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Double Switch Bed Light Help Please

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by 2001Tacoma, Apr 30, 2020.

  1. Apr 30, 2020 at 4:14 PM
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    2001Tacoma

    2001Tacoma [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I have searched and can not find information on this. Sorry if it already exist. I plan on putting some lights in the bed of a 2019 I4 SR. I would like to have one switch in the bed of the truck and another switch in the cab. Here is the tricky part. I would like to have some type of indicator light in the cab indicating when the bed lights are on. Reason is because I have a bed cover and will not be able to tell when the lights are on. I am trying to find a wiring diagram for this setup but have not had any luck. Thank you in advance for ANY help with this.
     
  2. May 10, 2020 at 12:25 PM
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    caribe makaira

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    SPDT switch on the bed wall and inside cab. Switch needs to be ON - ON. Corner pins on one switch to same pins of other switch. Center pin of one switch goes to bed lights. The other switch center pin to fused source. Your choice if source is always powered (battery) or IGN (switched). On wire to bed lights you'll branch a wire to return to cab. This wire will supply power to led lamp for ON indication.

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    Similar to this switch.
    On the Bedside switch pin 2 would branch to bed LED lamps and a return wire to the CAB switch pin 8 with an additional wire to its own pin 8.
     
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  3. May 10, 2020 at 1:00 PM
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    2001Tacoma

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    caribe makaira- Thank you very much for the help/information. Im going to draw it out and give it a try. I appreciate your time.
     
  4. May 10, 2020 at 2:34 PM
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    :thumbsup:
     
  5. May 10, 2020 at 4:38 PM
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