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Old 11-02-2014, 11:18 PM
dogfish246 dogfish246 is offline
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Default Re: How to Wire Auxiliary Reverse lights that come on in reverse

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Originally Posted by irishranger View Post
Any updates on that tire shine?
The tire shine still looks 90%. I am quite impressed. I am updating how it looks in the description of the video every month so you want monthly updates, check that out!

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Originally Posted by ChimaeraZone View Post
Great video, you should make one for front auxiliary lights, I think it will safe many people from headaches.
Thanks! I am planning on making a video for front lights. I am just trying to figure out what 40in light bar to get.


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Originally Posted by stephen View Post
Is there a way to have the reverse lights also connected to a switch in the cab?
Yes there is and you need a diode to prevent the aux reverse light current from turning on your stock reverse light.


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Originally Posted by cvar View Post
Yes, this slight modification to Chris' wiring diagram should do it. The switch sends power to the relay pin 86, and/or the reverse lamp sends power to pin 86, so the relay coil gets energized from either source (or from both). The diode prevents your switch from sending any power to the reverse lamps, cuz you don't want your switch to affect the factory reverse lamps.




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Better yet, put a diode in both legs:

Thanks for the explanation. What size diode for a setup like in the video?
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