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Pickup box removal electrical issues

December 16, 2020
There are many complexities in removing and replacing a pickup box with a different vocational truck body and equipment. Ensuring the pickup chassis electrical system accommodates new lighting can be a challenge from the beginning due to turn-signal bulb outage detection requirements, especially with the evolution of LEDs and potential need to additionally combine or separate stop/turn/tail lamp functions.
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