GM Wants $500 to use THIS Button [AUX Switch 2023+ Canyon & Colorado]
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7 ай бұрынBADLANDINDUSTRIES.COM
@generalmotors would like to have you think that to use the AUX button they equipped your truck with, you'll need a $500+ relay bracket that adds 5 more switches. What if you only need 1???
The location in which these switches install, is below the dash in front of the driver's knee. WHAT???
Now you could install an @Auxbeam or @mictuning Switch panel with one of our vent mounts or dash tracks. However, if you have only one accessory to hook up this video is for you.
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@albrhino 2 ай бұрын
OK that was funny. "If you do feel the need to hit the dislike button, make sure you do it twice so I'm doubly aware" HAHAHAHAHAHA I hit the like button twice because that was funny!
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
Gotta show love to the haters too lol
@josh9399 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for being such an informative fella! Always quality stuff from you!
@BadlandIndustries 4 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@lcool33 7 ай бұрын
Thank you been waiting for this video for my aux button lol
@BadlandIndustries 7 ай бұрын
Hope it was helpful.
@BadlandIndustries 6 ай бұрын
@Max-kn9yi what do you mean I didn't connect it? The white wire I pulled through the grommet was connected the the blunt cut blue wire I showed you under the dash. Watch the video all the way through without skipping. That way you won't miss anything.
@Max-kn9yi 6 ай бұрын
Thank you. this was like the 3rd video I watched..once you started talking about the other switch.. I stopped...thx for video!
@matthewpelz848 10 күн бұрын
Nice video. Thank you for the insight. I might hook up some perimeter lights for camping use. 😊
@BadlandIndustries 10 күн бұрын
That's a great use of that switch. If you happen to need more switches you may want to watch the video that's going up tomorrow.
@RobsKoiPond Күн бұрын
My ZR2 came with the dealer installed 3 auxiliary buttons installed in the cab under the trailer brake controller. Stupid thing is that option is the buttons only as a part that doesn't include the accessorie power distribution box that goes under the hood to control the auxiliary buttons. That is only another 1000 doller option plus the dealerships install fee. This is a much less expensive option for ditch lights. I'll just ignore the other 3 usless buttons for now. Lol
@BadlandIndustries Күн бұрын
You could just sell those switches and then use that money to buy the lower trim under dash cover
@Cmatt1299 13 күн бұрын
Planning on retrofitting a garage door opener to the switch. I park outside and have valuables in garage so I'm need a discrete way of opening and closing garage only when car is on
@BadlandIndustries 13 күн бұрын
I believe some have been able to get homelink to work. I have my garage door set up on a smart switch and I can literally just tell my phone to open or close the door. Doesn't work with the truck mic but I have a button on my home screen too. Might still be a way to make it work via the button.
@josh9399 4 ай бұрын
ha genius on tapping the hole - that nut is out of room with the brackets installed.
@barryguffey8061 2 ай бұрын
The Auxiliary switch is for the light bar from the factory on the Desert Boss.
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
They likely hooked it up just like this.
@RockyUSMC0615 2 күн бұрын
I just got my Colorado, and found your channel. You’ve been a great help, given me ideas of what I want to do with my truck, how to do some things to my truck. Question did you ever get the leveling kit you were talking about developing, worked out? I’d be very interested in what you had in mind, because I’m not really all that thrilled with most of the leveling kits on the market.z. Thanks and I look forward to your future canyon/Colorado projects.
@BadlandIndustries 2 күн бұрын
Congratulations and welcome. Yes. I have more components here on the shelf waiting for my truck to get back from the dealer and then I'll be able to shoot a video. It'll consist of a leveling and lifting heights to accommodate what you guys want to do.
@RockyUSMC0615 2 күн бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries I will definitely look forward to those. Thanks for the update.
@PBPeachy 5 ай бұрын
Can you explain what you mean by "immediately ground off the other side of the light"? If its possible a simple like ms paint wiring diagram would really help.
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
Ground it as close to the light as your can. No sense adding unnecessary wiring.
@JBB212 5 ай бұрын
Great video and very helpful! Is there a specific fuse ( if there’s any number labeled) i should connect to use the aux switch?❤
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
It's already integrated. Just fuse whatever you're powering. I like the fused relay for this application.
@JBB212 5 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustriesi saw the fuse integrated fuse in the relay, i just dont understand how it connects to the aux switch 😂(sorry i am a noob) where is the connector for the aux switch
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
@@JBB212 the aux switch is grounded after the switch. I would assume you would need to fuse the supply. The way I have it wired in the video, currently is still working flawlessly.
@Max-kn9yi 4 ай бұрын
I have the power distribution box already installed. I assume they hooked this switch up to that. I can't find much of anything how to attach my ditch lights to that..I don't know much
@BadlandIndustries 4 ай бұрын
You will have to add pins to the connector on the side of the upfitter distribution box.
@coolkid5289 Күн бұрын
Do you think I could wire it to turn on the cargo light that is already over the truck bed? I believe the only way to turn that on is through the touchscreen menu.
@BadlandIndustries Күн бұрын
I'm sure you could. I need to look into the schematics to see how that light is actually switched.
@nelhmm 3 ай бұрын
Does it make if I have 2 set of light that I wire both their white trigger wires spliced into that 1 aux ground trigger? That way the aux turns on all 4. Would two relays be needed still? What is the simplest way to go about it?
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
If you want them to all come on at the same time yes you can use the 1 relay unless the wattage is over the relays rating.
@450benz 29 күн бұрын
My pod light came with a switch button with 3 wires black/blue/white which color wire should i connect ?
@BadlandIndustries 29 күн бұрын
Since you want it to be wired to the aux switch in the truck you won't use the provided switch.
@camarena9799 4 ай бұрын
My light bar came with it’s own switch. But the switch game with 3 wires. How do I connect the wires to use the trucks aux button instead, if the truck only has 1 wire to connect too?!?
@BadlandIndustries 4 ай бұрын
you wont be able to use the new switch and this aux switch. youll need to have a remedial knowledge of how a relay works and you should be able to figure out what the wires do and how they will interact with the circuit i drew on the whiteboard.
@chadm6805 9 күн бұрын
So, I am a little confused. After watching several times. The inside switch functions as an on off ground,? I run the ground wire to that factory aux switch, power with an inline fuse to my light ? Is the relay needed? Also what wire and where did you connect under the dash to make the aux switch work.
@BadlandIndustries 9 күн бұрын
It is only a trigger wire and not intended to handle the entire load of whatever light you install. If you watched it several times and missed the little wire, you may want to watch the video without skipping around. At 6.40 I show you the exact wire to splice to. It's just a little wire oddly sticking out of the loom with a rubber cover on it. You'll have to look around to find it.
@chadm6805 9 күн бұрын
@@BadlandIndustriesI’ll need a relay then? And I saw the blue wire, I thought that was something else you had going on Power to the 2 relay points, Run power to lights, ground lights separate, run ground from relay to ground switch in truck, should make lights work
@BadlandIndustries 9 күн бұрын
@@chadm6805 that blue wire is the ground. If you build the relay how I have it in the whiteboard diagram it'll work perfectly. This way there's no load on that blue wire and the relay is handling the light.
@BigBlueZr2 5 ай бұрын
Hey man quick question, I noticed you took wire 86 and wired that to the ground trigger wire (to the switch) in the foot well. However, according to the relay's diagram on Amazon, it says wire 85 should go to the ground trigger source. They then have 86 going to battery, so I guess you swapped 86 and 85. Does this matter? I am also not very knowledgeable in wiring and all that, just wanted to see if you could shed some light.
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
85 and 86 are the opposite sides of the coil. If you energize one side you have to ground the other. Doesn't matter which. Energize one side off the battery and connect the other side to the blue wire. When you hit the aux switch it grounds out making connection inside the relay.
@Downtimelost 7 ай бұрын
Dude ! Where’s the switch panel bezel for the vent , I need !
@BadlandIndustries 7 ай бұрын
Coming soon buddy.
@user-lp1gr6fb7j Ай бұрын
How do you find the wire or access the auxiliary switch under your infotainment center to hook up lights like you did for your ditch lights?
@BadlandIndustries Ай бұрын
That's what this entire video is about. Watch it through without skipping around.
@StevenReposa720 5 ай бұрын
To clarify. The door sill pops up when using a plastic pry tool and the kick plate panel gets pulled backwards towards the seat to remove? I don’t want to bust clips as it feels like I might with the amount of force I’m putting on them. Thanks for any help man!
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
Yea start at the rear and lift the sill up. Once you get to the kick panel it'll need to be pulled rearward
@mracer11 4 ай бұрын
Maybe I'm not getting it..... I need to see the wire (ground) that the "AUX" switch has to run to the negative side of the relay ? Am I missing it in your video?
@BadlandIndustries 4 ай бұрын
Relays don't have a negative side. They are simply a pass through device. I thought the whiteboard diagram was pretty clear.
@ldmarkus9135 6 ай бұрын
I really was just very confused by the whole video.
@BadlandIndustries 6 ай бұрын
Sorry for that. Watch it again maybe it'll come to you.
@user-lu9dv3tq2n 3 ай бұрын
Hey , good video, did you show did how to connect the 86 wire to the aux button? Thanks
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
Just a butt splice connector. 8.22 time stamp.
@user-lu9dv3tq2n 3 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries In the video you did not show the end wire of the auxiliary switch . Is there a wire or is it in the fuse box?
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
@@user-lu9dv3tq2n at 6.33 I show you the blue wire you're attaching to. It's sticking out of the wire loom under the kick-panel.
@gianfrancoaffrunti9775 2 ай бұрын
So are you using a fuse tap for these lights or are you getting power directly from the blue wire. Because I was under the impression that I needed to pull fuse 41 and install a fuse tap.
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
@@gianfrancoaffrunti9775 nope at 3:34 I start showing you how to with up the relay
@Oscar93646 6 ай бұрын
Blue wire with heat shrink was there from factory?
@BadlandIndustries 6 ай бұрын
Yessir. It's called out in the factory wire diagrams.
@user-lu9dv3tq2n 4 ай бұрын
What is the part number for the relay in this video? I’d like to use this aux button to tune on my driving lights
@BadlandIndustries 4 ай бұрын
As with most youtube videos there are links in the video description directing you to the parts used in the video.
@user-uv1pg8jp6c 5 ай бұрын
2:58 where do i find the wire to connect "86" to the aux switch ?
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
Gotta watch the whole thing. I show you at 6:30
@xxxescorpio 6 күн бұрын
I want to use it to hook up so lights Let me know when u get some time
@BadlandIndustries 6 күн бұрын
What do you want to know?
@gizmo702_3 3 ай бұрын
I wired it wrong. It worked a few times and stopped working. Do you know where the fuse is for this switch? Thanks in advance and great video!
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
I dont have the fuse box layout at my finger tips. You should be able to walk through the fuse box layout and find it.
@gizmo702_3 2 ай бұрын
Cool thanks.
@draytenevans8094 2 ай бұрын
Mine worked well. Then after a day or so it cut out. Where is the fuse for this?
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
Did you use the blue wire under the dash to send the load of the lights? It's meant only for the trigger wire.
@draytenevans8094 2 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries yes I used the trigger wire. It randomly shut off as I was driving and now the wire doesn’t work at all.
@adamstafford6801 5 ай бұрын
So I wired it all up like you, but the switch will not power my light bar. I connected the other switch that came with the harness and it works fine. The light bar draws 16 amps, any chance that switch couldn’t handle it and that’s why it won’t work? I don’t have any real electrical knowledge, I just followed the video. Thanks!
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
Are you using a relay?
@adamstafford6801 5 ай бұрын
Yes, the harness has one.
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
@adamstafford6801 and you powered both the leg side and coil side of the relay. Take a look again at the white board wiring diagram.
@dominickelly5429 6 күн бұрын
I’m wiring this up today to some rock lights with no luck. Everything wired how you have it but doesn’t seem like I’m getting a signal to the device through the red wire.
@BadlandIndustries 6 күн бұрын
What rock lights did you get? Double check your relay pin numbers with the way you have it wired. Disregard the wire colors. 85 and 86 should be touching the positive to the battery and the wire under the dash. 30 should also be on the positive battery and your 87 goes to the positive of your rock lights. Then you simply need to ground the wire off your rock lights.
@dominickelly5429 6 күн бұрын
Yeah I had it wired that way. My issue may be that these are RGB rock lights with a control board. The wiring came plug n play not with open wire ends. I have a single wire with 4pin lead to the device. I wanted to splice into it but I want to be 100% sure I needed to and how to wire it before I do so. Any suggestions with the 4 pin plug wire?
@BadlandIndustries 6 күн бұрын
@dominickelly5429 what kit?
@dominickelly5429 6 күн бұрын
I already installed it and it works, I would just prefer to use the given AUX button over what it came with.
@BadlandIndustries 6 күн бұрын
I have the same thing with my mictunung rock lights. those turn on and off with the button but i can use an app to change them. in order to help you I need to understand what kit you're running.
@grey1wa 7 ай бұрын
Trying to decide between a light bar or ditch lights
@BadlandIndustries 7 ай бұрын
Light bar is great for straight on and the ditch are great for local light off to the sides. Just depends on what you need the light for.
@grey1wa 7 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries planning on some overlanding in the spring..
@Iramz71 6 ай бұрын
I was just going to take my Colorado to get my 40 inch light bar from GM and have them do it and apparently “it needs a code through GM” to access that aux button.
@BadlandIndustries 6 ай бұрын
That's not true. They all say you'll need the $500 5 button upfitter switch panel. You can see I did it with a $5 relay and some wires.
@RockyMTNnative 3 ай бұрын
So I have the Desert Boss with the winch, power distribution box, and 3 button separate aux panel… problem here is Chevy and my dealer refuse to switch the buttons around to my liking… winch is on aux 1 and light bars are on the massive aux flip switch under the main infotainment screen. How easy would it be for me to move these? Winch to large aux flip switch and my light bars to aux 1?
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
You would essentially just re-pin the connector off your box to re-order the switches or what they power
@RockyMTNnative 3 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries ok cool, so really the power distribution box is all pre wired for the switches ready to go
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
@@RockyMTNnative it should be.
@RockyMTNnative 3 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries thank you 🙌
@RockyMTNnative 3 ай бұрын
One more thing, while adding additional lights to the power distribution box, do I need to be adding a in line fuse and new relay (relay / fuse box better idea) for each additional lighting upgrade?
@travisthompson2287 4 ай бұрын
Im getting an earlier model ZR2 sports bar that has KC lights on it. I plan on using this switch to power those. Just hope the brake light plug is compatible to the new model.
@BadlandIndustries 4 ай бұрын
the 3rd brake light is the same as the 2nd gen
@marcell17 7 ай бұрын
Link for the lights?
@BadlandIndustries 7 ай бұрын
I cant find them anymore. Also my driver side is noticeably dimmer than the passenger. I need to find some leds to mod the other cubes so I don't strobe white/red and get in trouble.
@klforrest573 Ай бұрын
Just like a few of these A$$ Hat companies want $200-$400 for a $70 pair of rubber mud flaps!
@BadlandIndustries Ай бұрын
Yea you just gotta be a little wary these days.
@alexcarbery8189 2 ай бұрын
Is that not the button to power the bed 120v outlet????
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
Nope. That is automatically powered while the truck is running.
@nickisgroovy3648 Ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustrieswhich its too bad that outlet doesn’t just always have power! Would be cool if the aux switch did it too.
@BadlandIndustries Ай бұрын
@@nickisgroovy3648 I'm sure there might be a way to add an aux input to the inverter.
@MrPetyz 6 ай бұрын
Sorry this is without the 500 dollar distribution box right
@BadlandIndustries 6 ай бұрын
yes thats the entire purpose of this video
@MrPetyz 6 ай бұрын
@@BadlandIndustries I figured, however you should start with that, video comes across like it’s just so you are able to flip between the colour of lights, you should have made the video from scratch in my opinion. Really do appreciate the content just seems a little unclear!
@BadlandIndustries 6 ай бұрын
@MrPetyz I see that. The point of the video is you can use that one switch (and certain lights) to increase the functionality without needing to install the $500 gm upfitter relay box or even the auxbeam switch panel to control multiple lights. 1 switch, one light multiple modes gives you the cheapest install with the most functionality
@gmartinezfuster 5 ай бұрын
that ain't a temp fix 🤣
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
Wiring is temporary
@kurtb9107 3 ай бұрын
It’s called the poverty button because, you’ll pay enough to GM for the use of this button to send you into poverty!😅😂😂🤣🤣
@BadlandIndustries 3 ай бұрын
Yep. I figured it out on the cheap.
@jellyroll2830 5 ай бұрын
I love diy’ers. All those wires hanging everywhere, not routing wires clean, poking holes with knives, buying anything on Amazon to save a dollar on Chinese garbage, so sloppy. 😂
@BadlandIndustries 5 ай бұрын
Hey man, I asked you not to judge me lol. Thx for the comment
@backsideslash 2 ай бұрын
I really appreciate the video but I could not for the life of me get this configuration to work with my ditch lights. Going to give up and use the switch that came with my rigid dss lights like some sort of monster.
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
How much of the provided harness are you using? You need to ground the trigger with the blue wire under the dash.
@backsideslash 2 ай бұрын
I wired up the relay as shown and there’s a blue, red, and black wire from the harness. I connected the blue from the harness to the exposed wire on the passenger side, grounded the black, and left red unconnected but it didn’t work. Swapped black and blue wires and still nothing. Tried red connected, black grounded, blue unconnected and still nothing. My first thought was maybe my ground wasn’t adequate but I tested it with the rigid switch and it worked so I have no idea
@BadlandIndustries 2 ай бұрын
@@backsideslash you'll have to determine what those wires do and how that harness is wired.
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