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Old 10-27-2016, 06:54 AM
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Came out this morning to find my LED A-Pillar lights turned on, I figured that it must have gotten bumped on accidentally. I went to turn them off and found that my otrattw switch was in the OFF position, so now I'm at a loss..

About a month ago I found that my pillar lights would not turn on so I chased all my wires and connections only to find that the relay was the problem. Digging through my extra parts bin I found that I had a relay so I swapped it out and it fixed my problem, it functioned like it normally did.

But...Today has me totally stumped.. I pulled the fuse off so that I can shut the light off..

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated..

thanks in advance,
Augi
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You might have a bad relay. That is the only thing I can think of.

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how would I go about testing the relay
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how would I go about testing the relay
I would try doing an ohm or continuity check. I am not that savvy on electrical but that is my best guess.
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Check to see if you have power coming off of pin 86. Here is schematic that might help.

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Try swapping the switch with one of the other switches. It could be internally shorted in the switch. Another issue could be that pins 1 and 2 on the switch are swapped ( but this probably is not you issue since it just happened).
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give the relay a love tap.....bang it on something then try it again sometimes they just get stuck
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Originally Posted by jchappies
give the relay a love tap.....bang it on something then try it again sometimes they just get stuck
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Finally had a chance to check the relay.. well I tapped it with a mallet it would works here and there, so I bought another relay tonight to replace it. It works as it should now.

Thanks everyone for all the advice
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