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I want to do this for my regular side bars, can anyone provide insight on how to wire an LED strip to shine when the doors are opened and/or when the unlock button is hit

 

You can tap into the puddle light signal, I am not sure if that wire is there too if your truck comes without puddle light under the mirrors.

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Hrmmmm...I like the evenly distributed light as opposed to 2 pods that I have.

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here we go, I finally found them after snooping through Texas Husker's posts haha, the lights aren't a perfect match, but they are close enough for my OCD to not freak out. http://www.ebay.com/itm/

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I assume no since there isnt a light under my mirror Hmmm ... ive been trying to search youtube but coming up empty handed on it for a silverado or sierra.

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look up the electrical from gm upfitter, there is the pin out for the BCM, it is where I have tapped in for my box light to come up with puddle light. It lights up when I unlock, but does not light up if I back up!

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On 6/26/2015 at 12:57 AM, morrislee said:

look up the electrical from gm upfitter, there is the pin out for the BCM, it is where I have tapped in for my box light to come up with puddle light. It lights up when I unlock, but does not light up if I back up!

Not sure if your still on here but do u know which wire that is? Gonna install my amp step in about a week just ordered a new controlller gonna hardwire them in so it doesn’t take your odb2 port since I think it already has a splitter on it. Also gonna do this led strip so having them come on with the puddle lamps would actually make more since.

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