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block8head
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Here you go...

electricchiken7
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I installed the after market ones. I tied them into my cargo lights. Great mod!!     Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk    

corwest
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Just as a heads up: The junction box comes with a cover for the plug that these plug into. So I made my own plug out of the cover with a couple parts from other plugs i had laying around and sealed

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nrbrandt Enthusiast

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Even just a toggle switch that was wired to the battery and placed towards the back of the bed where it was convenient would work for me. I guess if I was ambitious that wouldn't be all that hard to do.

OkieDavid Enthusiast

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Even just a toggle switch that was wired to the battery and placed towards the back of the bed where it was convenient would work for me. I guess if I was ambitious that wouldn't be all that hard to do.

 

That's all I want. I don't want it to be on whenever the tailgate is down because when I haul my kayak, my tailgate is down for hours at a time. Whoever figures out what wire is the easiest to connect I'm eager to see you post it!

newdude Senior Enthusiast

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I was under the impression that if you got these factory installed they had their own switch in the cab next to the switch for the cargo lights. Am I wrong? Now that another month has passed, what is the cheapest place to order these from?

 

 

Sadly the cheapest way to order them that I know of is when you buy your truck lol. Its a $60 option from the factory vs $135 after the fact.

 

We have put a couple of these in at work.

block8head Enthusiast

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That's genius... But i cant drill into a 44k truck

Agree.. LOL

electricchiken7 Enthusiast

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i didnt even realize what a good option it was at the time when i orderd, but i didnt get the lights installed

 

I ended up buying the the plasmaglow led lights off amazon

 

placed them under bed rails

 

ran the wiring through the cab vents ( easy ) and up into the third brake light i tapped into the left and right wires of the white bulbs and spliced the ground together and tapped into the ground wire of the third brake light.

 

now when i press the button for the cargo light on the dash the lights come on!

 

Before all this I asked my dealer to, and they said "well its still a new truck we really dont know yet ......"

 

so it only took me like an hour and it was alot cheaper

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OH!! and as for the wiring already being there for the lights ... did not see a single thing : (

unless its somewhere inside the truck behind the back panels

Thanks for your post! I installed these on my 2013. They're great!

 

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Rob300 New Member

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I have a new Sierra with the cargo bed lights and the switch does not light and the box lights do not come on. Checked the fuse and it's good. Idea's before I have to run back to the dealer? They didn't know for sure when I called them, but they said it probably wasn't the fuse.

BringTheRain403 Senior Enthusiast

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I dint think my switch lights up. Does your cargo light on the cab come on? If it dies they might have not plugged the led lights into the block completely...

 

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Rob300 New Member

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I can check. Maybe the bed lights plug in up in the rear dome light?

jdvaughn Enthusiast

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The lights plug in to the module above/near the spare tire under the truck. It sounds like they didn't get plugged in. If you look at the instructions for how to install the lights on this forum, it will show you were to look.

BringTheRain403 Senior Enthusiast

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Yea the little icon lights up on mine. I thought he ment a light indicating the cargo lights were on...

 

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Rob300 New Member

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Thanks all, I'll check it out omorrow when I have our 6 hours of possible daylight in Wisconsin!

anthony2558 Enthusiast

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I just won a set on eBay. Got them for a cool $36.00 shipped. Cant wait to install these.

 

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