need help with flatbed wiring on 03

need help with flatbed wiring on 03

11-04-2003, 03:50 PM

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run2trouble

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need help with flatbed wiring on 03

I have put a flat bed on my 03 and think I have some wires backwards. First of all when I start up the truck, I get a " lamp out" on the dash. When the clearance lights are off and I step on the brake I get both brake and clearance lights. Aside from that, my left side works perfect. But on the right side, when I turn on the blinker without the brake pressed it works fine. When I step on the brake pedal and have the blinker on it doesnot flash, I get the real fast flash on the front of the truck, but nothing on the bed.

A question I had was on the lights. There are three wires, red, black, white. I know the white is ground. The red is turn/ brake, and the black is clearance. Do I have to ground to the truck light plug, or can I ground to a bolt? For the brake and turn do i wire the red wire on the light to both the turn and brake on the truck?

Thanks in advance,

Ky

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