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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 12:25 PM
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adding a Puddle Light

Would like to add these Rock lights to the bottom of my mirrors. My mirrors do have a defrost function and they are a manual fold in and out.

Is there a power wire that I can tap into in the mirror section so the puddle lights come on when you unlock the doors or open the doors? I know there's power for the blinker and turn signal. But I dont want the puddle light on all the time.





 
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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 02:58 PM
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Do they stick on? Wonder if 4 of those across the rear receiver would work as additional backup lights?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 03:59 PM
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Do they stick on? Wonder if 4 of those across the rear receiver would work as additional backup lights?
im sure you can use dbl sides tape. But these have 2 holes for screw mount.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 05:50 PM
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See if you have and then meter the Violet-Green wire going to the mirror. Easiest location to access the harness is pulling the cap off of the inside door trim just opposite of the mirror. Black-Yellow is ground.

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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 07:09 PM
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See if you have and then meter the Violet-Green wire going to the mirror. Easiest location to access the harness is pulling the cap off of the inside door trim just opposite of the mirror. Black-Yellow is ground.

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This the cap you referring to?

 
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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 07:17 PM
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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 07:26 PM
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Yup.
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Just it just snap off? Any tips? Ill work on it tomorrow.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2019 | 07:32 PM
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Old Dec 19, 2019 | 09:22 AM
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Just took the cover off and here is what I see. The top left pin is the running light. The top right pin is the defrost.
None of the other pins react to blinkers, 4 way flashers or anything. They seem "dead". I probed them with door open, closed, truck on and off and got nothing. Only ones for sure are the running lights and defrost.





 
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Looks like you're missing the PIN that would support the Puddle Light.


 
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Old Dec 19, 2019 | 12:19 PM
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I guess using this harness for a puddle light is out of the question then?

If the pin you are showing is for the turn signal, how come I didn't get any reaction from it when I probed it? Only 2 pins were working for me.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2019 | 12:36 PM
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Sorry, I can't tell you why not. I'm only going off of schematic in Service Manual. Test again? Maybe you had bad meter connection?
 
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New meter.... Heres the results. If your schematic is right about that particular pin being a puddle light, I am getting 5.5v constant. The pin you show for turn signal is dead. Doesn't matter if doors open, locked, engine on or off.
Im baffled




 
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Old Dec 28, 2019 | 08:23 PM
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Since the mirror doesn't support a puddle light any recommendations on which fuse I can tap into that will trigger the lights when the doors lock/ unlock? I was looking at interior fuse #3.





 
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