Jpage978
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Like mentioned above, the curt adapter allows you to plug into your existing 7 way plug. It just tees off the connector making it plug and play so no splicing needed.I was thinking about getting one mainly for the white reverse lighting but the interference with the spare tire access put me off. Also, none of the products I looked at provided a non-splicing solution.
I decided to go with the Diode Dynamics Hitch Mount light (I don't tow) which came with a harness that plugs into the back of the trailer hitch outlet:
HitchMount
I have a Classic and the reverse lighting is abysmal. This light helps quite a bit. I do like the look of that full bar though.
I like that but what do you do with it if you tow anythingI was thinking about getting one mainly for the white reverse lighting but the interference with the spare tire access put me off. Also, none of the products I looked at provided a non-splicing solution.
I decided to go with the Diode Dynamics Hitch Mount light (I don't tow) which came with a harness that plugs into the back of the trailer hitch outlet:
HitchMount
I have a Classic and the reverse lighting is abysmal. This light helps quite a bit. I do like the look of that full bar though.
You can unplug and remove the DiodeDynamics hitch reverse light, the 7 pin plug operation isn't effected.I like that but what do you do with it if you tow anything
Since your truck is a Gen4 you can mount the tailgate light bars on neodymium magnets (this doesn't work on Gen5). Several people on the forum have done this.I was thinking about getting one mainly for the white reverse lighting but the interference with the spare tire access put me off. Also, none of the products I looked at provided a non-splicing solution.
Can it be used as just the reverse light and not the brake or parking lights? In other words, no red lightsYou can unplug and remove the DiodeDynamics hitch reverse light, the 7 pin plug operation isn't effected.
If your talking about the DiodeDynamics one, sounds like the C1 version is just the back up light. Not sure why you would be opposed to having an extra brake light right there in the receiver hitch, it maybe the one a distracted driver sees and doesn't rear end you.Can it be used as just the reverse light and not the brake or parking lights? In other words, no red lights
Get the 5-pin Curt harness, and you can use a bullet connector to connect your reverse light to the corresponding socket on the 5-Pin female from the Curt harness. Or, I cut the male pin off the 4-pin hardwire pigtail that came with my lightbar to make that the plug for my reverse pin. I don't have pics, but it lined it up next to the 4-pin that the light bar used and just taped it up to make it a "5-pin" after soldering on the light bar's reverse wire. Worked great, and no splicing of the truck wiring.
Also, you can use magnets to secure the bar to the truck, which A) clears the cutout for the spare access so the light sits correctly, but B) allows the bar to be shifted a little bit to gain access. However, my experience with JB Welding the magnets to the bar I have (one from Amazon, can't remember the brand, but it's an aluminum housing) resulted in the bar-magnets basically just falling out of the JB Weld. I guess I didn't scuff them well enough so the JB Weld had anything to bite to. I'm going to reattach new magnets, but this time I'll scuff the bar magnets better and I'll try Gorilla Glue.
I am talking about the diode dynamic one and I just don't want the extra red light.If your talking about the DiodeDynamics one, sounds like the C1 version is just the back up light. Not sure why you would be opposed to having an extra brake light right there in the receiver hitch, it maybe the one a distracted driver sees and doesn't rear end you.
Other tailgate light bars you can hook up whichever lights you do or don't want.
Do you by chance have a picture of it mounted in the hitch? I haven't received the one I ordered yet but I'm curious to see how flush it sits in the hitchI was thinking about getting one mainly for the white reverse lighting but the interference with the spare tire access put me off. Also, none of the products I looked at provided a non-splicing solution.
I decided to go with the Diode Dynamics Hitch Mount light (I don't tow) which came with a harness that plugs into the back of the trailer hitch outlet:
HitchMount
I have a Classic and the reverse lighting is abysmal. This light helps quite a bit. I do like the look of that full bar though.
Do u still have access to the spare tire jack hole?Gotta get one of those Curt Connectors