2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Ignition Halo Light

[jberelson]

I know this topic has been beat to death... but, heres what I found:



I pulled the bottom steering wheel shroud off and found a 4 pin connector with 2 wires on the forward part of the halo, a black/orange and a blue wire.

I removed the connector from the BLACK halo and found that I have 12vdc at all times, key in, key out, door open, door shut... i even waited 15min inside my truck and checked the voltage. 12vdc all the time! i did NOT follow the wires into the loom.



Also, what is small plastic box tie-wrapped to metal frame underneath center, front seat?



BTW my truck is Canadian



Sounds wacky to me

 

[dresslered]

I have the directions somewhere at home but unfortunately they won't do you any good if you have a black (rather than transparent) ring.



I believe that the only wires going to the connector are those of the "key in ignition" sensor. The halo light actually has to be tapped into the overhead interior light as there is no longer a connector on the Central Timer Module.

 

[dresslered]

Not sure if this will work on a 2002 Canadian, but here is what worked for me on my 2001:



Remove the top cover of the steering column. This is held on by three black torx screws found on the bottom cover (the silver one holds on the bottom cover). Once you pop the cover off it will be very obvious where the halo light lives (right above the ignition switch). The wires run from the lamp itself (a standard #74 if it ever does burn out) down to a four pin connector. Only two wires come out of the connector (the key "sense" circuit). Now extend the unconnected halo wires (black) by either adding the two missing pins to the connector or just splicing into the existing wires (like I did) with about 5-ft of wire. The new wires can be neatly run down the steering column and tie-wrapped so that it looks just like the factory did it. Route the extended wires up to the A-pillar by way of the fuse panel or up the door molding. I actually stick a very heavy gauge wire down through the side of the dash and pull the new wire up with it. Remove the A-pillar cover by just pulling it out enough so that you can work on the wiring harness and feed in the new wires. Unravel the black tape of the wiring harness about half way up the A-pillar. Center splice your extended wires into the pink and yellow wires found in the harness and rewrap the portion of the wiring harness with new electrical tape. Snap the cover back on and the halo light is all ready to go.

 

[Ramafid]

Dresslered's directions worked great for me. I have an American Y2K.