aftermarket reverse lights??

bb609 · Aug 22, 2009

Y0TA said: ↑

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I saw some where in either here or TN that they can be hooked up with a switch and come on automatically when in reverse. Can someone point in the same direction or tell me what I'll need? I have the 15 dollar lights from wally world.
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Add a relay that you can pick up at Radio Shack. A relay has a hot wire to power the lights and a separate hot to activate them which you can wire to your reverse lights. Here's a typical diagram. They added a switched switch but use that lead to run to your reverse lights.

http://www.ado13.com/techs/relay.htm

joes06tacoma · Dec 4, 2012

Bartlett18 said: ↑

Hey everyone!

I just swapped out some Rigid Industries Duallys (Flood) out of the front of my truck and put in some R.I. Dually Spots as the floods light pattern was too unfocused for my wants.

So, I couldn't decide what to do with them. I put them on the front end, under the bumper and it looked really crowded and took away from the lines and stealthy install of my Duallys and Specters in the front grill.

I was looking through some of the pictures of your trucks and though I might want to put them on as back up lights.

I ended up putting them under the bracket that holds the back end of the leaf springs. There is a hole in the bottom of it already and I used only the hardware provided in the Dually package. No modding required. They are tucked away nicely and give off great light for reverse.

What do you think?

I ran the wires along the cross member and up into the back of my drivers side brake light. I soldered in to the reverse light wires with a fused wire harness provided by Rigid and VOILA! I was going to run a switch to the dash for tailgaters, but because I have a 6 speed, all I have to do is pop it out of gear and move the stick to the reverse position and the lights come on! NIIIIIICE!
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Really? That works? I guess since reverse has a syncro, that you could get it to shift, but I shudder to think about what happens when you release the clutch at 50MPH plus.

Feel like elaborating?

Install looks good!

Bartlett18 · Dec 5, 2012

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joes06tacoma · Dec 5, 2012

Bartlett18 said: ↑

Yeah, I should have elaborated. With the six speed, you have to move the stick all the way over to the left as far as it will go and then push the stick up towards the dash to get it into reverse. BUT, the lights and camera come on as soon as you move the stick over to the left, so you are NEVER putting the truck into gear (forward or reverse) at any time. Just moving the stick over to the left turns on the reverse lights. The clutch doesn't even have to be activated. You are, for all intent and purposes, in neutral, just moving the stick over.

Yeah, without explanation, I sound like a complete tard-o.

Thanks for calling me on that, as I'd hate for someone to go and try it and put the truck into REVERSE going FORWARD...

Take care,

Barrett
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I learned something today! Now I can go to bed happy. Thanks!

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