Installed new DRLs on my Maverick XLT = added strip lights to front grill

[fahrfrompuken]

Added strip lights the the front. Had to unplug the OEM turn signals for them to work.

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[StillWaiting]

Can’t you slice the wires into the oem to have both?

 

[FriscoTXJoe]

Name it Kitt, let it call you Michael and you could have a hit show on television very soon!!!

Looks great!

 

[fahrfrompuken]

Can’t you slice the wires into the oem to have both?

You would think...but alas, Canbus

 

[Mr. Lesnau]

Name it Kitt, let it call you Michael and you could have a hit show on television very soon!!!

Looks great!

With the Christmas lights on the house behind it, it almost looks like doc brown may be driving the DeLorean!

 

[cormiermc]

You would think...but alas, Canbus

there is no such thing as canbus on incandescent lightbulb, what most people refer to canbus is in fact a PWM (pulse-widht modulation) this system is used to extend life of the bulb. it's true that it can cause problem with other type of light like led and lightbar. but if your problem is that you can't have both on at the same time, it's most likely that it overload the circuit, maybe not for the fuse capacity but the computer think there is a overdraw of power and cut it to avoid problem. i have seen that a few time. a simple way to fix that is to control the added light with a relay.

i also remember reading somewhere that for marker light power you need to connect to the small bulb on the lower corner of the bumper.

 

[fahrfrompuken]

there is no such thing as canbus on incandescent lightbulb, what most people refer to canbus is in fact a PWM (pulse-widht modulation) this system is used to extend life of the bulb. it's true that it can cause problem with other type of light like led and lightbar. but if your problem is that you can't have both on at the same time, it's most likely that it overload the circuit, maybe not for the fuse capacity but the computer think there is a overdraw of power and cut it to avoid problem. i have seen that a few time. a simple way to fix that is to control the added light with a relay.

i also remember reading somewhere that for marker light power you need to connect to the small bulb on the lower corner of the bumper.

Where can I get switched 12v power for the relay? I want something that is on anytime the DRLs are on.

 

[garryjohnson]

Exactly what brand of LED light strips did you install? I installed the YSY from Amazon ant they work fine with my Lasfit LED switchbacks. Check out this link for the proper wires to tap. Wiring info in post #11. Keep in mind that on the XL and XLT the low beams are DRLs, not the turn signals. I'm not sure about the Lariat.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/updated-led-lights.18640/

 

[cormiermc]

Where can I get switched 12v power for the relay? I want something that is on anytime the DRLs are on.

you can use the same light wire that you used there, truck light power the relay on and off and then the relay turn the lightbar on using battery power. the lighbar may draw 1, 2, maybe 5 amp directly from the battery but a regular 12 volt/30 amp relay will draw under 0.150 amp on the truck light wire. it should fix that

 

[jRedondox]

Added strip lights the the front. Had to unplug the OEM turn signals for them to work.

where did you get the lights?

 

[TpaTruck]

Added strip lights the the front. Had to unplug the OEM turn signals for them to work.

The question is......Why? Were the regular DRLs not enough?

 

[garryjohnson]

The question is......Why? Were the regular DRLs not enough?

The answer; because he wants to. We all do things to our trucks that WE like and may not be for everybody. If making a negative comment on a post, at least explain your position. I respect all opinions. I may not agree with them all, but my choice is either say nothing (my favorite) or explain why I disagree.
So, the real question isn't why, it's why not!

 

[Dudley]

The question is......Why? Were the regular DRLs not enough?

I know it is fun to do things like this, but for those coming the other way at night on a two lane road, especially if there is some moisture in the air ... it will be blinding and make it hard for many to see the center line, if there is one, or the shoulder line, if there is one, like many country roads don't have. Every time I see Ford PU stacked led headlights on each side at night coming toward me or a a tall pick up with up high leds, it is really a problem. I really wish they were not using led's for headlights or more had taken into consideration this situation while designing the vehicle.

 

[TpaTruck]

The answer; because he wants to. We all do things to our trucks that WE like and may not be for everybody. If making a negative comment on a post, at least explain your position. I respect all opinions. I may not agree with them all, but my choice is either say nothing (my favorite) or explain why I disagree.
So, the real question isn't why, it's why not!

Actually explaining my position would BE the negative comment...which is why I only asked about the regular DRLs instead of giving my opinion. It was a question, not a negative comment....and a question towards the poster, not you.

 

[garryjohnson]

Actually explaining my position would BE the negative comment...which is why I only asked about the regular DRLs instead of giving my opinion. Think it was more of a question than a negative comment.

Understood

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