Bed light power source?

[handyman58]

Hello,

I am going to add after market led bed lights inside the box and I am looking for a power source. I would like them powered all the time so I don't have to have the parking lights on to run them, but also wonder if the 2018 Silverado has a battery run down feature that will power down to protect the battery being run dead.

[Ravenkeeper]

8 hours ago, handyman58 said:

Hello,

I am going to add after market led bed lights inside the box and I am looking for a power source. I would like them powered all the time so I don't have to have the parking lights on to run them, but also wonder if the 2018 Silverado has a battery run down feature that will power down to protect the battery being run dead.

Some states have laws that make it illegal to have your cargo lights (rear-facing white lights) on while driving. 

 

The cargo lights don't require parking lights to be on to operate, BCM Pink-26.

[Ravenkeeper]

On 4/8/2022 at 6:23 PM, Ravenkeeper said:

Some states have laws that make it illegal to have your cargo lights (rear-facing white lights) on while driving. 

 

The cargo lights don't require parking lights to be on to operate, BCM Pink-26.

@handyman58

 

Also, there is a j-box under the bed for plugging them into the Cargo Light circuit.  Maybe one of those is "hot."

[jpinoy]

On 4/8/2022 at 9:48 AM, handyman58 said:

Hello,

I am going to add after market led bed lights inside the box and I am looking for a power source. I would like them powered all the time so I don't have to have the parking lights on to run them, but also wonder if the 2018 Silverado has a battery run down feature that will power down to protect the battery being run dead.

Check these 2 thread out:

 

I did this one on mine. I already had the OEM bed lights, but I added LED strips and added a button in the bed to turn off/on whenever.