Auxillary Bed/Cargo Lights with Cap
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Auxillary Bed/Cargo Lights with Cap
I'm looking to add some extra lighting under the bed rails of my cap to light the bed better when I am camping. Is there a hot lead in the rear of the truck that I could run some low power lights off of, or would I have to run a lead to the battery. My current light (little on that came attached to cap) is wired up to the running lights, so I have to have the key or lights on for it to work. I'd like to eliminate that with these other lights. I'm looking at getting some of those flexible tube lights...about 12-15 ft and just wire-tieing them under the siderails with a switch near the tailgate--if anyone else could use something like that too. My truck is a 2002 F250 Superduty w/PSD.
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Auxillary Bed/Cargo Lights with Cap
That rear topper light should be wired directly to the battery with a fused link.
Take some 12 gauge and run it from the battery across the firewall then to a point beside the brake booster,From this point I would encase the power wire inside some protective tube so it runs down and under the cab along the frame and up behind the cab to the left front corner where is attaches to the topper wiring. In 78 Ford sold a wiring harnes for this purpose. The wire was wrapped with that black & grey cloth material to preent oils,grease,road grime from affecting it.
I use this wire lead to run all my lighting ,stereo needs for under the topper.
If you want lighting for the side wall of the topper to use as a reading light,take a couple of pieces of 5/8" plywood with a Fibreglass kit for a secure mount for the lights.
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Take some 12 gauge and run it from the battery across the firewall then to a point beside the brake booster,From this point I would encase the power wire inside some protective tube so it runs down and under the cab along the frame and up behind the cab to the left front corner where is attaches to the topper wiring. In 78 Ford sold a wiring harnes for this purpose. The wire was wrapped with that black & grey cloth material to preent oils,grease,road grime from affecting it.
I use this wire lead to run all my lighting ,stereo needs for under the topper.
If you want lighting for the side wall of the topper to use as a reading light,take a couple of pieces of 5/8" plywood with a Fibreglass kit for a secure mount for the lights.
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