Electrical backup lights
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Topic: Electrical backup lights
Posted By: rawest50
Subject: Electrical backup lights
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2018 at 8:44pm
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I have a light bar I want to put on the rear of the Pod. I have plenty of wiring to run the length from the TV to the rear of the Pod. I need the reverse lighting on the TV. Wiring diagram shows the center pin of the 7 pin as the reverse wiring. Can I splice into it and make it work? The light works off a 4 pin but my past experience is that does not handle the reverse lighting. My Jeep I wired into the taillight. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2018 at 9:12pm
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If you look under the pod on drivers side, where all the wiring is located there is a yellow wire that is blanked off that is for the backup light. https://postimg.org/image/5gpenblp1/">  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2018 at 9:48pm
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Thanks. I will check it out. May be back because my Electrical skills are plugging prongs in a socket. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2018 at 4:57pm
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I am back. I used my iPhone to check for a yellow wire. I cannot get under the Pod because driveway slopes & front of Pod very low to make it level. I have a bunch of white wired and a couple not connected to anything. No yellow. I will try to post a picture. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: DenisP
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 3:06pm
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I just completed wiring backup lights on my 2010 171. I found the yellow wire under the left front corner and made the connection. Works great. Thank you Marwayne. ------------- T@b 400 with solar Formerly 2010 171 2013 Tundra TRD |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 4:01pm
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Drivers side at the front corner? That is where all my wires go from the frame to the trailer underside. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2018 at 6:18pm
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rawest, you are right the wiring comes in on the drivers side. Now since I'm such a nice guy I crawled under the pod in the snow to take a pic just for you. https://postimages.org/">  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2018 at 9:19am
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Thanks. I take our Pod in for service tomorrow so when I have it high enough I will crawl under and get a better look. I used a selfie stick and took pictures but could not separate any of the wires. It is problay there covered by all the other wires. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing.
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