Joezeppy
Well-known member
I recently bought an aluminum truck cap for my GMC. I've had them on other trucks in the past and one of them had a little light installed which I really liked - very helpful at night. So, I had one put in this cap by the dealer. However, I found out that it's wired to the parking light circuit so it only receives power when the parking lights are on. Put that in the dictionary under "moronic". I don't want to have to turn on the parking lights every time I rummage around the cap at night for firewood, tools, etc.
Any suggestions on where to find an "always on" 12V source? I know it can be done since my other cap's light would come on without the parking lights. I can run a wire all the way to the fusebox if I have to but I'm wondering if there are other options I'm missing. I have not crawled underneath yet to see what wiring harnesses might be there.
What I'd really like to do is install 2 or 3 lights (probably LED) - one at the back (where it is now) and one towrads the front or one on each side to really light things up.
What do you think?
Any suggestions on where to find an "always on" 12V source? I know it can be done since my other cap's light would come on without the parking lights. I can run a wire all the way to the fusebox if I have to but I'm wondering if there are other options I'm missing. I have not crawled underneath yet to see what wiring harnesses might be there.
What I'd really like to do is install 2 or 3 lights (probably LED) - one at the back (where it is now) and one towrads the front or one on each side to really light things up.
What do you think?
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