Originally Posted by Ben D.

i've never done one of these but i woulda thought you could just tie all the wires into the wiring for the tailights at the back and not have to run stuff up to the front of the vehicle. I mean that has your tail lights, brake lights, turn signals, and reverse light. Or is it that the wires for the taillights aren't fused for enough power to run the recon bar as well? because hell if you could do that wiring it'd take like 30 minutes to install if you have a good soldering gun

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Bad idea. Good way to pop a fuse or burn something up. use a volt meter always!
I tapped into my reverse light wiring under the hood. not sure if you have the same wiring colors, but on the driverside back fenderwell close to the firewall there are a bunch of wires. In that bunch, white with a light green stripe is the reverse light. i t-tapped into that for my back-up lights. Much easier to tap off that and route that wire than from the tailights. I stuck that wire with a test probe first before i tapped it. You can use a saftey pin or a needle to get through the insulation and then touch your voltmeter to the needle. Put your E-brake to the floor and set your truck in reverse. You should get 12v on that wire and nothing ofcourse when in park.