Bruce,
Bill Pruitt hooked up a switch to his cargo light in order to turn it on and
off from the rear of his truck with an external switch mounted under his bed
rail. This switch can easily be replaced with a relay to be activated by
tapping the circuit that turns on the reverse lights. Below is an old email
from Bill.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Pruitt [mailto:wpruitt1@tampabay.rr.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:57 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Cargo light
>
>
> I just finished hooking up a switch in the bed, under the rail, that works
> the cargo light.
> No ignition or dimmer switches required.
>
> I have an '01, so I don't know if all Daks are the same.
> There is a 12V wire, pink, that supplies the light with power. It is also
> routed through the interior dome lights. On the back side of the light
> assembly, there is a pink/blue wire. Apply a ground to this wire, and
Voila!
>
> I traced the wiring from the cargo light bulb to the drivers kick panel,
and
> when I grounded the wire there, the lights worked. So I tapped into that
> wire, ran it back to my switch in the bed, and now when I throw the
switch,
> I ground that wire and my cargo lights come on.
>
> The neat thing about it is since no wires were cut, no change is made to
the
> original circuits, just an additional switch to ground.
>
> While I was there, I also installed a 12V outlet, with rubber cover, and
an
> in-line 15A resettable fuse.
> All weatherproof.
>
> Thanks to those who gave advise for this project.
>
> Bill Pruitt
> '01 QC 4.7, Auto, Flo-Pro exhaust, K & N Homebrew 3" Air Intake
> Downey SST Tarp, Viper Alarm, RhinoLiner
> "Tail-Gate Open" warning light
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/billspages/
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce B [mailto:bruce@coldmourning.com]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 12:26 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: Re: backup light...grrr
It might be cool to hook it up to be one though. I've also been wondering
about a way to make the cargo lights allot brighter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "redmopar99" <redmopar99@ntlworld.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:24 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: backup light...grrr
> You're wrong on the high mount third brake light. That is nothing more
than
> a cargo light ... not reverse lights.
>
> Aaron
> 1999 RC V6 4X2
> "... if you're ahead of a Mopar in a
> race, let up before you get to top gear.
> Something about them Mopars."
>
> >>but I could swear when my Gen III is put in reverse, that the third
brake
> light (2 white bulbs) are activated?<<
>
>
>
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