03 Ranger Electrical Help - Brake Light Sw Interaction !

[Scrambler82]

OK did it !
I changed over the bed to a Flareside and in the little lulls I did hte change over to convert my bak-up lights to directionals.
LED Tail Lights and high output Amber bulbs directionals make a nice rear view, next need to install the KC Bak-up Lights.

But a little off subject... I moved the brake/directional wire to the bak-up light on each side for directionals only, ran a new wire from the lt.-green wire on the brake lights switch (on the pedal) to the rear of the vehicle for the brake lights only.
Also, ran the power and ground wires for the bak-up lights at the same time, just as easy to run three wires as one.
As soon as I get the new rear bumper built I will hook up the bak-up lights.

 

[Scrambler82]

I did the change over of the directionals and ran the new wire for the brakes and there has been no side effects.

Did run into one problem... the 3rd Brake Light stopped working, funny how when you cut the existing wire out of the brake circuit the lights stop working.
I forgot to run a new wire to the 3rd Brake Light, all fixed now but funny how I didn't even see the 3rd Light out until someone else told me.

so when I ran a new wire for the 3rd Brake light I ran the wires to change the Cargo Lights over to Directionals, I like it.

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