Sorry this took me a while to get to but I finally got around this one. If you are tired of people tailgaiting and want a friendly way to say, "back off a bit", then you'll appreciate this mod. It's extremely easy to perform however for some of you it may be difficult to locate the wire. My pictures aren't going to be as helpful as I had hoped because I have a bunch of audio/alarm components in the way. This mod allows you to flip your back-up lamps on with your cargo light switch.
1) remove the lower dash section below the steering wheel by removing the 2 Phillips screws and then pulling to release the clips.
2) PIC 1 - remove the steering column cover by removing the 4 #10 hex bolts
3) PIC 2 - remove the brown back-up lamp relay from its mounted position next to the radio. You can get to it from underneath the steering column. You can identify it by the wires. There are 6. They are as follows, G, W/B, G, R, Y/R, G/W.
4) PIC 3 - Connect a new wire to the Red (-) wire on the back-up lamp relay socket and the other end to one side of a new diode (make sure to read the package on your diode - you can pick 1 up at Radio Shack - to ensure that you install it in the right direction)
5) Remove the gauge cluster cover to give access to the Cargo light switch
6) PIC 4 - Connect a new wire to the Pink/Lavender (-) wire on the cargo light switch and the other end to the other side of your new diode.
7) PIC 5 - put it all back together and with the ignition on test it.
8) Go have fun!
The keys have to be in the ignition for the back up lamps to come on, otherwise the cargo lights function as normal. Also, the way I wired it, utilizes the same signal wire that tells the rear sonar system (if equipped) and in my case, the back-up camera, to come on. If you find either of these to be an annoyance you could do the same thing but just add your own relay and wire it past the factory relay. (PM me for help if this doesn't make sense)
1) remove the lower dash section below the steering wheel by removing the 2 Phillips screws and then pulling to release the clips.
2) PIC 1 - remove the steering column cover by removing the 4 #10 hex bolts
3) PIC 2 - remove the brown back-up lamp relay from its mounted position next to the radio. You can get to it from underneath the steering column. You can identify it by the wires. There are 6. They are as follows, G, W/B, G, R, Y/R, G/W.
4) PIC 3 - Connect a new wire to the Red (-) wire on the back-up lamp relay socket and the other end to one side of a new diode (make sure to read the package on your diode - you can pick 1 up at Radio Shack - to ensure that you install it in the right direction)
5) Remove the gauge cluster cover to give access to the Cargo light switch
6) PIC 4 - Connect a new wire to the Pink/Lavender (-) wire on the cargo light switch and the other end to the other side of your new diode.
7) PIC 5 - put it all back together and with the ignition on test it.
8) Go have fun!
The keys have to be in the ignition for the back up lamps to come on, otherwise the cargo lights function as normal. Also, the way I wired it, utilizes the same signal wire that tells the rear sonar system (if equipped) and in my case, the back-up camera, to come on. If you find either of these to be an annoyance you could do the same thing but just add your own relay and wire it past the factory relay. (PM me for help if this doesn't make sense)
