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@Jimmy07 will this write up be the same install for those with surroundview?Here is the write-up... just thrown together. Hopefully I didn't miss anything or make many mistakes, I was going off memory..
**** Make Note--- This is for the STANDARD tailgate w/o surround view ****
-=FM45=-
Just followed FM45s pictures again
Having the extra light at night is nice and even better when reversing.
So to get this straight, if I only want it to come on with the bedlights, I splice into the red of the bed light wiring and then run a wire and splice into the orange of the new tailgate harness?Thanks to @FM45 and his write up, I was able to finish this ‘mod’ over the weekend. I will say doing this on my truck with the MFTG was a pain in the **** for sure. The harness it self was a beast to get out and get back in. The harness has a plug that attaches to both sides of the doors and the one on the right side runs along the metal frame of the tailgate which really was a pain to get to let alone uninstall all the push clips. After a lot of cussing and cut fingers and hands I was able to get it done.
Few things to note. Pin8 on my ‘21 was a orangish color as shown in the first pic. That is the wire that I cut and tapped the pigtail that feeds to the bedlights and reverse light.
I tested all the wires for the bedlights and the red one is the one you want to splice into (2nd pic)
For the reverse light, the white wire with purple stripe, which is the 3rd from the left, is the one you will tap into (3rd pic)
I thought about not doing this and just tapping into the bedlights but I’m glad I did. The light output at night is much better than without the LED bar.
I lucked out and was able to buy the MFTG handle in my color from a member here. The harness for the MFTG with surround view is 68531014AB and the LED bar is 68509246AA. You will need to reuse two of the small screws to be able to attach the light bar to your new handle.
Yes this ‘mod’ was a little pricey since you have to buy a whole new harness but I think it’s worth it. I was always jealous have Fords have this similar light and also jealous the added it to our trucks a year after I bought mine
Hopefully this is helpful for those with the MFTG.
When you touched the white-purple wire and spliced it, did the reverse light come on or not when you turn on the bed lights?Thanks to @FM45 and his write up, I was able to finish this ‘mod’ over the weekend. I will say doing this on my truck with the MFTG was a pain in the **** for sure. The harness it self was a beast to get out and get back in. The harness has a plug that attaches to both sides of the doors and the one on the right side runs along the metal frame of the tailgate which really was a pain to get to let alone uninstall all the push clips. After a lot of cussing and cut fingers and hands I was able to get it done.
Few things to note. Pin8 on my ‘21 was a orangish color as shown in the first pic. That is the wire that I cut and tapped the pigtail that feeds to the bedlights and reverse light.
I tested all the wires for the bedlights and the red one is the one you want to splice into (2nd pic)
For the reverse light, the white wire with purple stripe, which is the 3rd from the left, is the one you will tap into (3rd pic)
I thought about not doing this and just tapping into the bedlights but I’m glad I did. The light output at night is much better than without the LED bar.
I lucked out and was able to buy the MFTG handle in my color from a member here. The harness for the MFTG with surround view is 68531014AB and the LED bar is 68509246AA. You will need to reuse two of the small screws to be able to attach the light bar to your new handle.
Yes this ‘mod’ was a little pricey since you have to buy a whole new harness but I think it’s worth it. I was always jealous have Fords have this similar light and also jealous the added it to our trucks a year after I bought mine
Hopefully this is helpful for those with the MFTG.
My pin8 wire was orangish in color but yours might be different but yes, if you only want the handle light to turn on with your bed lights you would only need to tap into the red bed light wire. I would recommend testing your wires with a multimeter just to make sure you are tapping into the right bed light wire.
The reverse lights do not come on with when the bed lights are on...only when the cars in reverse.
then I'm doing something wrong because one side of the reverse light comes on I also have a problem unlocking the doors the tailgate will also open what I did I touched the brown wire of the bed lights on the driver's side and I touched it to the pin number 8 now lights up but also opens
I'm not positive what the brown wire is but I used the 'red' wire of the bed light harness to tap into. On my '21 the red wire was the power line when I tested all the wires using a multimeter. You are using a new harness, yeah?
I think I don't have the red one because my bed didn't have the lights. Afterwards the Mopar kit was installed and I bought the harness that has the connector for the tailgate light.
Ah, I see. I'm not sure which wire you would need to tap into to make this work properly then. Maybe @FM45 could provide some expertise?=)
What would a part number be for a 2022 Ram 2500 PAU (non 360) entire handle body color (no chrome) Thank you!
7KJ40LAUAA
Thank you so much!
