Off road olny third brake light
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Off road olny third brake light
Just bought the third brake light with license plate light but I can't figure out how to wire the thing up I tried going through the old third brake light harness through the tailgate but it won't light up I'm not the best at wiring but can anyone help a fellow jeeper out!?
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If you have this one...
with the brake light and license plate light, then you need 3 wires and the factory brake light harness only has 2 wires. You can fish another wire through the factory sleeve in the tailgate - just use a small (18 or 16 gauge) wire. I actually added a backup light (6" LED bar) to mine at the same time, so I had to add 2 more wires. I can send more info and pics if you need more help.
with the brake light and license plate light, then you need 3 wires and the factory brake light harness only has 2 wires. You can fish another wire through the factory sleeve in the tailgate - just use a small (18 or 16 gauge) wire. I actually added a backup light (6" LED bar) to mine at the same time, so I had to add 2 more wires. I can send more info and pics if you need more help.
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The ORO Light should have very good wiring instructions with it. As mentioned in the post above you need 3 wires. We put one of the wires into the right brake light and the other two go to the factory 3rd brake light harness.
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If you have this one... <img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=601976"/> with the brake light and license plate light, then you need 3 wires and the factory brake light harness only has 2 wires. You can fish another wire through the factory sleeve in the tailgate - just use a small (18 or 16 gauge) wire. I actually added a backup light (6" LED bar) to mine at the same time, so I had to add 2 more wires. I can send more info and pics if you need more help. <img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=601982"/>
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I don't mean to go back on my offer to help, but I just did a quick search and found 2 separate write-ups for this install and both have the wire color code included. This will be faster than me writing up the entire install. I would be happy to answer any specific questions you might have though. If you send me a PM, I'll send you my number and we can talk or text.
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https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...umper-90672/#b
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I don't mean to go back on my offer to help, but I just did a quick search and found 2 separate write-ups for this install and both have the wire color code included. This will be faster than me writing up the entire install. I would be happy to answer any specific questions you might have though. If you send me a PM, I'll send you my number and we can talk or text. https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...elite-29385/#b https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...umper-90672/#b
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This is the color code for the factory wiring in the taillight and the ORO colors:
White with yellow line - Brake light - (ORO) Red
White with purple line - Parking lights with license plate light - (ORO) Green
White with tan line - Ground - (ORO) Black