It sounds to me like the light bar was wired to the running lights which is why it works with your truck's ignition in the accessory position but cuts off when you start the engine. You can test this by checking the wire functions with a circuit tester like # PTW2992. Or simply turn your headlights on in your 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty and check if the light bar is working. If this is not the case let me know and we can keep troubleshooting further. view full answer...
If installed properly there is no way to make the Rampage SuperBrite LED Tailgate Light Bar # RA960137 any brighter. What you can do is make sure the pins of the 4-way that you used to install this with are clean and free of corrosion as a weak ground could potentially cause the assembly to not be as bright as it should be. view full answer...
If only the right turn signal isn't working on your Putco Red Blade LED Tailgate Light Bar # P92010-60 then you likely either have a loose connection or the fuse for your trailer right turn signal isn't blown. I recommend checking the fuse first since this is the easiest/quickest fix. From what I can find this should be fuse F81, but I recommend checking your owner's manual to ensure you're looking at the correct fuse.
From there you'll need to check your connections from the light to... view full answer...
For starters, I recommend that you check the ground for the 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle as this could very well be causing your issue. If the ground checks out then this leads me to believe there is an issue with the trailer connector on your 2004 Chevrolet Silverado or the trailer connector on the Alpena Trailblaze Tailgate LED Lights part # ALP77229.
I see you said that you replaced the 4-way but I didn't catch if it was the 4-way on the vehicle or the 4-way on the light... view full answer...
If the lights have voltage ran to them from the running lights all you'd need to get them to turn on would be a ground wire. It shouldn't matter that the old lights are incandescent and the new are LED. But you might test to make sure that the circuit is active with a circuit tester like part # PTW2993.
If the lights are a ramp the issue could pretty easily be that you are trying to ground them to the metal of the ramp and the connection to the frame of the trailer isn't solid enough.... view full answer...
I am sorry to hear about the issue you are having with your light bar. The problem you described sounds like a ground issue. If you have a light bar that plugs directly into a 4-way then I would remove the ground from the 4-way and then attach it directly to a bare metal surface on the vehicle with a ring terminal part # 44-5310A and self-tapping screw part # 101131802. The majority of issues like what you described are caused by a bad ground as the circuit cannot handle the extra load... view full answer...
I would start by checking your power source for the Putco Red Blade LED Tailgate Light Bar # P92010-60 as well as the inline fuse for it. There should be a fuse holder on the light bar's wiring that you can check and then I would test the truck's connector with a tester # PTW2993 with each light function to see if a fuse blew on the truck and is no longer sending power back to the light bar. view full answer...
When installing a tailgate light strip like the Putco Red Blade LED Tailgate Light Bar - Stop, Tail, Turn, Backup - 60" Long # P92010-60 on your 2021 Ford F-250, it sounds like you are getting an error message because the F-250 thinks there is a trailer plugged in when there isn't. The best bet is to use the 7-Way to 5-Way/4-Way Trailer Adapter for Vehicles with Lamp-Out Sensors Towing Trailers with LEDs # C35FR. Since this adapter has resisters built-in, it will eliminate the tendency... view full answer...
LED-type lights like the Rampage SuperBrite LED Tailgate Light Bar # RA960137 are so electrically efficient that sometimes they will illuminate even when the vehicle wiring harness does not have any lighting functions activated. 4-pole wiring harnesses can sometimes pass enough residual power (even with no function activated) to cause LEDs to operate. This is not a malfunction, just a side-effect of the LED's high efficiency.
However, since you mention that your light does not blink when... view full answer...
On the 4 pole on your Colorado, the right turn/brake lamp circuit is fed by the green wire, the left turn/brake circuit is fed by the yellow wire, the running lamp circuit is fed by the brown wire and the white wire is the ground. From what I can see, the wires on the Bully Fire Strip aren't really color coded, but it appears that the ground wire has a white stripe on it. So your best bet would be to use a 12 volt power source like a car battery, ground the wire with the white stripe to... view full answer...
The Putco Red Blade LED Tailgate Light Bar # P92010-60 only connects via a 4-pole connector so what's most likely happened is the poles inside the connector have corroded.
I recommend first checking the 4-pole for your Silverado with a probe tester # PTW2993 to ensure that you're actually getting a right turn signal at the 4-pole. If not then you'll need to trace that wire back to the source to find the issue.
If you're getting the signal then you can reconnect the light to your truck's... view full answer...
A truck that age uses a flasher to cause the blinking of the turn signals. It sounds to me like the flasher has gone out. It could be that you have a short somewhere in the wiring and installing the light bar created additional heat and caused the flasher to fail. view full answer...
If there is constant power on the trailer connector at any of the circuits while the vehicle is off, then this indicates the converter has gone bad and the entire wiring harness will need to be replaced. The best option we have for a 2019 Toyota Tacoma is the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector part # C56349, so it just needs replaced. view full answer...
If the wiring that you installed connects to factory plugs for trailer wiring on your Fred F-150s then that would explain why you are getting the trailer connected alerts and faults. The only true way to get rid of your trucks reading the light bars would be to install a universal wiring kit like part # 119250KIT so that the truck wiring won't be drawing the power for the light bar on the same circuit. This wiring kit taps into the light functions to know when to trigger the different signals... view full answer...
It sounds like your light bar has been wired incorrectly. You somehow tied the light bar wiring into the wiring that identifies a trailer.
I recommend disconnecting the wiring for the light bar. Most have just two wires. One is typically white with a ring terminal and that is the ground which should be attached to a clean metal surface.
The other wire should be attached to a wire that shows power only when the running lights on your truck are on. You can use a circuit tester like part... view full answer...
The Putco Red Blade LED Tailgate Light Bar - Stop, Tail, Turn, Backup - 60" Long # P92010-60 product page has alternative directions for the newer Chevy trucks. It shows the function and even wire color and location.
Function ----- Truck Wire Color Blade Wire Color:
Left Turn Signal ----- Green wire on driver’s side plug (Figure 2) Yellow
Right Turn Signal ----- Green wire on passenger’s side plug Green
Running Lights ----- Brown wire on driver’s... view full answer...
The Rampage SuperBrite LED Tailgate Light Bar # RA960137 that you referenced uses a standard trailer 4-way connector to install. You'd want to test the pins of your son's Frontier 4-way to make sure it's wired properly.
Using a circuit tester like # PTW2993 test for voltage on the pin next to the jacketed pin (should be white wire) for voltage when running lights are on, next check the one next to it for blinking voltage when left turn signal is put on and see if the next pin also comes... view full answer...
If the Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate part # VG-97-4000 will not unlock then you will need to remove the cover from the back, take off the prop rods from each side of the slide bar, and then turn the lock by hand. Once you have the tailgate open remove then end pieces to make sure the cables are attached correctly. If the lock ends up being the culprit we have the Replacement Tailgate Lock for Stromberg Carlson 4000 Series 5th Wheel Louvered Tailgate part # 7455-415. view full answer...
If the Alpena Trailblaze Tailgate LED Lights # ALP77229 is operating in reverse you'd need to first verify that that the trailer wiring connector of your truck has power on the right pins of the 4-way with a circuit tester like part # PTW2993 using the attached video link on this page as a guide.
If the voltage is in the correct spots then the issue is the # ALP77229 but if not then the issue is the wiring and most likely a short there that you'd need to fix. Most likely the short would... view full answer...
There are always new things added to trucks with sensors and such for safety and this is one of the most recent. The workaround for an LED hitch cover like # CR-007G would be to add a load resistor. Some adapters like # C35FR have load resistors integrated to create the draw needed and are the easy solution for this issue.
The other option is to put load resistors on the functions behind the connector using resistors like # DI34ZR. This type of connection requires adapting the factory... view full answer...
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