Lighted Running Boards Help
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Lighted Running Boards Help
I bought a pair of lighted running boards (ebay) and Im trying to find out where to connect the light connectors. The boards are stock and my truck is a 2001 F250 superduty crew cab (bought used 3 months ago, still learning the ins and outs)
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Michael
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Michael
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From: Gulf Coast, FL
I believe the only trucks to have that option were the King Ranch and LE trim levels. You will need to wire in the lights to the truck by splicing in at a trigger wire. Wire it to the interior lights or other wire. Think about using a relay to prevent a current draw.
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From: St. Peters, Misouri
before I bought this 05 F350 KR, I had an 03 F250 Larait,,
I installed a light pack so whenever the key fob was tapped to unlock the doors the runningboard lights were tied in that circuit - wire,,
use a large flat blade scre driver and bently lift/pry up the plastic cover plate off the entry threshold or rocker panel cover below the door sill,, there are about 6 spring clips holding this sill plate on,, once it is lifter you will see a wire harness in the channel,, I seem to recall it was a green wire,,??? may want to take a volt meter and needle to probe the wires to see what is hot when the fob is used,, this wire eventually fed the bed light also,,
I removed the bed light but the color code of the wire you will see is not carried down to the rocker panel sill,,
once the correct wire is found I stripped it back for about 1/2 inch and tied my wire in and taped it good,, run the wire out one of the rubber plugs behind the door hinges and down under to the light pack,,
hope this helps,,
enjoy,,
I installed a light pack so whenever the key fob was tapped to unlock the doors the runningboard lights were tied in that circuit - wire,,
use a large flat blade scre driver and bently lift/pry up the plastic cover plate off the entry threshold or rocker panel cover below the door sill,, there are about 6 spring clips holding this sill plate on,, once it is lifter you will see a wire harness in the channel,, I seem to recall it was a green wire,,??? may want to take a volt meter and needle to probe the wires to see what is hot when the fob is used,, this wire eventually fed the bed light also,,
I removed the bed light but the color code of the wire you will see is not carried down to the rocker panel sill,,
once the correct wire is found I stripped it back for about 1/2 inch and tied my wire in and taped it good,, run the wire out one of the rubber plugs behind the door hinges and down under to the light pack,,
hope this helps,,
enjoy,,
