Truck Cap Third Brake Light Wiring Diagram

In most areas third brake light is declared illegal and you can face legal difficulties if you wire the reel truck cap without knowing it.

Truck cap third brake light wiring diagram.

Tapping into your trailer wiring or a tail light definitely isnt the right way to wire a 3rd brake light wire. How to hook up and wire your truck cap third brake light on your 2011 f150 5l. This truck cap is sitting on a ford f250 superduty powerst. Installing a leer truck cap on your vehicle adds security to the items stored in the bed as well as a distinct look that accents the body of the vehicle.

I install toppers truck accessories crap all day. Hey y all this video is about how to wire a truck cap high center 3rd brake light on a ford f250. Although they re easy to install and bolt onto your truck the wiring process isn t always as straightforward and making sure the third brake light is. This can t be easily wired into a 3rd brake light because you need a logic circuit to somehow only turn on the 3rd brake light on your camper shell when the brakes are applied and not flash with either signal light.

The light inside my cap is wired straight to the battery so the truck doesn t have to be on for the light to work great for early morning hunts. Those get wired into your chmsl wire. Its what i do for a living. The brake light is a bit trickier if you tap into the brake light wire near the lights are you ll also tie into the turn signal circuit which will make the 3rd brake light flash with the turn signals.

Wiring truck cap 3rd brake light aug 16 2017 12 29am isn t there a plug mid way in the truck on the under side for the third brake light roll bar back rack thingy you can get got the silverado sierras. How to correctly wire led 3rd brake light leer topper dodge ram using the factory wire harness located to the left of the spare tire jan 15 just bought a used leer cap for my truck xq and it has the brake light dome light and keyless entry locks.