Tailgate Running Lights?

[-sin-]

I always thought these lights were an indicator that a truck was a 1ton, but after searching the net, the description is "running lights."

Anyways, anyone running these on your truck?

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[96k1500]

Came on alot of dually have them but not all of them

 

[skylark]

That is an early dually tailgate. I believe they changed to the strip under the tailgate and lights in the fenders in 94 or 95.

 

[eric.s.t]

i think your right skylark, my 89 has them, I actually love them now ... they look odd in the day, but when you light them up at night, their actually pretty sweet. If I keep the dually, im going to replace them with regular utility light but LED ones, they look very similar but more modern.

 

[someotherguy]

Dually trucks have them either on tailgate or under it, varies by year as mentioned, and required by law due to the width of the truck - same as the cab markers and rear fender markers. Didn't we just have a thread about this (the cab markers)?

I like the ones under the tailgate much better. Cleaner appearance...

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And the technical name for the strip is an "ID bar"

Richard

 

[-sin-]

Thanks for all the info guys!

I bought a "under the tailgate bar" and was contemplating on whether to install it or not. Then I got to thinking that maybe I should flush mount it?

 

[The Arctic Fox]

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sh!ty picture but It helps liven up the rear of the truck at night.

 

[-sin-]

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sh!ty picture but It helps liven up the rear of the truck at night.

Looks good!

 

[draginlow]

mine are on the tailgate and cant make up my mind if i want to keep them. i want to shave the handle and put it inside. so if i do that it may look funny with leaving the lights ha ha.

 

[Birchyboy]

Are they teaching what those lights mean in driver's education classes? If not, what good are they for 90% of the driving population? I'm 43, have been driving for 28 years, and never knew what they were for.