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Re: mounting extra brake lights on 1.5” struts, NO drilling.
Update: My question is - if I bolt into a pre-existing hole in the truck frame, (recent F-350) with a new, stainless steel bolt…. would the frames coating (anodized?) stop it from being a good ground? see pic of my attempt at grounding (below) I was advised to avoid drilling new holes into the truck frame… just use pre-existing holes. so i got the trailer light kit (Blazer C6421 Trailer Light Kit) and I spoke with Blazer previously….. and they said: I HAVE to ground the white ground wire to the truck frame. I asked “could I just wire the white ground wire to the 4 pin flat trailer lights plug?” and they said it likely will *not* work…. and i’d need at least a 12 gauge wire … but it is better to ground to the frame. So I wired everything up today (very simple with the kit) and plugged in… and tested the lights and they did not work at all. Never lit up. Yes the truck lights work fine, and i know that the 4 pin flat plug *is* working fine. (I tested it with something else) I suspect the anodizing on the frame is the issue. Yes? No? and if i have to drill a hole…. i was advised to drill into the hitch assembly, *not* the truck frame. thanks for any guidance. MY PIC: https://imgur.com/a/C7g3QCK848Views0likes0CommentsRe: mounting extra brake lights on 1.5” struts, NO drilling.
AnEv942 wrote: 3m tape I use-https://www.amazon.com/3M-3614-15/dp/B002JOVUO0 alot. Only because its available most auto parts to put your hands on. Tenacious stuff. The lights though unsure as the back doesn't appear its flat enough to tape? very simular housing https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071FGC2JS/ appears same light box, a bit cheaper, LED and semi sealed. thanks for the link.... for unusual reasons that I wont bore you with.... i need the extra tail lights to be incandescent.848Views0likes0CommentsRe: mounting extra brake lights on 1.5” struts, NO drilling.
update - thanks everyone for all the good ideas. Much appreciated. :-) So I think i like the idea of 3M VHB tape - 2 strips of 3/4” - to simply VHB tape the auxiliary brake lights to the *top* of the 1.5” strut… and the base of the brake lights are flat…. so this should work out well. It is cold (freezing and below) where I currently am…. so I’ll have to wait a bit to install… a quick internet search indicates that VHB tape won’t adhere properly around freezing….. I guess I could use a hair drier to first warm up the metal… but I’d be afraid that it would cool off too fast, and not bond as well as if it was warmer….. Here is the 3/4” 3M VHB tape I’d likely buy…… sold from actual Amazon, so less likely to be a cheap fake (that 3rd party sellers sometimes sell on Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Y7E1CU847Views0likes0Commentsmounting extra brake lights on 1.5” struts, NO drilling.
Hi all. I have a weird little project on the go. For complex reasons I won’t bore you with ……. (don’t ask why I want to do this) ;-) ... I want to mount these 3” high x 8” wide light plastic trailer brake lights on these 1.5” truck camper tie down horizontal metal struts... down below the rear of the truck camper. but I do NOT want to drill into the struts, nor bolt into them, for obvious reasons. :-) I don’t own tin snips or a full shop (otherwise I could fairly easily make some custom metal brackets for the job ... that would quickly rust and be ugly) I want to do this securely so they don’t rattle and fall off, and I’d like to keep the lights as sealed as they are, if possible. The trailer tail light kit is less than $30 and I don’t want to have to spend a bunch of $ or time on the mounting. One option would be to remove the front lens (on each) Then drill small holes thru the back of the plastic box Maybe about 2” apart... top to bottom that is. Maybe 6 holes total per box. (So 3 zip ties) Use strong Zip Ties to secure the box to the struts and then use a good outdoor caulk to re -seal up the holes from the outside - to keep road crud out of the back side of the boxes. I thought about using bolts / pipe strap / wood / etc but all that gets more ugly and time consuming I think. These lights will simply plug into the flat trailer lights outlet on the back of the pickup, so isolated from the main trucks brake lights. Any other simple and clever way to mount these extra brake lights? Ideally something that does not rust or rattle. The kit comes with a license plate holder that will not work in my situation, by the way. Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004L073H85.2KViews0likes19CommentsRe: F350 tire airing down ranges w/ truck camper
Update - I was directed to this detailed article that has lots of good info, for anyone who is interested in reading it. The author Mellow Mike is quite experienced with truck campers. https://www.truckcamperadventure.com/airing-down-your-tires/200Views0likes0CommentsF350 tire airing down ranges w/ truck camper
F350 tire airing down ranges w/ truck camper Hi all I’m doing research and getting opinions and info about airing down pressure ranges (I know it varies a lot depending on tire, load, rig, conditions, etc) We have a 4x4 F350 (2020) CrewCab with 8’ bed - single rear wheels (SRW) ….. plus a truck camper about 9.5 feet long on the back. Tires are the shoes it came with - Load range E - GOODYEAR WRANGLER - “ALL TERRAIN ADVENTURE” LT275/70R18 (and overall i am very happy with them, for what it is worth. I do NOT want to change tires - they ride great, very quiet on pavement, and decently knobby, etc) Total weight (wet, loaded) is 11,300 Now obviously we won’t be doing any hardcore wheeling….. and I won’t seek out soft sand or soft deep snow…… and maybe I never need to air down, ever…. but in the future - if we suddenly found ourselves in a position where we wanted / needed to carefully drive off-road, on soft snow, soft sand, and wanted to stack the deck in our favor, I could air down somewhat to make the contact patch bigger. I believe with these stock rims and these tires I should not go below 20 psi (does this sound about right for this rig?) and I do know i’d need to air back up before highway driving. :-) and yes I’d have a capable air compressor with me….. to air back up…. and likely air back up for any road driving of more than a 1/2 mile or so….. but any suggestions, just for future reference? Thanks!7.1KViews0likes27CommentsRe: hiding spare key IN cab of 2020 F-350 - truck gets confused?
JimK-NY wrote: I am more than a little puzzled. If you lose your key, what good is it to have the spare locked into the cab? .... As i mentioned in my original post: I have a keypad on the truck so I could be without keys outside of the locked truck... enter my code, open the door, grab the hidden keys, and drive on. ;-)499Views0likes0CommentsRe: hiding spare key IN cab of 2020 F-350 - truck gets confused?
Sjm9911 wrote: Get a hitch lock. Put the keys in there. Thats what I do. Like this. https://www.amazon.com/HitchSafe-HS7000T-HS7000-Key-Vault/dp/B000I66JEM/ref=asc_df_B000I66JEM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312153119455&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11329743982761852956&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9003673&hvtargid=pla-462844615884&psc=1 the hitch is taken, so a hitch lock wont work. thanks anyway.234Views0likes0Comments
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