I posted a picture of the wiring I hacked out of my cab's dash a while ago. Suprised the truck never burnt to the ground. Good thing its a 40 year old truck and it can be rewired completely in a matter of a few days.
To chicken light, or not
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If I were wiring up chicken lights (and I will, once I get something to hang them on), they're going to be run off their own dedicated fuse panel, completely independent of any other wiring circuits. Switched accordingly as well, so OEM switches = OEM lighting, and chicken switch = SUNSHINE BABY! Sometimes incognito at night is useful...
So, to answer OP's question... light 'er up!D.Tibbitt, Cabinover101, kylefitzy and 1 other person Thank this. -
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If you were pulling a refer, and it's a 900, then I'd have to say you need to rival the mother ship from Close Encounters.
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The less junk you hang on your truck, the less problems you will have.
It's also easier to get lost in the crowd if need be.
Knew a trucker that was obsessed with lights, had a couple hundred on the truck, kept burning out alternators and kept replacing or rebuilding them, then added a second alternator to keep up with the lights, was seen on the side of road many times trying to fix shorts, replacing bulbs and changing alternators.
He never did catch on, his lights were his top priority, the downtime and costs weren't even a thought or consideration.
I'm surprised that truck never caught fire with all the shoddy wiring on it.Bean Jr. Thanks this.
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