pods in rear bumper

has anyone done flush mount pods in the rear bumper ?

 

I have...

 

How hard was it what would I have to do

 

Yes, one on the driver's side. The right side of my factory bumper is a bit bent up so I couldn't put one there. Mark the location, being aware of what's on the back side as they're only fit in part of the bumper. Drill your holes and cut with a Dremel, jigsaw, Sawzall, etc. The other poster's pics look better than mine; since my bumper was already messed up I didn't bother to try to build it out like that; consequently it doesn't fit quite flush and it's angled a bit more downward, which is actually fine by me. After I cut the opening, I drilled the mounting holes, sprayed the bumper with PLasti-dip then mounted the light. I tied it in to the left side reverse light with a wire tap.

In my case I really didn't care that it looks a bit ghetto since I plan on replacing the bumper anyways, I just needed more light for reversing since I have a camper shell on my truck and the factory pinkish reverse lights suck. I plan to mount a proper plate bumper at some point whenever I get back to the US along with putting the reverse lights on a three way switch. I will say that the light color messes with my reverse camera though.

 

They also look nice cut into tailgates.

 

^ That truck is nice!

 

take a look at this thread

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ount-back-up-light-kits-show-us-yours.369816/

 

What kind of time should I expect to spend I already have pods at the ront of the bed so wires are already ran I could just tap in to those

 

I bought a cheap $17 body saw at harbor freight to cut my bumper.

 

A couple hours at least, just take your time.