led tailight bar
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From: new orleans, louisiana
led tailight bar
about to pick up a brand new 60'' led taillight bar for 30 bucks!
comes with the regular brake light blinkers and reverse..is that a good deal?
and also does anyone know how hard it is to wire it to the reverse lights?
comes with the regular brake light blinkers and reverse..is that a good deal?
and also does anyone know how hard it is to wire it to the reverse lights?
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From: Under the flightpath of old ORD 22R
Depends on the brand, or a lack of brand ( knock off ). In general I would say yes.
Do you have the 7 pin trailer tow adapter on your truck ?
- If so the reverse circuit is in that trailer tow adapter.
I can only say for sure about the '01 & '06 MY, that 1 A additional load on the truck's reverse lamps is not doable.
The lamps will not burn at full brightness.
Supposition on my part is the contacts in the DTR ( Digital Transmission Range ) Sensor are too small to carry the additional load, it is sized exactly for the 2 x 26W bulbs that the truck has.
Do you have the 7 pin trailer tow adapter on your truck ?
- If so the reverse circuit is in that trailer tow adapter.
I can only say for sure about the '01 & '06 MY, that 1 A additional load on the truck's reverse lamps is not doable.
The lamps will not burn at full brightness.
Supposition on my part is the contacts in the DTR ( Digital Transmission Range ) Sensor are too small to carry the additional load, it is sized exactly for the 2 x 26W bulbs that the truck has.
OP, if you have the 7-pin like stated above, you can wire it in there or you can run the wire to your tail lamp and splice in there. If you bought it new for $30, don't expect much in terms of quality. My Plasmaglow was $75 and I think the Recon models cost the same, and they already have varying quality per differing members on this site.
