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Reverse lights wiring help

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Loudog504, Mar 9, 2019.

  1. Mar 9, 2019 at 1:54 PM
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    Loudog504

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    What wire do I tap into on the trailer harness to trigger my rigid ignites rear lights to turn on when I reverse. I saw some wiring diagrams say the middle white but I have 2 whites and I can't tell which one that is. One is thicker than the other.

    I'm using this wiring diagram from @pwalnut.

    Thanks for any help!

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  4. Mar 10, 2019 at 3:35 PM
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    It was actually the smaller white one. Took a meter to it to verify while the reverse lights were on
     
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    Thicker white one is the ground wire for the trailer.
     
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    Do you own a volt meter? Not sure the trailer harness has back up circuit.

    I just tapped the actual back up light to drive the relay for my C3s.
     
  7. Mar 10, 2019 at 3:48 PM
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    Yeah, used the wiring diagram above. Put the truck in reverse, left it in gear and turned it off. Lights stayed on and put the meter on both to figure which had power.
     
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    If you have the factory tow package the cover is labeled
     

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