I got new tail lights for christmas but....
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I got new tail lights for christmas but....
i don't know what to do with one of my holes....
i got these for my 04 Ranger from my roommate
but since my truck is an 04 it only takes up 2 of the holes
The Top Reverse Light and the Bottom Red Brake light leaving that light in the middle without a workin bulb, I was thinkin of wiring that bulb to the brake light and just adding a red bulb to it also and making it work the same but then i remeber i'm not good a wiring anything but audio stuff so any ideas? i don't wanna get ghetto and put strobes there cuase i'd get my *** kicked here for that and it's illegal in most states so will someone please help?
i got these for my 04 Ranger from my roommate
but since my truck is an 04 it only takes up 2 of the holes
The Top Reverse Light and the Bottom Red Brake light leaving that light in the middle without a workin bulb, I was thinkin of wiring that bulb to the brake light and just adding a red bulb to it also and making it work the same but then i remeber i'm not good a wiring anything but audio stuff so any ideas? i don't wanna get ghetto and put strobes there cuase i'd get my *** kicked here for that and it's illegal in most states so will someone please help?
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mine are basically the same except my are chrome and i have a on clear lense for the top and to red for the bottom ones. and what i did was have the top a reverse the middle i tapped in to where its only on when i turn the lights on and the bottom is lights turn and brake. if you want to do the same as i did i can get you pics of every thing i did and give you a little how to. its not as hard as you think.
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Originally Posted by Oasis
I don't know how you all feel about them, but I honestly like the amber turn signals instead of the red ones. I have an older tri-color tail lite so I don't know how your newer truck is wired, but I think it'd look nice if you wired in that middle one for an amber turn signal somehow.
Originally Posted by slim
that would be great
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Originally Posted by 04edge
unfortunatly on the 04 there are only 3 wires ones a ground ones for when you turn on the lights and the other one is for brake/turn signal. im not sure if its the sure for 01-03. but thats how mine is wired and i orginally wanted one to be the brake and one a turn signal but i cant figure out a way to spit the two apart.
The Wiring Manual shows that the 2004 only has the wiring for the 2-bulb style at the rear of the truck. To wire independent signal bulbs would require that 2 new wires be run back from the front turn signal circuits to the rear signals.
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Thanks bob thats what i thought would have to happen in order for it to work. And if i am not mistaking order to make the other just to be brake (not a brake/turn combo) i would have to run from the third brake light right? When its all said and done i could have the middle and bottom light function when i turn the lights on, then middle would blink when the turn signal is on, and the bottom would light up brighter when the brake is applied right? But i would probably have to up 2 extra bulb sockets (cant remember exactly what they are call) to use to and just keep the factory ones with bulbs in them so it wouldnt think i had a burnt out bulb making it blink really fast, and just leave the factory ones tucked back in the fender.
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Originally Posted by 04edge
Thanks bob thats what i thought would have to happen in order for it to work. And if i am not mistaking order to make the other just to be brake (not a brake/turn combo) i would have to run from the third brake light right?
Originally Posted by 04edge
When its all said and done i could have the middle and bottom light function when i turn the lights on, then middle would blink when the turn signal is on, and the bottom would light up brighter when the brake is applied right? But i would probably have to up 2 extra bulb sockets (cant remember exactly what they are call) to use to and just keep the factory ones with bulbs in them so it wouldnt think i had a burnt out bulb making it blink really fast, and just leave the factory ones tucked back in the fender.
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ok i think you guys have lost me? can you tell me what each wire does? i know the black is the ground wire but the other 2 wires make it brake and blink? correct? so how can i make the extra light just light up when i turn my lights on and brake? can i not just splice the extra bulbs wire with the wires already in place and do that
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The wires on the driver side are Black (ground), Black with Pink strip (lights), Green with Pink strip (brake/turn). The pass side is basically the same but the brake/turn wire is orange with green strip.
First did yours come with an extra light socket? If so how many wires are on it
If its this one. You can only have it come on when the lights are turned on or a brake/turn.
ok heres 3 easy ways you can wire them.
1. Hook the 2 blacks together and hook the black/pink to the red. This will functions for lights only.
2. Hook the 2 blacks together and hook green/pink on drivers side to red on pass side hook orange/green to red. This will function as brake and turn
3. Your going to need a light socket with three wires coming out the back for this one. Hook 2 blacks together, hook red to black/green, and depending on the other color wire left hook them to the left over wire on the stock harness. This will function exactly same as the stock one.
If you want them to function different then those ways your going to have to run some wires back there. Which Bob can help you better with that than I can. BTW I have tried options 1 and 2 so i know that they will work.
First did yours come with an extra light socket? If so how many wires are on it
If its this one. You can only have it come on when the lights are turned on or a brake/turn.
ok heres 3 easy ways you can wire them.
1. Hook the 2 blacks together and hook the black/pink to the red. This will functions for lights only.
2. Hook the 2 blacks together and hook green/pink on drivers side to red on pass side hook orange/green to red. This will function as brake and turn
3. Your going to need a light socket with three wires coming out the back for this one. Hook 2 blacks together, hook red to black/green, and depending on the other color wire left hook them to the left over wire on the stock harness. This will function exactly same as the stock one.
If you want them to function different then those ways your going to have to run some wires back there. Which Bob can help you better with that than I can. BTW I have tried options 1 and 2 so i know that they will work.
Last edited by 04edge; 01-02-2006 at 08:27 AM.
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Originally Posted by slim
i know the black is the ground wire but the other 2 wires make it brake and blink? correct? so how can i make the extra light just light up when i turn my lights on and brake? can i not just splice the extra bulbs wire with the wires already in place and do that
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Yeah, I had the same issue. I made the bottom one (the big light) my running lights and brake lights and the middle bulb my turn signals. I cut the ground wire and used a butt connector to place the black wire from the 3rd light and the original other half of the ground. Then I cut the wire for the turn signals and connected it to the red wire. I don't quite remember the color. I had my multimeter so I didn't worry about it. I wanna say it was like Green/Red but I don't know for sure. It was about a 20 minute job but it took me about an hour because I have a father that smokes 2 packs of cigarettes a day but doesn't keep a bic lighter in the house with fluid in it so I went on a mad hunt for one to melt the connectors it was sad.
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