To chicken light, or not

All the lights were on the truck when I bought it, and it’s a butt connector mess. I always solder and heat shrink my connections, and use grease on all the plugs. The problem with the lights on there now is the plugs are starting to corrode, and wires that are rubbing through their insulation. I have auto reset circuit breakers, so I guess after the wire shorted it would pop the breaker then turn itself back on? Either way I feel it’s better to eliminate the potential problems.

Right now all I have left are the step and sleeper filler panel lights. They’ll stay until they give me problems.

The shop I brought my truck to last year wouldn’t pass me for my annual because of a few accessory lights didn’t work. I had to argue with the bumpkin for a few minutes before over it. That old “if it’s there it must work” thinking just won’t die.

 

Yeah, I’m eliminating them rather than fixing. Seems pretty sensible.

 

Steady as she goes. The issue I have is constant downtime especially right before a $9000 insurance bill is due. Need to get a reserve built back up in the bank which is difficult with all the repairs plus a worse flatbed market compared to last year.