Color wire for backup lights?
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Color wire for backup lights?
Does anyone know the color of the hot wire to the backup lights in the harness out of the steering column? I want to add some halogen backup lights and need to tap into that wire. 2001 quad cab
Thanks,
Ajg
Thanks,
Ajg
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I just tapped the hot wire at the bulb. Mounted a relay on the frame and ran a fused hot wire from the battery to the relay.
This was the easiest was I could see to do this. I used the cheap off road light relay.
Hope this helps Rodney
This was the easiest was I could see to do this. I used the cheap off road light relay.
Hope this helps Rodney
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If you have the rv connector just tap into that. That's how I did mine. I also use a relay. The back up wire in the trailer connector powers the relay, and the power for the lights comes from the aux wire from the trailer connector. Works great.
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I found a bolt that fit in the center terminal of the 7pin connector, which is the reverse circuit for a trailer. I wired to the bolt, and stuck the bolt in the terminal with a little dielectric grease. This saved me from having to splice wires. I have to unplug the backup lights when I tow, but it is not that often. Then of course, I had to ground the lights to something.
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I found a bolt that fit in the center terminal of the 7pin connector, which is the reverse circuit for a trailer. I wired to the bolt, and stuck the bolt in the terminal with a little dielectric grease. This saved me from having to splice wires. I have to unplug the backup lights when I tow, but it is not that often. Then of course, I had to ground the lights to something.
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