Just ordered some 06 tail lights and I was wondering if anyone ever did a write up on wiring your lights like this...saw this on another thread.

 

I believe there was a writeup... don't know for sure though.

 

theres been a few write ups ... search jp7 or fx4wannabe01 ... trepaul86 may have one as well

 

search the threads I've posted....I posted tons of pics and info on adding a 3rd bulb. That's my vid.

All it is is drilling a hole on the backside of the reflector area, getting a 194/169/T10 wedge bulb pigtail and a 194 or 906 bulb. Then how you wire it depends on what you want your outcome to be....

If like the vid, one wire to the brake/turn, other wire to the running lamp.
If you want it on when the brakes come on, one wire to brake/turn, one to ground.
If just running light, one wire to running/parking lamp, one to ground. Pretty simple really.


*EDIT: Evidently, the thread I made is long gone. And the pics are somewhere burried in my external.

 

yeh i knew it was your video. I literally searched every thread started by the three names listed earlier and couldnt find anything.
thank you for specifics on the bulb holder

 

I did the mod as well & its in my threads... easy mod to do, the most important part is that you make a god seal or else the tail light will fog up. not cool

you consider doing 3157 sockets? then you could be like the new silverados

 

do you have a link to your thread, I looked and I cant find it. whats the difference with the 3157 socket?

 

Subscribed for later reference Does anybody have the color breakdown for the trailer brake connection?

 

Search youtube, type in L1224R's in a Ranger and you'll see my thread. I used a 13 SMT RED LED in my 194/906 socket

 

When I'm not lazy, I'll find all my pics and crap and post 'em up.


The pigtails I used are stock pigtails off a 70's-early 90's chevy/gmc fullsize van corner/clearence lights. Just went to a junkyard and snipsnippocketpicket. But you can get brand new ones at auto parts stores.


use a test light??? or tie into the 3157's right there on the tails.....




trailer wiring:
brown=running
white=ground
green=right
yellow=left

 

One lead to ground. The other to turn/brake.

 

^^ Hey that's me! lol

 

Ya I'm suprised the mods didn't delete it.....

If you tap into the trailer harness it won't affect the blinking speed?

 

nope, still a 12v line. your good 2 go

 

I taped into the tail light socket.

Why would the mods delete it cuz it's from me? A mod posted it.

 

Hi. My name is Fx4wannabe01 and I'm a Ranger-Forums Moderator. I posted that video and what's this business about being "surprised the mods didn't delete it" all about???

I'd like to know...



I'm not quite understanding what you're asking here....

Are you commenting on Tre's vid or my vid in the original post? Mine is just like the front blinker mod.....so timing is the same as the front. Tre's vid...the timing between the first blink and the rest are weird because of the flasher he and I used in our LED's(I'm currently LED and not running the 3rd bulb. Again...confused on exactly what you're getting at.

 

Because I thought it was a rule you couldn't embed links in other people's threads.


TrePaul, as far as tapping into the tail lamp, the voltage change doesn't cause an issue with how fast the turn signal blinks? I thought if people put in LEDs they had to get a box to slow the blinker down. Do you understand what I'm getting at?

I assume if the circuit isn't complete it causes a quicker blink not adding another bulb. So you can just run the 194 bulb in parallel with the main brake lamp?