Where does Forscan Coding come from? / Need coding to enable mirror lights at speed.

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Unlike the Gen2's, the mirror spot lights now seem to be controlled by the DDM/PDM and can be turned on/off in the Forscan "easy" writer. There isn't an option to disable the "off at 6mph" but I would assume it is in the "as built" writer. How does one go about finding what coding means what in the As Built so we can find and change this great but currently useless feature?
 
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Good luck with that.

I know that someone found that you can clip one of the wires and resupply with alternate 12v, however their solution was to provide basically battery power; I’d rather have ignition on power to the lights.

I was thinking of bastardizing this option, and feeding power with an up fitter switch such as rock lights.
 
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Good luck with that.

I know that someone found that you can clip one of the wires and resupply with alternate 12v, however their solution was to provide basically battery power; I’d rather have ignition on power to the lights.

I was thinking of bastardizing this option, and feeding power with an up fitter switch such as rock lights.
Was it a post on this forum? I've searched all over and can't find anyone talking about it. I had my Gen2's wired to an up fitter and would be fine with that, however since its ran through the PDM/DDM I'm hesitant to send 12v down the line and risk frying one of the modules.
 

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Yes, it was a post here; Jen Too section, but for the life of me I cannot remember it. maybe under ‘puddle light’ or similar search.

it’s been a while. I’m working on rock lights, so hopefully soon I’ll have the motivation to look into this again.

I suppose you could also do a relay? I’d have to map that out and probably just way simpler to tap an up fitter.
 
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Yes, it was a post here; Jen Too section, but for the life of me I cannot remember it. maybe under ‘puddle light’ or similar search.

it’s been a while. I’m working on rock lights, so hopefully soon I’ll have the motivation to look into this again.

I suppose you could also do a relay? I’d have to map that out and probably just way simpler to tap an up fitter.
Ok I’ll look into that. I definitely don’t think it will be as easy as just adding a relay like the Gen 2. It seems like all the switch does is tell the door module computers you want to turn on the lights. It is possible one of the wires at the switch could do this by wiring to an upfitter of course but I hate to just pick one.
 

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Found it:

Thanks bud. Unfortunately that's all Gen 2 and basically what I did to my Gen 2 with an up fitter. The Gen 3's are different though. they don't use that stand alone controller but instead go straight to the door modules.
 

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Darn. Here I thought I was going to actually be helpful for once... Back to the drawing board then.
 
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