LED light in tailgate handle

[Satx_Cummins]

Got mine working, bought the harness and handle of a 2022 Limited vin. Everything plugged up, except no power wire from the body bed harness side. I ended up depinning it (from purchased tailgate harness side) and tapped into the oe drivers side bed light for power. So the tailgate handle turns on with the bed lights and highmount cab light. I could tap into the reverse lights too with a inline diode, but I have external reverse LED cubes I installed for that purpose. I merely completed this because I wanted a completely white color matched handle anyway and the led strip adds a that "cool" accent lighting when unlocking your truck at night.

 

[copcarguy]

Got mine working, bought the harness and handle of a 2022 Limited vin. Everything plugged up, except no power wire from the body bed harness side. I ended up depinning it (from purchased tailgate harness side) and tapped into the oe drivers side bed light for power. So the tailgate handle turns on with the bed lights and highmount cab light. I could tap into the reverse lights too with a inline diode, but I have external reverse LED cubes I installed for that purpose. I merely completed this because I wanted a completely white color matched handle anyway and the led strip adds a thst "cool" accent lighting when unlocking your truck at night.

Very nice, I’ve been waiting a long time for an update! It turned out beautifully.

 

[el_barto]

Nice job! Can you provide part numbers for everything you bought, and a quick sketch wiring diagram of what you did?

Also can you post a photo of how well it illuminates the ground around the back of the truck when the tailgate is down?

 

[copcarguy]

So just to confirm, we need part #’s:

68521313AA tailgate harness
68578934AA handle
68509246AA led lamp

Is this it or is there another truck side harness as well?

 

[dieselscout80]

So just to confirm, we need part #’s:

68521313AA tailgate harness
68578934AA handle
68509246AA led lamp

Is this it or is there another truck side harness as well?

Are these part numbers you posted just for the white truck that you have or did you have to have them painted to match your truck’s color?

 

[copcarguy]

Are these part numbers you posted just for the white truck that you have or did you have to have them painted to match your truck’s color?

Hello! I was asking the person with the white truck if those 3 parts are what’s needed to install this light.

The handle part number I posted was for a textured black handle from earlier in this thread.

Sorry if there was any confusion.

 

[dieselscout80]

Hello! I was asking the person with the white truck if those 3 parts are what’s needed to install this light.

The handle part number I posted was for a textured black handle from earlier in this thread.

Sorry if there was any confusion.

Thanks for validating that it’s the white handle version.

I think the black handle is 7KJ40KXJAA.

2022-2024 Ram Tailgate Handle 7KJ40KXJAA | Mopar eStore

2022-2024 Ram Tailgate Handle 7KJ40KXJAA

store.mopar.com

 

[Satx_Cummins]

Correct my truck is white PW7 so I found a 2022 Limited with same PW7 paint code and ordered parts from that vin. If you want a color matched handle color to your truck you have to get the textured black handle and have it painted or find a truck with same paint code and order by that vin. Here is the part number for the white PW7 handle which will accommodate the LED light.

 

[g00fy]

Got mine working, bought the harness and handle of a 2022 Limited vin. Everything plugged up, except no power wire from the body bed harness side. I ended up depinning it (from purchased tailgate harness side) and tapped into the oe drivers side bed light for power. So the tailgate handle turns on with the bed lights and highmount cab light. I could tap into the reverse lights too with a inline diode, but I have external reverse LED cubes I installed for that purpose. I merely completed this because I wanted a completely white color matched handle anyway and the led strip adds a that "cool" accent lighting when unlocking your truck at night.

Just got mine going doing the same thing, added a power pin to the 2019 truck side of the 4pin tailgate connector, and tapped power from the bed lights.

 

[Thegame]

Acabo de hacer que el mío haga lo mismo, agregué un pin de alimentación al lado de la camioneta 2019 del conector de la puerta trasera de 4 pines y extraje la alimentación de las luces de la cama.

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funciona con la cámara de marcha atrás o solo o solo con las luces de la cama

 

[g00fy]

funciona con la cámara de marcha atrás o solo o solo con las luces de la cama

solo con las luces de la cama

 

[Thegame]

solo con las luces de la cama

Is there a way to make it work with the reverse camera?

 

[g00fy]

Is there a way to make it work with the reverse camera?

If I need it in reverse, I'll just hit the bed light button and it comes on.

 

[Satx_Cummins]

Just got mine going doing the same thing, added a power pin to the 2019 truck side of the 4pin tailgate connector, and tapped power from the bed lights.

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Looks good! Now Im debating on adding the digital rear view camera to the truck. Thats a bigger price tag though.

 

[Thegame]

If I need it in reverse, I'll just hit the bed light button and it comes on.

hey bro sorry do you think you can make me a diagram where I have to put the auxiliary light cable to work with the bed lights my ram is 1500 and I have the oem bed lights

 

[g00fy]

hey bro sorry do you think you can make me a diagram where I have to put the auxiliary light cable to work with the bed lights my ram is 1500 and I have the oem bed lights

I think your 1500 has completely different wiring than our 2500 & 3500's.

 

[jcookk04]

My weekend project.

 

[Thegame]

My weekend project.

I never finished mine I missed the wiring if you finish it can you tell me how you made it work