Tapping into the Cargo light

[miketosh]

I ran new LED's under the bedrail, so that my bed is lit when the tonneau cover is on. The wire runs up under the cab, and into the truck through the wire harness by the battery. I'm trying to find out where the cargo light connects in. The cargo light itself is a white wire with a fat red stripe down one side. I've tried to look at the Integrated Power Module, but don't see any white wire with fat red stripe. it's really tight in there.

There's no wiring harness inside the rear door on the driver's side, but there is a tightly wound (and plastic boxed) wire harness inside the driver's door.


2006 Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 5.7L V8 Hemi.

 

[miketosh]

Found the service manual sticky, and then found that the wire is white with tan in the connector of the drivers door pillar, in the 23rd spot. Spliced into that, and the bed lights come on with the cargo light now. Looks awesome.

 

[Hemi395]

Check this video out. He uses the wire going to the cargo light in driver's side wiring harness...

 

[Brando_SLT]

Nice! It looks like you sorted it out before I could reply. The power to the roof-mounted stop light, reverse lights, and bed light go through the harness on the driver's side A-Pillar.

Found the service manual sticky, and then found that the wire is white with tan in the connector of the drivers door pillar, in the 23rd spot. Spliced into that, and the bed lights come on with the cargo light now. Looks awesome.

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