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What to tap into for new canopy brake light?

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Old Sep 25, 2025
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What to tap into for new canopy brake light?

Want to hook up a brake light to a new canopy. I can tap into the rear brake light, but I hear that may be also tied to the turn signals, which will make the canopy brake light wonky. Any better place to tap into for a new canopy brake light?

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Old Sep 25, 2025
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If you existing brake light were connected to a turn signal, it would flash just like the turn signal.
 
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Originally Posted by Ranger480
If you existing brake light were connected to a turn signal, it would flash just like the turn signal.
That's my thought, but I'm just relaying what I've heard others say. Black is ground- know which is what as far as brown and brown/yellow?
 
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One will be the brake light, the other the marker light. A voltmeter will tell you which is which.

I hooked mine up to the 3rd brakelight on the back of the cab.
 
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