Dimmer Switch wire color

mawlkrawler · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 7:12 pm

Hey guys, I just need to hook a light up to my dimmer switch, that way when I turn my lights on the light turns on. I figured if I wired it into the dimmer switch, I could also adjust the brightness of it.
I opened up my dash and took off the bezel to reveal the wire, however, I figured out from another thread that the dimmer switch wire is Orange with a brown stripe (I think), but i cant find it. any advice?

I even took out the radio and found a 2 wires
1 is gray with an orange stripe
1 is white with an orange stripe

I found this online, but it doesn't mention what color wire the dimmer switch is

Pin Circuit Description
1 A413 18RD FUSED B(+) (I.O.D.)
2 D264 20WT CAN INTERIOR BUS (-)
3 - -
4 - -
5 - -
6 - -
7 X62 18GY/OR AMPLIFIED ANTENNA FEED
8 X205 18GY/LG LEFT REAR SPEAKER (+)
9 X295 18GY/DG LEFT REAR SPEAKER (-)
10 X206 18DG/LG RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (+)
11 X296 18DG/GY RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (-)
12 Z910 18BK/WT GROUND
13 D265 20WT/OR CAN INTERIOR BUS (+)
14 - -
15 - -
16 - -
17 - -
18 - -
19 X202 18DG/VT RIGHT FRONT SPEAKERS (+)
20 X292 18DG/YL RIGHT FRONT SPEAKERS (-)
21 X201 18GY/VT LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS (+)
22 X291 18GY/YL LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS (-)

sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

in every chrysler product I've ever owned, the dimmer wire was always an orange wire. if you see that you can always VOM it and see if it's the dimmer wire.

mawlkrawler · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 1:27 am

idk, but wut I ended up doing was taking off the plastic thing the 4wd switch was mounted to and finding it. for some reason that was the only place I could find the wire. I'll post pix of my finished stuff tomorrow

sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

found it in the FSM.

wire color: OR/BR (orange w/ brown stripe)
pin 19 on the cluster
pin 3 on the radio

reference page 8W-40-3 of the 2006 KJ FSM.

mawlkrawler · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 1:56 pm

sota wrote:

found it in the FSM.

wire color: OR/BR (orange w/ brown stripe)
pin 19 on the cluster
pin 3 on the radio

reference page 8W-40-3 of the 2006 KJ FSM.

Are the KJ and KK wires the same?

sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

oh hell if I know.
grab a VOM, probe the wire, turn the cluster lights on and watch the voltage. if it changes when you turn the dimmer up and down then you're good to go.

cgass · **Posted:** Fri May 18, 2012 2:31 pm

I just replaced my radio and didn't see any orange wire in the stock harness. I have an orange dimmer wire in the new harness but no where to hook it up

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sota · **Joined:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:44 pm **Posts:** 379

dug into this a little more, thinking you guys must be blind, on crack or both. turns out... KK's DO NOT have a dimmer wire at the radio! looking now to see if there's a control off the MFS, or does it stupidly use the CAN bus.

musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Sun May 12, 2013 3:06 pm

Any update on this?

cgass · **Posted:** Sun May 12, 2013 3:22 pm

Verified no dimmer wire in the KKs. Per a friend of mine who does car audio installations in FL the dimmer function is controlled by the computer.

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musclezmarinara · **Posted:** Sun May 12, 2013 7:59 pm

So no way to add a dimmer to my arb switches or a illumination when off?

mawlkrawler · **Posted:** Mon May 20, 2013 4:26 pm

There is a dimmer wire on the KK, just not behind the radio. The one I tapped into is located under the 4WD /4WL switch. I can't remember the color though. If you see the wire you'll figure it out lol

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Texasrugby911 · **Joined:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:18 pm **Posts:** 196

Hey guys,
I ran a few cables from the dimmer switch to my light switches. The color of the wire is orange with a gray stripe. I had to splice the wire from the 4x4 switch. Tht wire is the only orange wire running to the 4x4 switch.

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