mattging94
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I recently upgraded several bulbs on my ranger to LED, including the reverse lights. They seem like they are bright enough to use as an auxiliary work light so I would like to wire a separate switch to turn the reverse lights independent of reverse gear, but I'm finding very little information out there about how to do it.
I found one wiring diagram that seems like it would do what I'm trying to achieve:
I understand using the diode to prevent backflow into other parts of the electrical system, but to me it seems unnecessary to use a relay for just the factory reverse lights. The factory circuit runs directly from the reverse switch to the lights as far as I know, so why should adding a 2nd switch change that?
Here is a circuit that I came up with that I think would work without using a relay:
Can anybody confirm that this circuit will work for what I'm trying to do?
I found one wiring diagram that seems like it would do what I'm trying to achieve:
I understand using the diode to prevent backflow into other parts of the electrical system, but to me it seems unnecessary to use a relay for just the factory reverse lights. The factory circuit runs directly from the reverse switch to the lights as far as I know, so why should adding a 2nd switch change that?
Here is a circuit that I came up with that I think would work without using a relay:
Can anybody confirm that this circuit will work for what I'm trying to do?