umbighouse
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Ok. I turned that back on.
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Ok. I turned that back on.
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To be clear, you never added @Mpgrimm2 's harness right? You'll need this to complete the dedicated DRL circuit to your G2s if the other side is already pinned.
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My truck is going in next week for the tailgate opening by itself recall,they will probably do the cruise control update and the airbag one also.When they do the update would this affect any of the many settings I have changed via alfaobd?.My truck is an express but probably on par with a Laramie.
umbighouse
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Yes I did install the harness from mpgrimm2. The DRLs work for the turn signals but not the dedicated lights.
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Did you run the wires from MPGRIMM2 to the DRL plugs coming off of the G2s?
Did you check to see if the other side of the plugs were already pinned before afldding the harness?
If yes to both above, make sure you inserted the pinned wires in the right holes on the harness.
You can also apply power directly to those wires to see if they come on.
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Acman2u
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Thanks, I’ll give it a try.
umbighouse
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The DRLs work with the Alpharex-supplied harness tapped into fuse F66, so I know that wiring is good.
I confirmed there were wires feeding pins 8 & 23 before ordering the harness from M2Mods.
The DRL function appears on the UConnect screen and it works with the turn lamp or high beams (tested so far), but not Dedicated.
I did a voltage test on the M2Mods wires from the connector under the fuse box. With the engine running and in gear, I'm not getting any voltage. This was at night in my garage- does it need to be in daylight?
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As long as the truck is running, in gear, no parking brake, and the headlight switch is in the off position, it doesn’t matter if it’s day or night.
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No, but it does need to be in drive with the parking brake off. The headlights also need to be off if it's not bright out (not in Auto or on if it's dark).
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Also, did you set these two too?
CBC I/O right dedicated DRL lamp output present> yes (should be yes already)
CBC I/O left dedicated DRL lamp output present > yes (should be yes already)
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umbighouse
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@SitKneelBend - From the "never assume too much" department, you get the Big Brain award! Both of these I/O options were set to No. After I enabled them, BINGO!- the DRLs are now working for the Dedicated setting. Thanks to EVERYONE who chimed in to help me. This is an amazing forum, and I hope I'm learning enough to give back sometime...
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Good to hear, I'm pretty sure everyone who chimed in here are also the ones who helped me do the same thing so I'm just paying it forward!
Edit: I do have big ol' dinosaur brains though...and so does @Jimmy07 who listed all the settings.
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Now, can you post pictures/videos of these Upgraded G2 lights working with the dedicated BCM DRL feed and turn signals working? (I still haven't seen a set of these hooked up this way)
M² Mods.
umbighouse
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You bet. I'm planning to post a thread with my specific AlphaOBD settings too to help anyone else with the same setup.
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Needing to buy a OBDLink, and looking around on amazon just to find this.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08DLB6...3fc6e3c6ee&ref_=pd_luc_rh_rtpb_04_04_t_img_lh
Security bypass tool. It is advertized for Jeep wrangler and Gladiator. Feedback shows one purchaser saying it works on Ram. I don't need, or plan to purchase, as I have the bypass cable, but may be an option for someone else looking to make changes.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B08DLB6...3fc6e3c6ee&ref_=pd_luc_rh_rtpb_04_04_t_img_lh
Security bypass tool. It is advertized for Jeep wrangler and Gladiator. Feedback shows one purchaser saying it works on Ram. I don't need, or plan to purchase, as I have the bypass cable, but may be an option for someone else looking to make changes.
BigHornGuy
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Anyone else "procedure failed" doing the driving and idle engine hours? I've also been getting the same issue when correcting the mileage with the 7" option but does go through if I use the 3.5" option.
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Happy New Years eve everyone
T_Unit114
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Going to be blazing a trail of my own with this little app here in the next few weeks on my 08 WK CRD. I have wound up with a random failure to communicate with the ECM on the vehicle and a Christmas tree of a cluster seemingly out of nowhere.
I also plan to pick up a pack of adapter cables to access various other K-line modules that need altered pinouts to what the OBDLink is set up with. I use the interface for multiple brands and vehicles so modding the interface itself is just not a sensible solution for me when the cables can be had relatively cheap enough.
I will also be using this app to experiment with an EGR and DPF delete on that particular jeep as well on e I sort out this little electrical gremlin. After some deeper reading in the AlfaOBD user guide, I feel pretty confident in my understanding of how it should work.
Happy new year folks!
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I also plan to pick up a pack of adapter cables to access various other K-line modules that need altered pinouts to what the OBDLink is set up with. I use the interface for multiple brands and vehicles so modding the interface itself is just not a sensible solution for me when the cables can be had relatively cheap enough.
I will also be using this app to experiment with an EGR and DPF delete on that particular jeep as well on e I sort out this little electrical gremlin. After some deeper reading in the AlfaOBD user guide, I feel pretty confident in my understanding of how it should work.
Happy new year folks!
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umbighouse
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For anyone interested in seeing what the Alpharex G2 Pro headlights look like on a 2014 Ram 1500 (with the custom wires from M2Mods installed), I posted a video in the post from my build thread. Also includes the AlphaOBD codes I used to get this working.
You can check it out here.
You can check it out here.
Skram1500
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Hi i got 3rd led brake light installed month ago n now i installed the bed tub light and connect the wiring to the switch which turn on the cargo light. It works but leds are very dim. Is there any setting i change in Aplhaobd so they light up bright. Thanks
