Color of Wire - Backup light, '06 Ram 2500

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Chauncey Gardiner - 05 Feb 2007 01:11 GMT

I'm trying to install a backup sensor on a 2006 Ram 2500 diesel, which
has to splice into the backup light. I *have* determined that the
backup light is not on the white and green wire; that would appear to
be the turn signal. :|

Is it the black one- or is that ground?

Thanks!

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Tom Lawrence - 05 Feb 2007 02:36 GMT

> has to splice into the backup light. I *have* determined that the
> backup light is not on the white and green wire; that would appear to
> be the turn signal. :|

Well, there's a white with dark green tracer, which IS the turn signal.
There's also a white with LIGHT green tracer, which is your backup lamp
feed.

For future reference, http://www.dodge.com/bodybuilder has downloadable
wiring diagrams for your truck.

> Is it the black one- or is that ground?

Black/dark green is the ground. While we're at it, white/yellow is your
tail lamp, and white/tan (who in the HELL came up with the color scheme for
this?? WAY too many similar color combos) is the stop lamp. This is all on
the left (driver's side) taillight bucket. On the right (passenger) side
bucket, the only differences are the turn signal is white/gray, and the
ground is solid black.

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Chris Thompson - 05 Feb 2007 04:20 GMT

>who in the HELL came up with the color scheme for this?? WAY too many
>similar color combos

someone who wanted to make a real nightmare for those of us that are
slightly color challenged?

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Chauncey Gardiner - 16 Feb 2007 16:21 GMT

> Well, there's a white with dark green tracer, which IS the turn signal.
> There's also a white with LIGHT green tracer, which is your backup lamp
> feed.

Now that's hardly fair... I heard white with green and only saw the
white with dark green wire- snip, there goes the turn signal.

Got it working now- thanks for your help!

cg

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