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Is a relay (actually) needed for wiring aux LED reverse lights?

Chaostactics

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Planning on adding a couple of cheaper auxiliary LED pods into our new bumper. I was planning on splicing directly into the reverse leads for the tail light wiring harness so they come on and off with the regular reverse lights.

With fairly low draw LED pods I *think* I'm not going to get near max Amps for the current wiring and thus a relay won't be needed but I'm not positive in my assumption.

Thoughts?

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I tapped straight into harness a year ago. No issues to date with my single 18w..
 

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If you have the tow package you could also plug into the trailer reverse light wire on the trailer connector.
 

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I don't think the current draw is so much an issue (at least with LED's) as the Can bus thinking it see's a problem and throwing codes. I'd rig up a test so if it does throw codes you could go to a relay without having to undo what you already installed.
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