Aux back up lights installed.

Dinky · Feb 5, 2022

Added some back up lights. We load our trucks in the dark a lot in the winter. Added rigid ignite flush mount and tailgate light bar. Baja design work lights on my headache rack. I ran a dual relay with a switch panel so I can turn on lights when not in reverse and they operate as well in reverse.

Chas0218 · Feb 5, 2022

Those look good, i was thinking of a set of rigid flush mount. You just wire it into the existing?

Dinky · Feb 5, 2022

Chas0218 said:
Those look good, i was thinking of a set of rigid flush mount. You just wire it into the existing?

No I ran a relay system. So I can override and turn them on anytime from another switch. Here is what I did if your interested

bm02tj · Feb 5, 2022

I wired mine into the trailer plug and they come on in reverse

18MegaRam · Feb 5, 2022

Dinky said:
No I ran a relay system. So I can override and turn them on anytime from another switch. Here is what I did if your interested

Do you have the code ring for that?

Dinky · Feb 5, 2022

bm02tj said:
I wired mine into the trailer plug and they come on in reverse

I used that wire to trigger the relay. I wanted to turn the lights on when not in reverse.

Dinky · Feb 5, 2022

18MegaRam said:
Do you have the code ring for that?

Code ring?

18MegaRam · Feb 5, 2022

Dinky said:
Code ring?

Yes, I don't read electrical schematics. It's like shorthand to me.

Dinky · Feb 5, 2022

18MegaRam said:
Yes, I don't read electrical schematics. It's like shorthand to me.

Lmao yeah I will.

The relays are powered from the battery with a 15amp fuse inline. Pretty much making the relays its own power source and always have power.

I have a switch in the cab that triggers the 1 relay. This switch will need to be 12v to trigger the relay. Just a standard switch from the battery would work.

Reverse light at the back of the truck. I used the trailer plug as it was right next to my relays to trigger relay 2.

I am using reverse wire and switch as a signal to operate the relays. This will make sure you don't have any back feed issues if both signal are tripping relays.

Here are the relays I used if you match the number from my picture above at least most relays are numbered the same.

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Chas0218 · Feb 6, 2022

Dinky said:
No I ran a relay system. So I can override and turn them on anytime from another switch. Here is what I did if your interested

If i end up doing that I'll probably connect them to my aux switches. Anyone know if the 5 pin relay accepts 2 inputs to activate? I was thinking it would be nice to be able to turn them on with a switch or reverse lights. I could just add a diode but wasn't sure.

bm02tj · Feb 6, 2022

If concerned add a diode to each signal feed and you can use as many as you want

John Jensen · Feb 6, 2022

Chas0218 said:
If i end up doing that I'll probably connect them to my aux switches. Anyone know if the 5 pin relay accepts 2 inputs to activate? I was thinking it would be nice to be able to turn them on with a switch or reverse lights. I could just add a diode but wasn't sure.

I added rear lights to come on/off when in reverse gear or with my Aux Switch. You don't need relays or diodes. Here's what I did on my 2020 3500 HO.

Dinky · Feb 6, 2022

Chas0218 said:
If i end up doing that I'll probably connect them to my aux switches. Anyone know if the 5 pin relay accepts 2 inputs to activate? I was thinking it would be nice to be able to turn them on with a switch or reverse lights. I could just add a diode but wasn't sure.

It will not. 5 pin relay is a NO or NC. NC is the 5th wire you will have to you my method or get some diodes.

Dinky · Feb 6, 2022

bm02tj said:
If concerned add a diode to each signal feed and you can use as many as you want

You could use diodes I decided I didn't want to as I had relays but no diodes lol

Dinky · Feb 6, 2022

John Jensen said:
I added rear lights to come on/off when in reverse gear or with my Aux Switch. You don't need relays or diodes. Here's what I did on my 2020 3500 HO.

That a lot of wire splicing and I prefer not to mess with the oem wire harness. If something were to wrong I am on a separate system.

GTyankee · Feb 7, 2022

John Jensen · Feb 7, 2022

Dinky said:
That a lot of wire splicing and I prefer not to mess with the oem wire harness. If something were to wrong I am on a separate system.

You may have misread my attachment. The only OEM harness splice I did was the trailer connector "reverse" black wire. The Curtis adapter is the alternative if you don't want to mess with the OEM harness.

Dinky · Feb 7, 2022

John Jensen said:
You may have misread my attachment. The only OEM harness splice I did was the trailer connector "reverse" black wire. The Curtis adapter is the alternative if you don't want to mess with the OEM harness.

Yeah probably miss read it. A diagram would be good as I can read that better lol.

az chip · Nov 27, 2022

Dinky said:
Added some back up lights. We load our trucks in the dark a lot in the winter. Added rigid ignite flush mount and tailgate light bar. Baja design work lights on my headache rack. I ran a dual relay with a switch panel so I can turn on lights when not in reverse and they operate as well in reverse.

Which tail gate light bar is that?

Dinky · Nov 27, 2022

az chip said:
Which tail gate light bar is that?

Opt 7

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