

dewfpo · December 3, 2004

Legally in most state fog lights can only be on when low beams are on. They must be off when high beams are on. I don't know why, it doesn't make any sense to me but that's the law. My wife was stopped by a police officer because I had installed aftermarket fog lights on our car and she had them on with the high beams. We never use the high beams except when there's no oncoming traffic so it's not like your blinding someone worse with the fog lights on. The high beams do that all by themselves.

DEWFPO

J-rod · December 3, 2004

I've got mine wired so I get hi, lo, drl (now amber), and fogs with the high beams.

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin about! LOL! I wanna do the same with mine but I'm thinking I'll put a switch in between the diode and the pin 85 on the fogs and DRLs. Run the wire into the cab and mount a switch somewhere just so I can override that part if need be. Sounds good though! You should get a pic with all those lights on at the same time! hehe