ARE cap installation

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herbivor
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ARE cap installation

Post by herbivor »

I picked up a used ARE cap and can't seem to figure out how to attach the third break light. The connectors from the cap does not match the connector behind my Baja's third break light. Any advice?
canuck37
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Re: ARE cap installation

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The original purchaser of the ARE cap was provided with a 2 part wiring harness when it was purchased. Assuming you have the half of the wiring harness attached to the cap and not the half that is supposed to be wired into the light, I would just cut off the plug and wire it directly to the 3rd light power wire (remember to remove the bulb on the Baja side). Otherwise, you might be able to get a harness from ARE??

The only benefit I can tell is that with the original harness/plugs setup, you can just unplug the harness to remove the cap and then plug it back in when cap is reinstalled. Direct wire means either cutting the wire or installing some other type of plug-type connection. Good luck~
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