Need help wiring tailgate vent cover
#1
JK Freak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North San Diego, CA
Posts: 506
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Need help wiring tailgate vent cover
I want to use the wiring for the third brake light with an LED light for the Poison Spyder tailgate vent cover. However, I have no idea how to do that or what I need to get. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do. Ideally I would love for the logo itself to light up but I'm not willing to cut into the tailgate itself so I'm going to put a different color under the logo since my JK is black (not sure how to do that either). Can anyone help me please?
Here is their description: "The LED light enclosed in an 18 gauge metal tray that is spot welded to the back of the tailgate cover. The light itself is a sealed LED light module which makes it weather proof. The LED light was designed to be wired into your third brake light so every time you hit the brakes the skull lights up!"
(And yes, I have read the Rigid Life write-up but cutting plexiglass is not my strong point )
Here is their description: "The LED light enclosed in an 18 gauge metal tray that is spot welded to the back of the tailgate cover. The light itself is a sealed LED light module which makes it weather proof. The LED light was designed to be wired into your third brake light so every time you hit the brakes the skull lights up!"
(And yes, I have read the Rigid Life write-up but cutting plexiglass is not my strong point )
Last edited by aznJEEPgirl; 11-26-2015 at 01:44 PM.
#2
JK Junkie
Well they both should be just two wires, a positive and a ground. I lit my PS logo on my bumper by just putting an self sticking LED strip from Walmart behind it.
So if you still have your CHMBL you can just tap into the two wires for your new light. If you just have a tramp stamp you can feed the new light off the connector directly. It is just a brake light in the gate. It doesn't come on with the tail lights.
So if you still have your CHMBL you can just tap into the two wires for your new light. If you just have a tramp stamp you can feed the new light off the connector directly. It is just a brake light in the gate. It doesn't come on with the tail lights.
#3
FYI, The CHMSL only comes on with the brakes, not the running lights, so if you want it on when you're not braking, you'll have to tap into the running light wire at the taillight.