Loose wire in the bed

[17Ramguy78]

Ok question Ram fans, I have this loose wire connector in my bed driver side rear on my 17 power wagon. Does anyone know it's purpose?

 

[chopperman1]

Doesn't look like factory to me, where does the other end go?

 

[Dean2]

Doesn't look like factory to me, where does the other end go?

Agreed, definitely not OEM. Need to trace it, but still won't tell you what it was for unless you can talk to the previous owner.

 

[Jim BB]

I am going out on a limb here and say he bought the truck used and previous owner had a cap or something like that and it is for brake lights or parking lights !
when i bought mine it had something like that and it went to my brake lights on drivers side!

 

[tron67j]

Where it disappears into the bed, it exactly looks like what I had in my 2003 for the lights on my rolltop cover. Bet if the lens is removed there will be splices. If you don't need it, remove it and put good dielectric grease on connection points and use a protection wrap on it. My wires eventually corroded as I didn't know the crap way they connected mine until my blinker stopped working and had to replace the light connector.

 

[Mister Luck]

I think I found one of those in my GF purse.
What ever you do don’t pull it !

 

[17Ramguy78]

Doesn't look like factory to me, where does the other end go?

It runs inside of the bed somewhere. Have been too cold for me to fiddle and fart with it. Will check better when I get a good day.

 

[17Ramguy78]

Agreed, definitely not OEM. Need to trace it, but still won't tell you what it was for unless you can talk to the previous owner.

Yes you are correct, it also appears to have had some type of cap or something, the front plastic trim is gone and was tried to be attached with caulk.

 

[17Ramguy78]

Where it disappears into the bed, it exactly looks like what I had in my 2003 for the lights on my rolltop cover. Bet if the lens is removed there will be splices. If you don't need it, remove it and put good dielectric grease on connection points and use a protection wrap on it. My wires eventually corroded as I didn't know the crap way they connected mine until my blinker stopped working and had to replace the light connector.

Thank you I will do that soon.

 

[Black-Wolf]

That's an aftermarket LED connector. Previous owner probably put LED strips in the bed.