14 gauge should be fine if you have it.

 

Coolio.

I'd likely end up hardwiring them to a switch. Just need to figure out where to put the switch...

 

your going to put them on a switch? i just hooked mine up to the backup light switch in the trans. mine come one when you put the trans in reverse.

 

Yeah, just a switch. I don't like hacking up stock wiring for anything. I'm having to deal with too much of that on the 76 already, so I don't want it on my daily. lol

Besides, it will let me turn them on manually.

 

on my truck i don't consider cutting a wire a couple inches from the light socket hacking. i look at is as a upgrade. every external light socket on my 81 has most likely been replaced already. i use 1157 bulbs as backup lights instead of the stock 1156 bulbs.

 

And your trucks are much older than mine.

 

its not my fault dodge light sockets like rusting out.

 

There you go!

 

14 gauge is good for 10 amps.


On another topic...Got new RAMS yesterday....

 

I am only going to be running 55w bulbs, for a few seconds at a time.