Running/Clearance Light Location

[stevencox93]

So after recently being asked about how I wired my mirrors I was wondering if anyone has their tow mirrors amber lights as running/clearance lights and how you connected them. I have them as turn signals as of right now but want them as clearance for at night and about getting hit. I originally thought white 26 pin plug, pin 22 would work but when I plugged up there the lights were so low I didn't even know they were on and then stayed on constantly. So where is it that y'all are hooked up to at the BCM

 

[Mike1220]

someone asked me on instagram, he had a truck like yours so I pointed him your way cause he wanted full functionality. I thought you already had yours as running lights though but I guess not, my bad.

 

Ive seen someone in the tow mirror thread use a high ohm diode to make them work as both running lights and turn signals if you'd like to do them that way. If not, then I think they best way is going to be to run a wire from one of your headlights. Thats what Ive seen most people do

[stevencox93]

someone asked me on instagram, he had a truck like yours so I pointed him your way cause he wanted full functionality. I thought you already had yours as running lights though but I guess not, my bad.

 

Ive seen someone in the tow mirror thread use a high ohm diode to make them work as both running lights and turn signals if you'd like to do them that way. If not, then I think they best way is going to be to run a wire from one of your headlights. Thats what Ive seen most people do

 

Yeah Mike he contacted me and asked about running lights and it sparked my interest again lol

 

I did message that guy but he still couldn't answer my question about where he plugged into to get the ambers and I definitely don't wanna fish all the way from the front of the truck. I can only imagine how much of a pain that would be.

[Mike1220]

I think his name was kyle right? has a white silverado? If we are talking about the same person then he fished from the front. I spoke with him about it previously. I wanted to know since I was considering doing mine the same way haha. He used like a 150ohm or 200 ohm resistor connected to the running lights and a straight wire connected to the turn signal feeds. He put a diode inline from both the turn signals and running lights so that they couldn't backfeed to one another and cause issue, then he joined the 2 after the diode and ran 1 wire from a headlight to the respective side mirror and connected to the amber lights. It isn't bad fishing a wire from the front to the mirrors. Whats aggravating is fishing a wire from the tailgate to the cab lol