Wire in trunk lighting

07ccdskaterv6

Member
Joined
Jan 24, 2012
Posts
237
Reaction score
0
Where could I wire in some additional lighting that become active in parallel with the trunk light? Think I should just splice it into the factory trunk light? I feel like I always have something blocking the factory light so I ordered a couple led strips.
 

GoneFord

Senior Member
Joined
Dec 30, 2009
Posts
1,151
Reaction score
1
Location
Yorktown VA
I'd do just that; splice into the factory light wiring. I'd wire in a separate switch too so I could turn it on and off independent of the trunk light unless you know you always want it on.
 

Sky Render

Stig's Retarded Cousin
Joined
Feb 24, 2011
Posts
9,463
Reaction score
359
Location
NW of Baltimore, MD
I would also change the bulbs to LED so you're not putting too much current on a circuit not designed to handle it.
 

GoneFord

Senior Member
Joined
Dec 30, 2009
Posts
1,151
Reaction score
1
Location
Yorktown VA
Where could I wire in some additional lighting that become active in parallel with the trunk light? Think I should just splice it into the factory trunk light? I feel like I always have something blocking the factory light so I ordered a couple led strips.

I am saying that the additional lights you wire in should be LEDs, since they pull smaller amounts of current and are thus less likely to put too much current through the smaller-gauge wires back there.

He did say he ordered LED strips. They shouldn't pull much current.
 

07ccdskaterv6

Member
Joined
Jan 24, 2012
Posts
237
Reaction score
0
yjenepa8.jpg

I can email someone a video that has it cycling through all the videos if they are interested. I just couldn't get it to upload to this via tapatalk.
 
Back
Top