Tool Box LED Lights
11-15-2015, 05:56 PM
#11
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I got you. Using a single 15amp fuse for my setup, probably overkill but it's what I had.
Pin switch that I used for my ground. My toolbox is metal and bolted to the bed, so it grounds through the truck.
Pin switch that I used for my ground. My toolbox is metal and bolted to the bed, so it grounds through the truck.
12-11-2016, 11:16 PM
#13
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As long as the draw from the accessory and the size of the in-line fuse used is less than what the switch is rated for, a relay is not 'needed'. That being said, I do not like running power into and out of the cab, I like keeping power under the hood and running small control wires through the firewall to control a relay.
As a means of control, I found a circuit on the truck that is only 'hot' when the ignition is on, I use that to power all my switches, then go out to the relay. That means anything I have added will go dark when the truck goes off, lessens the chances of a dead battery. In that case, using a relay lets me tap into an existing circuit for control purposes without fear of overloading that circuit.
In this guy's case, I agreed with you in my previous post, there's no reason for a relay unless he wants another means to control the lights.
As a means of control, I found a circuit on the truck that is only 'hot' when the ignition is on, I use that to power all my switches, then go out to the relay. That means anything I have added will go dark when the truck goes off, lessens the chances of a dead battery. In that case, using a relay lets me tap into an existing circuit for control purposes without fear of overloading that circuit.
In this guy's case, I agreed with you in my previous post, there's no reason for a relay unless he wants another means to control the lights.
01-05-2017, 09:59 PM
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Wireless LED Toolbox Lights.
Something like this? Cost me $25 and some really nice 3M adhesive.
04-16-2017, 07:12 PM
#18
Mgood did you install the CANBus adapter? If not that is probably your issue
[EDIT]: So yeah ignore that reply... this was a reply for another thread, lol... damn mobile device
[EDIT]: So yeah ignore that reply... this was a reply for another thread, lol... damn mobile device
Last edited by 230748; 04-17-2017 at 08:18 AM.
04-22-2017, 12:55 PM
#19
Does anyone know a way to make the back LED lights come on when the rear cab light is on ? I plan to put a back cover on & would like to be able to have the bed lights come on on there own without having to open the gate or the bed cover...Or is there a way to get some led lights installed along the rail that engage when the rear cab light is on?
12-17-2017, 03:06 PM
#20
Reposting hoping someone with a 2017 F150 has done the Anzo switchbacks. I can't get the planks to light up amber with the turn signals.. I've tried all the wires on the turn signal. I gotta be doing something wrong, my wires are different colors than the Anzo video and different than my 2015 which I wired up without issue.
any guesses?
any guesses?