hazard switch on a toggle?

[haaken675]

Hey guys. Like the title suggests, I am curious if I can tie the hazard light switch to a toggle switch? You might ask why I would want to do this, and the answer is simply that I am not running a standard dash anymore as my car has been gutted for a track car. I have a custom switch panel in the center of the dash now, and I have a free toggle I would like top use if possible for this. I have never been good at cutting out perfectly square holes that the stock switch could sit in, so my preference would be to attach it to a toggle instead.

Is there any reason why I couldn't do this? Could anyone point me in the right direction to getting the right wires hooked up?

[dsphil]

I think you will need a 4pdt switch if I remember correctly. I drafted a schematic long ago but never got to it. Look up the wiring diagram. It’s pretty simple.

[george graves]

That hazard switch is kinda of complex inside. Sure you can rig up something, but unless you want to untangle that spaghetti, just keep it for your "drift car?"

[haaken675]

I think you will need a 4pdt switch if I remember correctly. I drafted a schematic long ago but never got to it. Look up the wiring diagram. It’s pretty simple.

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That's the same diagram I was looking at yesterday. Been sick for almost two weeks, so my head is a little fuzzy I suppose. From what I can tell it looks like if I tie the gn/yl. bu/bk, bu/rd, gy/rd. and br/wt wires together and then use a switched 12v source to the gn/vi wire it should work, or am I reading that wrong?

[dsphil]

That's the same diagram I was looking at yesterday. Been sick for almost two weeks, so my head is a little fuzzy I suppose. From what I can tell it looks like if I tie the gn/yl. bu/bk, bu/rd, gy/rd. and br/wt wires together and then use a switched 12v source to the gn/vi wire it should work, or am I reading that wrong?

Think of it as if there are few separate switches in it turning off and on simultaneously.

[george graves]

Yep. One of the reasons why automotive wiring is so confusing, is they do it to lessen the wires going everywhere. So you get things that look all crazy - but the reason is, it's less cost and weight. Copper is expensive.

[haaken675]

I think I found an even easier solution...I am not running fog lights on the car, and the hazard switch looks to fit where the fog light switch was. Much easier then trying to rewire that switch!

[george graves]

Yep - they are all the same size. You will have to length the wires, but it's an exact fit.