Which trailer plug wires to splice for LED reverse lights?

[mac1983620]

Have been trying to find the answer but not having any luck. Do not want to use a plug. Installing Rigid Ignite, that only have a red and black cable, no harness. Want a permanent install.

 

[User_21361]

What do you mean that you dont want to use a plug? You can create a harness similar to this wiring:

License Plate Reverse light

Installed my VLEDS LPR. This helps the backup camera immensely at night. Used the Curt wiring harnesses with the 5 pin reverse light connection and it works great. http://www.vleds.com/shop-products/lpr/lpr-reverse-72-w.html...

5thgenrams.com

OR splice the white and blue wires off of your existing trailer harness. I would recommend against this. The addition of the Curt harness allows you to remove it or swap the harness if you mess it up. Splicing the wire incorrectly would just mess up your existing lines. I just did the same install the other day and it took a couple of minutes. I could it back to stock in about 1 min.

 

[mac1983620]

What do you mean that you dont want to use a plug? You can create a harness similar to this wiring:

License Plate Reverse light

Installed my VLEDS LPR. This helps the backup camera immensely at night. Used the Curt wiring harnesses with the 5 pin reverse light connection and it works great. http://www.vleds.com/shop-products/lpr/lpr-reverse-72-w.html...

5thgenrams.com

OR splice the white and blue wires off of your existing trailer harness. I would recommend against this. The addition of the Curt harness allows you to remove it or swap the harness if you mess it up. Splicing the wire incorrectly would just mess up your existing lines. I just did the same install the other day and it took a couple of minutes. I could it back to stock in about 1 min.

When I get my lights installed, I do not want anything to be plugged into the 7 pin or the 4 pin plugs. I do not care about removing these lights, like I said they are a permanent install. That's why I bought Rigid is for their warranty. All I need to know this point is which wire I need to splice into that controls the backup light for the 7 pin connector. It looks generally like it should be the center wire. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Richard320]

Page 393 of the Owner's Manual shows the pin arrangement.

 

[mac1983620]

Page 393 of the Owner's Manual shows the pin arrangement.

I looked on the cap cover itself on the rear bumper and it actually shows it. Looks like the center pin is for the reverse lights.

 

[mac1983620]

Page 393 of the Owner's Manual shows the pin arrangement.

I don't have a page 393. Doe sit say what color wire the center wire is on the 7 pin?

 

[rsmeanie]

I don't have a page 393. Doe sit say what color wire the center wire is on the 7 pin?

Purple. The backside of the plug matches the front so it's the wire in the middle.

 

[mac1983620]

Purple. The backside of the plug matches the front so it's the wire in the middle.

My center wire is black, that's throwing me off. That would not be a ground right?

 

[JJRamTX]

I just ran these last weekend and the y splitter hodgkins splitter made this so easy and as stated above it is all hidden underneath and only takes 30 seconds to go back to stock if needed.

 

[JJRamTX]

The Black is the reverse lights + positive power, and the White is the Ground.

 

[mac1983620]

I got it done. I just stripped a small portion of the I line wire without removing it, wrapped the wires, and electrical taped em. Mounted the lights on the top of the bumper. Will get pics later. Thanks everyone.

 

[rsmeanie]

My center wire is black, that's throwing me off. That would not be a ground right?

I thought it was black myself but someone on here said it was purple. I figured it was a dark purple since I couldn't tell from underneath.

 

[Richard320]

I got it done. I just stripped a small portion of the I line wire without removing it, wrapped the wires, and electrical taped em. Mounted the lights on the top of the bumper. Will get pics later. Thanks everyone.

Twist-n-tape never lasts. Solder it now, before the stripped wires get all green and crusty.

 

[JJRamTX]

A picture of mine installed and on.

 

[gHiDoRa]

A picture of mine installed and on.

Can we see the picture how you mount the light bracket?

 

[JJRamTX]

Can we see the picture how you mount the light bracket?

I will post a picture later today. What I did was get stainless steel pipe tensioner couplers 3-5" round type and just put them around the hitch bar and cinch in the U mount that came with the lights. Since it is stainless it won't rust and it is adjustable anytime by loosening the band with a socket and re-adjusting.

 

[gHiDoRa]

that is good idea.

 

[Justin21771]

I just ran these last weekend and the y splitter hodgkins splitter made this so easy and as stated above it is all hidden underneath and only takes 30 seconds to go back to stock if needed.

Do you have a link to the splitter you are talking about?

 

[JJRamTX]

Do you have a link to the splitter you are talking about?

Here it is on ebay and you can usually get a $5 off coupon code on ebay.

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[cra1g]

Here it is on ebay and you can usually get a $5 off coupon code on ebay.

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I used the same one--works great!