Auxiliary Reverse Lights

Swing by my house with your tools! I like that.

 

Are those the same Ridgid lights I linked ?

 

Yea same thing just non rigid brand. They were 75 bucks on Amazon. Great alternative for fraction of the price.

Edit: just looked at your linked. They aren't diffused. They're the 3x2 floods. The top and bottom rows are somewhat connected so the pattern is a wide angle flood. They work great for what I needed.

 

Cool thanks

 

No prob!

 

Sub'd

 

Do most of you wire a on off on switch to your lights?

 

Mine are right now, but I'm ordering a 3 way to have the option for them to be tapped into the reverse wire or on when I choose

 

I guess that's technically what I meant. My back up camera is on a 3 way switch, but it's just labeled in the store as an on-off-on switch.

 

Mine are. Either on with the switch, Off or on with the reverse gear.

 

I assume you had to run a wire all the way to the cab then? Man I hate doing that. What did you tap into for your power for normal 'on'?
Guess I'll have to tap into a reverse wire on my other light, cause I already have my camera tapped in on one side.

 

I put a relay under the hood with a fused wire direct to the battery. I then ran a wire to the switch and to the lights off the relay. I grabbed power to the switch from an open spot on the fuse box behind the little drawer in the cab and I grabbed the signal from the reverse gear from a wire behind the kick panel on the drivers side. The switch is a SPDT rocker switch. Running the wire from the relay to the back wasn't that big a pain since most of the frame is open. I put it in some wire loom and then zip tied up.

 

I just got some cheap flood beam 18w led's off of Amazon and mounted them in the pre-existing holes in the bumper, then I relocated my 7 pin for a more symmetrical look, I think it turned out well. I like the single row as opposed to the cubes as they don't stick out as much yet still put a LOT of light out.

 

I will just leave this here!

Aux rear lights w/ flashing option

VIDEO

And these are all the lights I installed



At night:

 

I bought this marine rocker switch from Academy:
http://m.academy.com/shop/pdp/marin...PLA-device^m-adid^51684504678&deviceType=true

It allows me to switch it on when I want, or automatically turn it on when I put it in reverse. You can't beat it for $6.99

 

That looks good. I was just thinking looking at your pic if there is room to mount lights in the space between the tailgate and bumper? If you had something slim and flush mount?

 

I wouldn't. Or rather, it wouldn't work. The reason for that void is for the lower edge of the tailgate to swing under when opened. I learned the hard way when I tried to put a backup camera in there.

 

I like the idea of the hidden reverse lights.

Ive been wanting to do this for a while now, but hate how much the lights stick out when they are mounted below the bumper.

Ill have to mess around with this once it gets nicer out

 

Good to know.