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03-13-19, 08:02 AM

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Connecting lights on headache rack

I bought a used headache rack fro my truck and it has a couple of lights in it pointing into the box. They sit a few inches from my current cargo lamp on the back of the cab. Could I just wire the new lights into the current cargo lamp? then just have all those lights come on with my cargo lamp switch?

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03-13-19, 08:03 AM

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Depends on the wiring and amp rating. What size fuse runs that circuit?

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If you use LED's the current draw will be minimal and shouldn't overload the wiring or fuse.

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not labelled on any fuse, will try pulling them all I guess to find it. Also thinking if I pulled the bulbs (or put in LEDs) on the factory cargo lamp it would likely be close to a wash regardless. Would like to avoid putting a relay in and running wires the length of the truck if possible...

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03-13-19, 10:48 AM

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That is what I was thinking too.....

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