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Old 04-10-2012, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by aweil00
just ordered this one. should have it in a few days.

http://www.realtruck.com/anzo-scanni...te-light-bars/
You are gunna have to wire a 12v source to the rear in order to get that one to work i think. I had a recon scanning one and i had run a hot wire from my battery to a switch in the cab and then run a wire along the frame to the rear. Im sure i coulda found another 12v wire to tap into. Maybe youll get lucky and the Anzo one wont require a 12v source.
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Originally Posted by 06F150CFCT
You are gunna have to wire a 12v source to the rear in order to get that one to work i think. I had a recon scanning one and i had run a hot wire from my battery to a switch in the cab and then run a wire along the frame to the rear. Im sure i coulda found another 12v wire to tap into. Maybe youll get lucky and the Anzo one wont require a 12v source.
wow. hopefully. it didn't say anything about that in the description.
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Originally Posted by FStorm150
From what I'm reading and watching online, you have to splice into the wiring of one of the reverse lights for the reverse function to work. Hope I don't need anything extra for that.
You can tap the center wire from the 7 pin for reverse lights...
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Originally Posted by aweil00

wow. hopefully. it didn't say anything about that in the description.
Yeah that was my gripe when i got mine in the mail...Never said anything about it on the product description..then theres a whole sheet that came with the light bar that says YOU NEED A HOT 12V SOURCE. I was like what the hell...haha
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Originally Posted by 06F150CFCT
Yeah that was my gripe when i got mine in the mail...Never said anything about it on the product description..then theres a whole sheet that came with the light bar that says YOU NEED A HOT 12V SOURCE. I was like what the hell...haha
what did you tap for the hot line?
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Reference the attached diagram...

The #4 pin is only hot with the key. Make sure that you have a 20A fuse in position 21 and the relay in 9 in the fuse box. Mine came in a bag in the glove box...

You can jump the relay very simply to make the #4 pin full-time hot too.

Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by unixgeek13
Reference the attached diagram...

The #4 pin is only hot with the key. Make sure that you have a 20A fuse in position 21 and the relay in 9 in the fuse box. Mine came in a bag in the glove box...

You can jump the relay very simply to make the #4 pin full-time hot too.

Hope this helps.
the diagram rocks! how would you jump it? can that cause any kind of hazard?
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primitive art here....

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that is the pin layout for the relay. take a short bit of wire and crimp female blade holders on each end. You jump a to b in the diagram.

The only real downside is if you have a trailer that has rechargeable batteries and you plug it into the 7 pin. With the relay, the charging function would only work when running. Jumped, you're always hot.

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when splicing in the hot wire, should i disconnect the battery?

sorry, i'm a novice with cars. just getting into. I guess I never really had a car, well, truck, that I cared about. (this is my first truck actually)
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Originally Posted by aweil00
when splicing in the hot wire, should i disconnect the battery?

sorry, i'm a novice with cars. just getting into. I guess I never really had a car, well, truck, that I cared about. (this is my first truck actually)
If you don't do the jumper until last, then having the key out of the ignition will make tapping #4 a lot safer. I suggest that use "tap splices".
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