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LED Tailgate Brake Light Strip Install (Wired To 7-Pin Trailer Plug)
Step by step process of hardwiring a break light strip to a 7 pin plug.
MICTUNING 60 inches Triple 504 LEDs Tailgate Strip Light Waterproof with 4-Way Flat Connector Wire - Solid Amber Turn Signal, Red Brake Running, White Reverse Lights
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You said it looks good at night, that’s an understatement . It looks amazing. Nice job.
Thanks for the video, just finished the install on my ram 1500, I also tied in a wireless backup camera while I had everything apart. Your video and especially the wiring description was extremely helpful!
@GreenMountainProjects
4 жыл бұрын
That’s what I like to hear!
Great video I watched it a few times before installing it on my ram. I took your idea but just bought the trailer end of the plug and wired the light strip to it so I wouldn’t have to cut into the factory wiring harness. All in thank you for the run down.
@anthonycoker5059
2 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the plug or adapter from
Thank you, brother. I just installed mine following your instructions, and i was able to have everything working correctly. Thanks again
Well done sir. Restored my confidence. 👍
Good video of the light kit and your installation! Gonna get one for my brother in law as a gift for his F-150
Thanks a lot for the video, it was helpful, just install the strip light last night on my 2013 GMC Sierra, I used to have it plugged in to the trailer connection but didn't like the way it looks so I did exactly what you did. Thanks.
They do sell 7 pin to 4 pin adapters
Excellent video!!
Great video.....I see you're from NH. I live up in Conway.
@GreenMountainProjects
Жыл бұрын
Sweet, I'm from around the Portsmouth Exeter area. I have spent a lot of time up your way.
I have a strip of lights that I'd like to connect for just brake lights with no blinkers or reverse lights, what wires would I have to splice it with for thag
a little tip for anyone.... if your running light does not work on the LEd strip it can be caused by your after market tail lights... i had to cut a cable out of mine cause it was causing a shorth in the circuit for the running cable. took me 2 days to figure it out.
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@elianaramirez4051
11 ай бұрын
🐂
I have mine connected to the 4 pin connector and the reverse light wired into the tail light. Problem is....running light works,brake light works, left and right signal works,but...when im on the brakes,only the right signal flashes,but not the left. They both work when not on the brakes.
Very nice ! Congrats
Great video. What is the long terms review of the light bar? Also my bigger concern is say you have a puncture, how do you lower the spare tire? Does the light bar cover the access hole do the tool?
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks and I had it on my truck for 4 Vermont winters and it was fine. I had issues with cheaper ones in the past. And there is room to put it either above or below that access hole.
Awesome!!! Outstanding job dude!!!
I have a 2016 led gmc Sierra brake lightni installed a aftermarket lightnincutnthe factory bung dornled stock brake light what is ground i have brown red and green and black wires
@GreenMountainProjects
Жыл бұрын
Not very sure what some of those words were lol... But if you asking about the ground its most likely the black. You can also just run your ground to an frame metal.
All in all helpful video but I Didn’t even have to cut them I just used some funky splice connectors I found and taped that all up
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Those work too somewhat. I don't use them due to high salt use in the winters by me bc they will not last.
Does the backup light affect your camera at night? Like does it white it out?
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Not at all it actually makes it way easier to see it gives off a good amount of light
I just wired mine in on my 2018 ram 2500 and when I step on the brake it turns solid orange then switches to red… scratching my head on that one. If anyone knows what is going on please let me know
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Yes mine does the same thing it flashes orange quickly then goes to red. Not sure either why im wondering if its a safety feature of the light for more warning on a hard break? i have noticed it's only when I apply the break quickly.
How doya like the reverse light....?.....bright huh...??
Have you had any issues with your truck detecting a trailer hooked up? I just wired mine in and detects a trailer hook up
@GreenMountainProjects
7 ай бұрын
No, can’t say I ever did. Somehow you are having a heavy draw.
I ID the wires , cut them and connect the led , but for some reason right turn wont work , I tried the wires and they all have power
@GreenMountainProjects
11 ай бұрын
Weird, if you tested that wire and it works then it must be the light. I would swap it out and re try
Are you still able to access the spare tire lowering/raising bolt once this led strip is mounted?
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it just goes right above it
@MrZuto
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the response.
Where did you connect the red brake light wire? I got mine turning left and right, but when I hit the brake. It's just fires both blinkers like I had my hazards on.
@GreenMountainProjects
7 ай бұрын
Mine did the same, I think it senses if it’s a quick signal like when your blinkers are going. So if you do a really quick break tap it will trick it. If you hold the break for more than a second then it’s red.
@fromthe4gotten
7 ай бұрын
@GreenMountainProjects I found the wite that signals the stop finally. Had to use my Haynes manual and figure out a few of the symbols.
annoying how the orange indicators light up with the brake light. be good if it could just work like a normal brake bulb - low red and high red.
Thanks
Hey can anyone forward me a connection sheet or where the plugs can be found - mine arrived sans install sheet and plug!!!!
Can I ask what motor you have? Since I didn't recognize the sound of exhaust
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
5.7 hemi
@osubuckeye502
3 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects What exhaust do you have?
i bought other brand light strip but same pins. i do not know why if i press the brake pedal the light does not work. I connected the red led to the running lights.
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Did you connect to to the 8 pin connection or to the tail lamps wiring? Ik mine were connected to the break/blinker wire
Buen video, pero agradecería si le pusieran subtítulo saludos desde México
Hi, did you only use electrical tape to connect the wires together?
@GreenMountainProjects
Жыл бұрын
No you will want to get crimp connectors and shrink wrap tubing to put over it.
I did the same on a2016 F150 and now the blindspot assist turned off, says a trailer is attached, and also no more park assist. How can I fix this?
@GreenMountainProjects
4 жыл бұрын
I would take it and trade for a Ram personally... lol just kidding. Plugging this in is basically putting it into towing mode and that’s why those shut off so a trailer isn’t constantly making them go off. There might be a way to override it or an adapter for fords. Let me know if you find one!
Did you have to connect the reverse light to the taillight separately?
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
the 7 pin trailer plug includes a reverse light. Just google wire diagram for an 7 pin trailer plug. Reverse should be the center pin which is pin #7. If you don't have the 7 pin plug on your truck and you just have the 4 pin plug then you will need to tap into the reverse light wire on a tail light.
I just finish installing mine, but idk when running light is on, only one line of lights turn on, not all 3 lines of lines.
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
i think that is normal. one is amber for the turn signal and the other is the break light to make it brighter.
@joseromero1400
2 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects thank you
You made the entire video, but didn’t show which sites got to the light bar. That was the most critical part I was looking for……
@GreenMountainProjects
9 ай бұрын
Amazon, there are tons of them.
@TheElvisWorkshop
9 ай бұрын
I have one. I was trying to figure out how to hook it up because the instructions that came with it are garbage. I watched your entire video, it was helpful up until the point where you skipped putting the wires together. You just went right to them being taped up. That was the part that I was looking for. Thanks anyway.
Can this be instaled on suv without trailer wiring
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you can wire it to the tail lights. Your just gonna have to figure out which wire does what function.
Just curious why you used a 7 pin & not the stock4 pin on the truck? I have the same lights & plug into the 4 pin receptacle
@GreenMountainProjects
4 жыл бұрын
I wanted a more perminant wiring location and just didnt liked the look of the wires poking out and running into the bumper. Another reason is I have a trailer with a 4 pin so I could still use that without the 7 to 4 adapter.
do your turn signals stop working when you press on the brakes and start working again as soon as you let off the brake?
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Yes they keep working.
@mpeezy358
2 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects Mine work untill I press the brake, then once I release the brake the blinkers blink again. The light bar is hard wired and works great otherwise. 2013 Chevy Tahoe. Any ideas please on how to solve that issue I'm going nuts trying to sort it out. Thank you for replying and Thanks for the help.
The most important part! You didn’t show us how you spliced the wire
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Go to time stamp 5:58 into the video I actually did lol
can you connect this the same way if you are running the lights on the running board on a 2004 GMC yukon
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah you can wire them into the trailer wiring like I did
@PRINCEAND0104
3 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects the colors are different
@PRINCEAND0104
3 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects on my light strip i only have 4 wires Black ground with a fuse attach to the wire and yellow is turn signal,red is parking light ,and white door assist and on the trailer hicth the wires are different
It's a shame they only last 12 months in the silicon goes all foggy and white why haven't they invented some other way to cover them up
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
Depends on the product mine lasted till I sold it and had it for 1.5 years and that was two winters in Vermont.
You could use T-taps instead of splicing the wires in.
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Yes that’s an option.
I cant get my reverse lights to work on the strip I ordered
@jonathanwright9670
3 жыл бұрын
Everything else works as it should, your video was very helpful thank you btw
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
I would test it on a drill battery and if it doesn't work the strip could be faulty.
How is the light holding up? Still working? Still happy with it?
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Great no issues so far and it’s been 7 months!
@Vanity43
3 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects How about now?
you must be in Michigan with all that salt
@GreenMountainProjects
3 жыл бұрын
Lol nah Vermont
@mindhunter00789
3 жыл бұрын
@@GreenMountainProjects cool i have a friend that just moved there she just graduated from a commercial airline pilot school shes from Florida so shes not liking the winter im in ky we dont get a lot of snow they use some salt but mostly sand so we dont get the bad rust problems at any rate good vid happy holidays
Signal lights work, Brake lights don't work Running light works Brakes don't work
@GreenMountainProjects
7 ай бұрын
Might be a faulty product. I have noticed they can be weird with the break lights and recognizing the signal.
Bro u just did double the work that is needed to do this…I was like what are u doing!!!! Then u actually took off ur whole tailgate wtf dam bro work smart not hard
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
If you already know how to do this then why would you be watching this video...Bro? If your considering just plugging the normal plug in and having it look like crap then that's your choice to be lazy. I am also making videos for an audience and I am paid by youtube to do it... taking an extra 30 seconds to remove a tailgate so the camera can see better is worth it.
Junk…..
@GreenMountainProjects
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a weird comment very lucrative…..