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I am not going to do this MOD but I don't think it would bother me, but why would anyone want to do this in the first place, there might be a way to accomplish the same goal, like if you want a little light around the truck at night when you unlock the doors you could always mount a small light under the truck some how.
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Think about it this way, unless you wire up a relay for it, or find a spot to hook into other than the dome light, any time you turn on your dome light your reverse lights will come on... So if you're reading directions at night and turn on the dome light, oops now the reverse lights are on too.
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Originally Posted by winks
Think about it this way, unless you wire up a relay for it, or find a spot to hook into other than the dome light, any time you turn on your dome light your reverse lights will come on... So if you're reading directions at night and turn on the dome light, oops now the reverse lights are on too.
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Or just use a diode. Put the anode end on the dome light, and the cathode end going to the backup lights. When your dome light comes on, your backup lights will also, but when your backup lights are on, the diode will block the flow to the dome. A little cheaper and easier than a relay. Make sure the diode is rated for enough amps for the backup lights.
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Originally Posted by Ranger1
I am not going to do this MOD but I don't think it would bother me, but why would anyone want to do this in the first place, there might be a way to accomplish the same goal, like if you want a little light around the truck at night when you unlock the doors you could always mount a small light under the truck some how.
John
I'm dumb when it comes to wiring if you could give me details on how to do it I will give it a try. Thanks.
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Alright, it looks like this:
And here's a link to the description:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=276-1661
The part number is 276-1661. There's 4 in a pack and the pack costs $2.49.
The way you use it is this: Look at the picture and you will see one end of the diode has a band on it. That's called the cathode end and will connect to your backup light wire.
The anode end is the "unbanded" end and will connect to the black wire with a light blue stripe on your dome light.
The banded end will have to connect to your reverse light. Now that wire is available under your drivers seat on the big connector that goes through the floor. It's a black wire with a pink stripe and it's the only one like it on the connector. BE CAREFUL: there's also a black/orange and a pink/black wire on that connector which you could get confused by. Make sure you have good light. You may want to remove the drivers seat to get to it easily.
To tie in the diode, I'd just each end to a piece of wire and tape it all up, then tap the wires into the truck harness using tap splices.
And here's a link to the description:
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...%5Fid=276-1661
The part number is 276-1661. There's 4 in a pack and the pack costs $2.49.
The way you use it is this: Look at the picture and you will see one end of the diode has a band on it. That's called the cathode end and will connect to your backup light wire.
The anode end is the "unbanded" end and will connect to the black wire with a light blue stripe on your dome light.
The banded end will have to connect to your reverse light. Now that wire is available under your drivers seat on the big connector that goes through the floor. It's a black wire with a pink stripe and it's the only one like it on the connector. BE CAREFUL: there's also a black/orange and a pink/black wire on that connector which you could get confused by. Make sure you have good light. You may want to remove the drivers seat to get to it easily.
To tie in the diode, I'd just each end to a piece of wire and tape it all up, then tap the wires into the truck harness using tap splices.
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with the diode tho, the reverse lights will still come on any time the domelight is on right john? how about additionally using a relay that breaks the connection between the domelight and reverse lights upon ignition? then the domelight would only affect the backup lights when the truck isnt running.
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lol! Well, it wasn't in the original spec...
You can dispense with the diode if you want. The relay is more expensive so I was trying to avoid it. But if you must use it, you don't need the diode.
Wire the two wires mentioned in the diode post to the common and normally closed contacts of the relay. The two lights will come on together when the relay is not energized.
Wire one side of the relay coil to ground, and the other side to switched 12 volts and when the key is on, the relay will energize and break the connection between the two light systems.
And that should do it. Sorry for the confusion. I did that at work in a hurry and I was focusing more on arguing with Colin than addressing this, lol.
You can dispense with the diode if you want. The relay is more expensive so I was trying to avoid it. But if you must use it, you don't need the diode.
Wire the two wires mentioned in the diode post to the common and normally closed contacts of the relay. The two lights will come on together when the relay is not energized.
Wire one side of the relay coil to ground, and the other side to switched 12 volts and when the key is on, the relay will energize and break the connection between the two light systems.
And that should do it. Sorry for the confusion. I did that at work in a hurry and I was focusing more on arguing with Colin than addressing this, lol.
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