Installing Pacer 5 function LED tailgate light. 12V?

cry4dawn · #1 07-25-2016, 07:24 AM

I am installing the Pacer Outback 5 function 49" tailgate light and I'm trying to figure out where I can pull the constant 12V. I would rather not have to run a wire all the way to the front, so I was wondering where, under the bed, can I get a constant voltage. I would prefer constant so that the brake and tail lights would work without ignition (like the factory lights).

98 Ranger XLT
extended cab

shawn_house102 · #2 07-25-2016, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by cry4dawn

I am installing the Pacer Outback 5 function 49" tailgate light and I'm trying to figure out where I can pull the constant 12V. I would rather not have to run a wire all the way to the front, so I was wondering where, under the bed, can I get a constant voltage. I would prefer constant so that the brake and tail lights would work without ignition (like the factory lights).

98 Ranger XLT
extended cab

Mine plugs into the trailer hookup.

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cry4dawn · #3 07-25-2016, 10:21 AM

I've got the lights plugged into the 4 pin connector, but it also requires a constant 12 volt to run the LEDs which isn't on that connector. Without a 12V source the LEDs don't work.

Jswifto · #4 07-25-2016, 04:26 PM

You have to run a wire all the way up to the battery

cry4dawn · #5 07-25-2016, 05:15 PM

That's what I was afraid of and trying to avoid.