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Auxilery back up lights

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by tcarter08, Feb 6, 2016.

  1. Feb 6, 2016 at 10:36 AM
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    tcarter08

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    Which wire at the automatic transmission shifter is the power going to the back up lights? I would like to splice in to that circuit inside the cab.
     
  2. Feb 6, 2016 at 10:41 AM
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    Why would you want to do it inside the cab? That will require you to run a lot of wire to the back. Just splice into the factory backup lights.
     
  3. Feb 6, 2016 at 10:51 AM
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    Alot of magnesium chloride used around here to de-ice the roads. very hard on wiring connections. I have the shifter exposed .Am going to install relays ,fuses, and switches in that area.
     
  4. Feb 6, 2016 at 10:53 AM
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    Great ! Thanks.
     
  5. Feb 6, 2016 at 11:06 AM
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    The reverse light signal can also be tapped from a wire behind the kick panel inside the cab on the drivers side. See here for a pic OEM Camera Connection below Dash
     
  6. Feb 6, 2016 at 2:19 PM
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    OK Great. I will see which access point works best for the simplest wire routing.
     

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