Aftermarket bed lighting

[Rlaf75]

My ram already has two factory bed lights near the tailgate but I'm looking to add more lights up towards the front of the bed. Has anyone tapped into the factory bed light harness to add some more LED lights? If you did, what lights did you use? If you can post a link that would be great too

 

[badpewterz]

added these but tied into my trailer wiring as i didnt have bed lighting at all. zero issues

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KXR799K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Jako]

FYI

Looking for truck bed lights

curt 56584 or 56070 56584 is for 5 wires and 56070 is for 7 wires. If you use the 7 it will give you an auxiliary "hot" wire but you will have to shorten the wires as the 56070 is used for a fifth wheel. https://www.curtmfg.com/part/56070 And did you have to cut off the connector from the curt...

5thgenrams.com

 

[Rlaf75]

added these but tied into my trailer wiring as i didnt have bed lighting at all. zero issues

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KXR799K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just bought a set similar. I like how it looks, How did you wire them and how do they turn on one off?

 

[Rlaf75]

Here's a little update. I bought a set of LED strips off of Amazon for like $24. I got them installed but they are not wired in yet because I'm not sure if I'm going to tap into the factory bed light harness or just run it to the trailer wires and use a separate switch which is included with the kit. I'm using a jump pack to power them to see how bright they are and I'd say they are bright. The light strips use double sided tape to secure them but the kit comes with a bunch of little clips to help keep them in place but I will not be drilling holes for those clips. I stuck each strip under the bed rail on each side using only the double sided tape where the factory spray in bed liner ends and they will be out of the way of anything I put in the bed. These on/off pictures were taken at 7:30 and the sun was still out with the tonneau cover closed.

 

[badpewterz]

I just bought a set similar. I like how it looks, How did you wire them and how do they turn on one off?

i just wired it to the constant power wire onthe 7 way (top wire if i remember correctly)
used the switch that came with it ran up through the stake pocket and mounted where seen in pic

 

[Rlaf75]

i just wired it to the constant power wire onthe 7 way (top wire if i remember correctly)
used the switch that came with it ran up through the stake pocket and mounted where seen in pic

Yeah that's probably how I'm gonna wire it. I have a Curt trailer wire extention I got a few months ago that I was going to use for something else but didn't end up happening so I didnt have to use the factory wires.

 

[Jako]

i just wired it to the constant power wire onthe 7 way (top wire if i remember correctly)
used the switch that came with it ran up through the stake pocket and mounted where seen in pic

I did same. Only concern for me is my CRS and CRAFT issues and potential dead battery if I do not turn it off. On my to do list:

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Switch-Module-Optional-0-120mins/dp/B07DGPTGQC/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=12%2Bvolt%2Btimer%2Bswitch&qid=1656337958&sr=8-13&th=1

 

[badpewterz]

I did same. Only concern for me is my CRS and CRAFT issues and potential dead battery if I do not turn it off. On my to do list:

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Switch-Module-Optional-0-120mins/dp/B07DGPTGQC/ref=sr_1_13?keywords=12%2Bvolt%2Btimer%2Bswitch&qid=1656337958&sr=8-13&th=1

ive done it once in 2 years not happy as it was a few days later in night before got a foot of snow lol

 

[Jako]

ive done it once in 2 years not happy as it was a few days later in night before got a foot of snow lol

Once also, I believe over night, no issue with battery or starting.