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Did the diode reverse + cargo light mod. Now my cargo lights turn on when in reverse and when I unlock the truck with the fob. Love it!!! Gonna be great for the moments when you need to check your load and have the keys in your pocket or when hanging out by the truck and want to add some light without climbing in. Also seems to help a little bit with adding vision when using the back up camera.

 

I fall more in love with this truck everyday.

 

 

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Did the diode reverse + cargo light mod. Now my cargo lights turn on when in reverse and when I unlock the truck with the fob. Love it!!! Gonna be great for the moments when you need to check your load and have the keys in your pocket or when hanging out by the truck and want to add some light without climbing in. Also seems to help a little bit with adding vision when using the back up camera.

 

I fall more in love with this truck everyday.

 

 

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link to this mod plz. I did the fogs and brights mod. I have an extra diode left.

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Installed my new tow mirrors.

 

Will have to go to a shop and get them hard wired though, as I couldn't get the clearance lamps to work.

 

 

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link to this mod plz. I did the fogs and brights mod. I have an extra diode left.

For reverse and cargo you connect #26 in the brown harness (reverse lights) to #26 in the pink harness (cargo lights), with the band on the diode closest to the #26 wire in the pink harness.

 

 

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I didn't even think of that. I guess my mind doesn't process everything when I'm sitting at my desk at the office.

 

Any chance you could post some close up pictures of how you mounted them?

 

Self tapping bolts, right into the hitch. put them at a slightly outward angle and screwed em in. then made up my wire harness and hooked it all up

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I didn't even think of that. I guess my mind doesn't process everything when I'm sitting at my desk at the office.

 

Any chance you could post some close up pictures of how you mounted them?

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This is through the tint on the front drivers window.

 

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I drilled and tapped the hitch for a mount and tapped into the factory backup lights for power.

 

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Finished installing the new bumpers. I like the way they turned out.

 

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Truck is Sick!! Nice job..

 

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This is through the tint on the front drivers window.

 

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I drilled and tapped the hitch for a mount and tapped into the factory backup lights for power.

 

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First of all nice job. Secondly, does your pods come on only in reverse, or did you attach a switch so that you can turn them on individually? Could you provide a parts list that you used for mounting? Thanks

 

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Thanks! I just used the mounting hardware that came with them and an M8x1.25 tap with the appropriate drill bit to mount them and since I lease my trucks I just vampire tapped them. No additional switches at this time. I'll have to look up who I bought them off of when I get home.

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It's been a while since I snapped some good pics so I washed her, cleaned up the wheels and tires & of course she only stayed clean for a couple pictures...Damn the bugs we have here in NorCal.

 

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Just gave my truck her first real wash, and about to start slapping some collinite on. I'll try and get some good pictures tonight when I'm done. I can't wait to see my brownstone paint smothered in wax. I'm in love with this color.

 

 

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