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05-27-2012, 08:39 AM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
the red light still works, it only lights up with your foot on the brake
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05-27-2012, 08:42 AM
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Ok I must have wired it wrong, for the black to black I had two black wires in the cargo harness, was I supposed to tap into the one running to the red light or the one running to the cargos
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05-27-2012, 11:56 AM
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Haha, nevermind, I forgot to plug it in after I wired it, it all works good now, thanks
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05-27-2012, 02:24 PM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
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Haha, nevermind, I forgot to plug it in after I wired it, it all works good now, thanks
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02-05-2013, 11:05 PM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
What kind of wire do I need to buy? I will be doing this shortly and have no idea about wiring and such. Sorry for the old thread bump
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02-06-2013, 09:33 AM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
its not an old thread, its a HOW to so bumping is acceptable
buy any regular electrical wire from your hardware store, i think i ended up with 14 or 12 ga wire. or take your brake light off and see if you can buy the closest size wire that matches that
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02-06-2013, 09:26 PM
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its not an old thread, its a HOW to so bumping is acceptable
buy any regular electrical wire from your hardware store, i think i ended up with 14 or 12 ga wire. or take your brake light off and see if you can buy the closest size wire that matches that
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Ok cool thanks. Hopefully this won't be too hard
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02-06-2013, 09:32 PM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
nah the hard part is getting the wire across the headliner if you dont take it completely off
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02-06-2013, 10:36 PM
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nah the hard part is getting the wire across the headliner if you dont take it completely off
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Any tips for that? And I'm wiring challenged lol. Had trouble with my hids :P
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02-11-2013, 02:10 PM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
So do I have to use t taps? Or can I use the splice things that connect 2 wires together? That's what I got from Home Depot. Those and some ring terminals
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02-11-2013, 07:17 PM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
How do you connect the red/black with the new wire? Do you cut it and put it in a connector or what?
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02-11-2013, 08:07 PM
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
use t taps, you are not cutting it, you are tapping into it
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02-11-2013, 08:45 PM
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Here's what I did, I wired the new wire to the dome, and then just cut the red/black and used a splice connector to connect it to the new wire, and for the green and black I just plugged it into the stock connector and we're all good!
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Re: How to: Install 3rd brake light cargo lights (when its not plug and play)
looks good man! good job!
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02-11-2013, 08:51 PM
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looks good man! good job!
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Thanks! Only took me about 2 hours and alot of pondering :P
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