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Old Aug 13, 2012 | 07:30 PM
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Is there a wire extension I can buy? How do I make the wire longer to plug it in?
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Momikey
Is there a wire extension I can buy? How do I make the wire longer to plug it in?
Just go find some white and black 18 gauge (I think) wire ans slice it in.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Vin
Just go find some white and black 18 gauge (I think) wire ans slice it in.
Ya that's what I was going to do but I thought they would sell a harness ext. with plugs on the ends or something like that. Oh well. Thanks.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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It's easier/cheaper to cut the wire and extend it. It should be 16-gauge.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 01:26 PM
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It's easier/cheaper to cut the wire and extend it. It should be 16-gauge.
Cool thanks,
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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 03:40 PM
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Just cut it off!
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Momikey
Ya that's what I was going to do but I thought they would sell a harness ext. with plugs on the ends or something like that. Oh well. Thanks.
Unfortunately no, at least as I have seen. I have the Mopar bumper/swing away tirecarrier and third brake light. They don't even provide a plug for that one. They give you the third brakelight mounted and bare wire ends. You need to snip off the end of the OE one and splice it in. If I gave it some thought, I would have just taken apart the OE one and installed it into the new one.
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RedJK2
It's easier/cheaper to cut the wire and extend it. It should be 16-gauge.
Thanks for the correction. It's been a while since I've dealt with it.
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Old Aug 19, 2012 | 03:42 PM
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18g should be fine thats what stock is. extended mine with 18 and it works fine with no problems.
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