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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 12:37 PM
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I want to hook up raptor style ambers in grill and visor LED ambers above windshield together off of the parking light wire- Will this overload the parking light circuit? Thanks
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 09:46 PM
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If you have Halogen parking light now, the extra load of the LED should not come even close to overload but do check the fuse size o be sure what your working with..
Light the parking lights and see how many lamps total each side. That gives you an approximate idea for the current that draw in the range of 2 to 3 amps each. You could look up the wattage the Lamp draws, then calculate the current by dividing the wattage by the voltage 14. then add them up for the total each side, then add the LED current specified, to see the total.
Pick out one side that does not involve the turn signal function for the Gill and the other side for the Cab lights, if you want balance the feeds.
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Old Apr 3, 2023 | 10:09 PM
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Thanks.If I come off separate feeds to split the load each side is fused separately? Actually no fuse but from BCM?
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Old Apr 4, 2023 | 09:17 AM
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https://customautoworksstore.com/pro...-grill-light/\
https://customautoworksstore.com/pro...lay-y-adapter/

There are a couple options for you. If you aren't using CAW Raptor light bar, you should be able to adapt to whatever you're using.
As far as the cab lights, look for a kit and see what parts are there, and see if they have install instructions.
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Old Apr 4, 2023 | 10:04 AM
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If you switch the halogen parking lamps to LED "bulbs", you'll have plenty of headroom on current for more lights.

You could build piggyback adapters to install without cutting any wiring; I'm not sure if BoostedGreyGoose offers custom harnesses like that, but the standard ones he makes work pretty well to avoid splicing. You can also de-pin, solder, and repin at an existing connector, but that's a bit of a PITA a lot of the time.
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