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Old 12-12-2012, 12:24 PM
DanielThornburg DanielThornburg is offline
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i would love to redo it at some point on my truck.. i ripped it all out when i was tearing into the dash for some other wiring i was doing.
Well, like you said, it only took you a half hour the first time haha

Another quick question. What do you have it grounded to? I see the picture but I can't really make out where the ground screw is in the truck.
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Old 12-12-2012, 12:30 PM
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i had self tapping screw into the cab right there where the lil panel comes off on the side of the dash. had it there before i did this mod, it was there for my light relay ground so i just tapped into it.
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Old 12-12-2012, 12:47 PM
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i had self tapping screw into the cab right there where the lil panel comes off on the side of the dash. had it there before i did this mod, it was there for my light relay ground so i just tapped into it.
Nice. I don't know much about electrical stuff, but you can pretty much ground the wires anywhere that is bare metal, right?
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Old 12-12-2012, 12:50 PM
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any bare metal body/frame location will work. or just find a wire that's a ground for something. it all goes to the same place.
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Old 12-12-2012, 12:50 PM
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Nice. I don't know much about electrical stuff, but you can pretty much ground the wires anywhere that is bare metal, right?
Yes
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Old 12-15-2012, 04:35 PM
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This has been so helpful!!! but my ultimate goal is to have the LED's on anytime i have the headlights (lowbeams) on. I was trying to find the wire connected to the switch. I basically want the LED's to come on when i turn the switch for the headlights to come on. I cannot find any info anywhere. Any idea which wire will let me do this? I did try one wire however it was the red/yellow wire with a larger guage and when i hooked it all up the wire is constantly hot which is not what i was looking for. I need a wire that will be ground until the switch is flipped and then becomes hot. Any replies would be much appreciated!!! Thanks again!!!
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Old 12-15-2012, 04:39 PM
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This has been so helpful!!! but my ultimate goal is to have the LED's on anytime i have the headlights (lowbeams) on. I was trying to find the wire connected to the switch. I basically want the LED's to come on when i turn the switch for the headlights to come on. I cannot find any info anywhere. Any idea which wire will let me do this? I did try one wire however it was the red/yellow wire with a larger guage and when i hooked it all up the wire is constantly hot which is not what i was looking for. I need a wire that will be ground until the switch is flipped and then becomes hot. Any replies would be much appreciated!!! Thanks again!!!
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Old 12-15-2012, 04:41 PM
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2004 Ranger XLT sorry i guess thats pretty important haha my bad
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Old 12-15-2012, 04:52 PM
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from what i can find you need the blue/orange wire to be your positive trigger wire

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Old 12-15-2012, 05:20 PM
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I didnt see that blue/orange wire you were talking about. Are you sure that is the one? I only noted there was an orange, blue/red, blue/purple, orange/black, and a blue wire. Let me know if you find anything. Thanks for all the help!
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Old 12-15-2012, 05:30 PM
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I didnt see that blue/orange wire you were talking about. Are you sure that is the one? I only noted there was an orange, blue/red, blue/purple, orange/black, and a blue wire. Let me know if you find anything. Thanks for all the help!
Try using a digital multi meter on the orange wire. Turn the low beams on and if it gets power then thats it.
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Old 12-15-2012, 05:43 PM
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ill have to look a little harder because a brown wire keeps coming up which you didn't list im just having to Google this
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Old 12-15-2012, 09:34 PM
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I defo want to do this. The dome light is too dark for me lately. Footwell lighting would be kosher.
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Old 12-15-2012, 09:46 PM
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So i should basically check for a brown wire and check it if I find it and check the orange wire aswell? I'll give it a go tomorrow, let me know if you guys find anything else. Thanks for all the help, it is greatly appreciated
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Old 12-27-2012, 02:40 PM
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Default Re: How To: Put L.E.D. strips in your cab

do those lights come on when the door opens too? ive got 8 led strips so im gonna do this soon but i want mine to come on when the door opens also
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