Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          1 hour

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  • LED Tailgate Strip Light
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Cleaning
  • Thoroughly clean the surface where you’ll be applying the trunk LED tail gate lamp.
  • Use soap and water to scrub the area clean since that place is normally dirty.

Thoroughly clean the surface where you’ll be applying the trunk LED tail gate lamp.

Use soap and water to scrub the area clean since that place is normally dirty.

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Step 2

              Mounting time
  • Carefully measure beforehand where you’re going to attach the LED strip so it looks even.
  • The LED tailgate strip is designed to be a little bit shorter than the trunk tailgate.
  • Straighten the LED strip and peel adhesive.
  • OPTIONAL: The package includes 4 mounting brackets with screws. You can use these to further secure the LED tailgate lights.

Carefully measure beforehand where you’re going to attach the LED strip so it looks even.

The LED tailgate strip is designed to be a little bit shorter than the trunk tailgate.

Straighten the LED strip and peel adhesive.

OPTIONAL: The package includes 4 mounting brackets with screws. You can use these to further secure the LED tailgate lights.

Step 3

              Wire tapping
  • Tap reverse light wire.
  • You will need to remove either side of the tail light to locate the reverse light.
  • Use a T-tap to tap the reverse light wire from the tailgate LED strip to positive.

Tap reverse light wire.

You will need to remove either side of the tail light to locate the reverse light.

Use a T-tap to tap the reverse light wire from the tailgate LED strip to positive.

Step 4

              Find the connector
  • This is the trailer light connector. You can see: ground, brake, left signal, right signal - plug that into stock trailer light connector.
  • You will find the trailer light connector near the tow hitch.

This is the trailer light connector. You can see: ground, brake, left signal, right signal - plug that into stock trailer light connector.

You will find the trailer light connector near the tow hitch.

Step 5

              Test and enjoy
  • Hide the wires or zip-tie them.
  • Check the trunk LED tailgate lamp to make sure everything works.

Hide the wires or zip-tie them.

Check the trunk LED tailgate lamp to make sure everything works.

You’re now on your way to being the coolest truck on the road with your new trunk LED tailgate strip lights!

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Anthony Carter - Aug 30, 2016

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Should my light bar come on with my headlights they worked without the headlights but when I turn headlights on they don’t work what’s wrong

marshallsdawgs07 - Nov 9, 2017

did you get a answer to your problem because I’m having the same problem

Trevor G - Nov 11, 2018

Anyone have the answer to this problem yet?

Richie - Mar 5, 2017

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I’m having the same problem!

Spencer Sherrod - May 7, 2017

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I bought a led third brake below the tailgate and i have five wires on the led light.what is the wiring diagram for it