Wiring bed bar lights with tonneau cover

[dbalt]

I want to run wires from these mounted light pods into the bed. I have a power source I can tap into inside the bed where I already have my compressor installed. I was thinking about running the wire harness along the bed bar down the side bracket and through the t-slot channel on my retrax cover either at the tailgate or forward to the front of the bar where I can access it through the drain holes.

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a better method to handle wiring these up. I'm not opposed to drilling a hole with a grommet but I'm not sure there's really a feasible area to do that and I'd prefer not to drill into the bed or bed cover if there's an alternative.

If I can't find a clean solution for this, I'll probably relocate these to the rear bumper.

 

[dbalt]

Apologies on the wrong section, didn't realize I was under the Raptor R area

 

[Nex]

Lots of options for chase lights. You want them up high, not low. I drilled nutserts into the front of my bed before the GJ 3rd brake light arrived.



Swarfworks has a mounting bracket but probably will not work with your Retrax.

Ford Raptor/F150 Bedside Dust Light Brackets

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[dbalt]

Lots of options for chase lights. You want them up high, not low. I drilled nutserts into the front of my bed before the GJ 3rd brake light arrived.

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Swarfworks has a mounting bracket but probably will not work with your Retrax.

Ford Raptor/F150 Bedside Dust Light Brackets

Winch mounts and accessories for Ford Raptors and Ram TRX and more!

swarfworks.com

Yeah, unfortunately don't think these will work with my cover. Even if they were, they would be obstructed by my load bars and RTT (when it's loaded).

 

[Nex]

I would look at 3rd brake light options.

 

[dbalt]

I would look at 3rd brake light options.

Yeah that might be an option down the road, little spendy for what I'm looking for at the moment. I found this setup on IG from ASV Raptor. It looks like they drilled into the cover and ran wiring through a grommet for all the lighting on his bed rack.