2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Light ring around ign.

[PaulG]

My light ring doesn't seem to be working is there a bulb somewhere or how do i fix it? thanks

 

[Cummins Pilot]

Same here. Its a bulb inside. To lazy to fix it. Plus I don't really see a need for it.

 

[Duluth Diesel]

Yeah, mine is dead too. What's the best way to pull this apart and get to the bulb?

 

[PaulG]

Originally posted by Duluth Diesel

Yeah, mine is dead too. What's the best way to pull this apart and get to the bulb?

thats my question, i guess i'll not be lazy and take the housing off and look this weekend

 

[Thomas]

Model years 2000, 2001, and 2002 don't have a bulb. Do a search using halo and follow David Dressler's instructions.

 

[dresslered]

I thought all the halo's had been fixed!



Here's a copy that I had archived. I am not the inventor as there were others that did it before me but this should work for ya:





I haven't been asked this question in quite awhile! First of all, the Halo light use to plug into the Integrated Electric Module (IEM) in the 1999 models. The factory no longer plugs it in for some reason!? If you do plug it in, I am told that it still won't work either.



I have a 2001 Quad HO 3500 and I found after opening up the steering column, that the light bulb was still present, just no wiring! The easiest way to reconnect is by running a pair of wires from the Halo light and tapping it into the dome light. Walla! Why the factory doesn't do this is beyond me. I'm sure that DC probably manufactured a million defected IEM's and was to cheap to fix the problem as my wife's Durango has the same problem.



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.



I rewired mine edit: 4 years ago (I received my truck in March of 2000 even though it is a 2001 HO model) and the circuit is working perfectly today. Never even a burned out bulb. One word of caution, however: whenever working on the steering column, be very careful with what you tamper with. I've been told that you can cause the air bag to go off. I personally feel that it would be quite difficult, but I thought that I would warn you anyway.



Good luck,

 

[PaulG]

thanks

 

[Cummins Pilot]

Originally posted by Thomas

Model years 2000, 2001, and 2002 don't have a bulb. Do a search using halo and follow David Dressler's instructions.

Hmm, how things change. If I wasn't lazy I would have taken it apart and noticed the change. Dangit.

 

[Thomas]

Actually, the bulb is there, as David pointed out. It's just not wired. The model year 2000 parts catalog lists the following part for the ignition switch:



P/N 56021346 SWITCH, Ignition . . . w/Buzzer & Halo



I think someone posted that some of the newer ignition switches have a dark, opaque ring rather then the transparent ring like model year 2000.

 

[dresslered]

King of the quad headlight conversions (Thomas) called it correctly. I remember when I first was researching the problem and the dealer was going to replace the entire ignition assembly under warrantee. I think that DC got tired of this and started painting the halos black.