Naah, this isn't like the gen3's, I have the same setup on the 98 with
a brake light in the spoiler. I looked at it again tonight and
there's three wires going to the bulb socket, two of them sending
current, one a ground. I think thats part of the system that triggers
a warning light on the cluster. I just need to figure out how to get
the 2 wire lamp on the topper to work.... might start by looking at
the wire harness going to the hitch next.
Thanks for the input!
Gary
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Brian <hskr@cox.net> wrote:
>
> If it's wired anything like the GenIII '97-'04s, check for an extra wire
> just hanging out behind the rear bumper on the harness that goes between the
> two taillamps. This is the brake signal wire that would be used with say a
> trailer wiring harness. It's just one wire so you will still need to
> provide the ground, but it works. IIRC on mine it was black with a green
> tracer, but it's been a while since I had to look for it. You can trace it
> back in the harness along the drivers side to wherever you need to tap into
> it. I taped into mine just under the bed right behind the cab for the third
> brake light on my tonneau cover.
>
> brian cropp
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>> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary Hedlin
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>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: DML: Brake Light Wiring
>>
>>
>> Howdy everyone! I need some help on my 05. I got a topper for it and
>> I'm trying to get the brake light wired up, but for some reason it's
>> not working quite right. I tapped into my tail lamp, found the
>> positive and the ground, and made my connections. But when I hit the
>> brakes, the light comes on and stays on, even when the brakes aren't
>> appliied. But the tail lamps turn off and on no problem.
>>
>> Anyone have any ideas?
>>
>> --
>> Gary Hedlin
>> 98 Dakota Sport 3.9
>> 05 Dakota SLT 4.7
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