Fog lights and ditch lights with backlighting, switches, and canbus integrated controls

[Runaway Tractor]

I'm sure there are canbus lines with the needed signal under the hood but not documented so IDK where. There are other CanM8 devices that include more/other light signals. I wanted the side lights since that drives the amber backlighting of the LED pods.

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[Telemachus]

Where did you buy? Any resellers in the US?

 

[bordner42]

Someone on Facebook discovered they can connect to the small brown wire in the 7 pin connector in the hitch to power (or activate with a switch) lights directly off of the trucks running lights.

 

[Telemachus]

I don't know that that's a lot of help for lights up front... But thank you for the link.

 

[bordner42]

I don't know that that's a lot of help for lights up front... But thank you for the link.

I assume he ran the front fender flare lights to the back too, but trying to get a follow up from him. Either way, running a wire slightly further to the tow hitch seems like it could be easier than canbus for something simple like DRLs.

 

[Telemachus]

The wire from that trailer hitch has to make it up to the ECU. There's got to be a spot to tap it somewhere along the way without having to go all the way back to the trailer hitch.

In my case I am just putting DRLs up front and lighted emblem.

 

[bordner42]

I don't disagree, but this is the first I've seen someone be able to tap into the DRL from the truck without the canbus. If you find somewhere else better, let me know!

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