Hello,

I want to install a package of chicken lights on the sides of my f150. They are 6 on each side and are led type.

I plan to connect them in series, and I want to take the power supply over the wiring that runs under the sides of the rear seats. To do this I will make a hole with a drill to pass the cable of the lights to the interior of the cabin.
My main problem is that... I don't know which wires I should connect the positive and negative poles to. Be the ground and a wire that allows you to power the chicken lights only when it gets dark and the automatic lights come on.

I am basing on the installation that is done in this video where he connected some running lights and it turned on when he opens the door:
However, it is worth mentioning that I want my chicken lights to stay on based on the auto lights that stay on when it gets dark or even if I turn them on manually

Could someone help me, please?
Or if you have better ideas to do, I'll appreciate it.

 

Time for a brief alldata subscription.

personally, I try always to avoid breaking into wiring looms if at all possible. Bad things happen….

 

You can save yourself a whole lot of frustration by tapping into the cargo light circuit. Access it by removing the third brake light from the bed of the truck. Fish your wire down the C pillar to your LEDs and you’re done.

 

Go to Helminc.com and buy the wiring diagram.

 

Why????

 

Also curious why are they called chicken lights? Never heard of or seen this before.

 

It's a trucker thing