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Old 12-09-2012, 09:30 PM
peacenick peacenick is offline
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Default Wiring canopy brake light

I am buying a used canopy for my 2007 Ranger Sport tomorrow and am trying to learn how to hook up the canopy brake light. I have various places on the web that mention Ford trucks having an orphan green wire ready to go for this purpose. Does the 2007 Ranger come equipped with the aforementioned green orphan wire? If so, where is it located? By the tail light assembly or somewhere near the factory-installed hitch wiring harness underneath the rear bumper? Please be patient with me as I just bought my Ranger a few days back and am still trying to orientate myself with it!

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Old 12-10-2012, 07:58 AM
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Default Re: Wiring canopy brake light

I'm old and lazy. I have the combo brake/turn wiring in my 2006 Ranger. I got a 4-way plug with 8'+ wiring and plugged to the hitch plug. Ran the wiring along the frame and up the inside of the bed to top of the bed rail. Got another 4-way plug set and wired at the top of the bed rail inside the camper shell. Bought a logic box from truck outfitters plus off the net for $22 (not affiliated-just a customer). It's a small box the size of a match box with 2 wires on one end and 1 wire on the other. You hook the 2 brake/turn wires to the 2 wire end, and run the other wire to the 3rd brake light. Without the box, the 3rd brake light will blink whenever the turn signal is on. Hooked the parking light wire on the 4-way to the interior light of the camper shell (light will only work when the parking lights are on). Took all the wiring hook-ups in the camper shell and put it behind the plastic under-the-rail drop in bedliner out of harm's way. This way I can disconnect at the camper shell and pull the shell off with no rewiring. Can also disconnect at the hitch plug and pull the bed with no rewiring. Don't have a hitch, but if I ever got one, could disconnect at the hitch plug and hook up trailer lights--wouldn't have the 3rd brake light, but with the trailer lights and all, don't think I'd need it. This also kept me from hacking in to the rear light's wiring--so it remains stock. Some guys run a wire from the third brake light on the cab, and others run a wire from inside the cab--but like I said, I'm old and lazy.
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Old 12-10-2012, 08:18 AM
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Default Re: Wiring canopy brake light

just t tap into your brake light behind the tail lens
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:03 PM
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Default Re: Wiring canopy brake light

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just t tap into your brake light behind the tail lens
HR, you should know this won't work on a truck that has the combo brake/turn signal lights. This will make the shell (canopy in Northern speak) third brake light blink when that turn signal blinks. OldCrowAlki has it right. This converter module should be available at any auto parts store that has a good trailer accessories department.

OldCrowAlki got exotic on his installation so he could have extra lights inside his canopy/shell. This converter module can be wired directly to your left & right brake/turn signal light wires. These two wires are both in the harness behind the rear bumper of your truck. The output wire of the module would go to your third brake light. A two pin connector on the output wire makes removal of the shell easier (second wire is ground). This is exactly how my third brake light is wired! I hid my connector behind my left tail light.

OldCrowAlki lies! He's not lazy. And he's probably not old, either!


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