Looking for truck bed lights

[mike90]

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.

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And did you have to cut off the connector from the curt harness on the end that would be connecting to the lights in order to connect the lights to it? Any pictures by chance?


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[LaxDfns15]

This is what I was talking about. It's shorter and gives you an extra 5 pin off your 7 pin. It allows you to wire whatever you want to that 5 pin or splice off one of the 7 pin wires in between. I'd suggest an always hot line so you can turn them on whenever you want.

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[mike90]

This is what I was talking about. It's shorter and gives you an extra 5 pin off your 7 pin. It allows you to wire whatever you want to that 5 pin or splice off one of the 7 pin wires in between. I'd suggest an always hot line so you can turn them on whenever you want.

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That makes sense! Thanks! Just ordered. Assume you can test with a multimeter after connected? Also is there a diagram anywhere showing which wire is which on the 7 pins on our trucks?


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[Dookie]

 

[mike90]

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Thank you so much!


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[LaxDfns15]

Thank you so much!


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The connector on the back of the truck also lists what each pin is. The Aux 12V is constant hot.

 

[Jako]

Thanks for the link! Can you define what auxiliary hot is? Is that where it only comes on when the truck is on? I assume I wouldn’t want that if I wanted to turn the bed lights in when the truck is off. So which wire did you wind up connecting your lights to. I want to avoid draining my battery as well in case I left them on. Thanks in advance!


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Auxiliary stays hot and is white

see post 364

License Plate Reverse light

New I just installed the VLED 1800 Lumin license plate reverse light bar. It’s bright!!! Well worth the price! No I didn’t install it, I took it to Cap-it and had their guys install it. $60 to install. I don’t mess with wiring on a new truck. Here’s a link...

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This enables me to have the extra set of reverse lights work with the Ram's reverse AND I can turn them on when not in reverse. I also have a set of LEDS along the utility rails that is wired to the auxiliary wire. That can be a problem if the light is accidently left on.

 

[Jako]

And did you have to cut off the connector from the curt harness on the end that would be connecting to the lights in order to connect the lights to it? Any pictures by chance?


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I started with the 5 pin Curt and found out about the 7 pin later. If I was to do it over I would use the 7 pin. I have a 7 pin Curt and it is on the bucket list. But I need to live to 120 to get to it, providing I add nothing to the list.

There is a lot of information below:

Bed Light Compilation

I was searching for a pdf for the bed light kit installation and came across these 3. BUT I can not find the installation instruction pdf. Anyone with more info please feel free to post. https://5thgenrams.com/community/threads/mopar-bed-light-kit-tips.2890/page-4...

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My install starts at #27 for my reverse lights and later added the double pole double throw switch (DPDT) along with the LED rail lights.

OEM LED reverse lights are absolutely terrible...what have you guys done to address this?

Finished, these are the Rigid Ignite diffused. Made a big difference! Really would like to see how you mount those on bumper in daylight. Thanks.

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