DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
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DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
I imagine that there would be no "hacking" involved. I'm sure that there isn't a wire with a plug just conviently waiting for you to plug in to but I'm also sure that it would very easy to wire those lights without any "hacking"! 
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DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
I recently ran some red lights between the tailgate and the bumper and all I did was ran a jump wire from the last light in the series towards the first light. I scotch clipped each light to the jump wire and then scotch clipped the jump to the trailer wire harness (green wire I think)
Make sure you tape up the scotch clips nice and tight and you wont have any problems...
Make sure you tape up the scotch clips nice and tight and you wont have any problems...
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From: bonita springs
DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
Just did this on my 02 F-350 SRW. Bought the light bar at NAPA for about 20.00. Wired it into the liscence plate light wiring so light bar would be on when lights are on. Took about 30 minutes. Looks great.
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DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
>Wired it into the liscence plate
Why didn't I think of that:-X11
....and I have an Electrical Engineering degree.:+
Why didn't I think of that:-X11
....and I have an Electrical Engineering degree.:+
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DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
Aren't 5 lights across (yelow on the cab/front or red on the back) required to identify vehicles over 80" wide? Is there a requirement to be over 80" wide before you use them? Is that why cab lights and the tailgate lights are only an option on a DRW? Just a thought?
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DRW Lights under the tailgate.....
>Aren't 5 lights across (yellow on the cab/front or red on the
>back) required to identify vehicles over 80" wide?
YES.
>Is there a requirement to be over 80" wide before you use them?
NO.
>Is that why cab lights and the tailgate lights are only an option on a DRW?
The cab lights are standard on all DRW vehicles. I do not know about the rear lights.
In fact, the new GMC Denali with the Quadrasteer has cab lights. It is not a dually but it is over 80" wide. It has no lights in the rear other than the stop/turn/backup/plate lights.
>back) required to identify vehicles over 80" wide?
YES.
>Is there a requirement to be over 80" wide before you use them?
NO.
>Is that why cab lights and the tailgate lights are only an option on a DRW?
The cab lights are standard on all DRW vehicles. I do not know about the rear lights.
In fact, the new GMC Denali with the Quadrasteer has cab lights. It is not a dually but it is over 80" wide. It has no lights in the rear other than the stop/turn/backup/plate lights.
