NEW! Stage Series HitchMount LED Pod Kit | The BEST 5 Minute Mod!

https://youtu.be/bqaGk_mltCU



Diode Dynamics is proud to introduce our Stage Series HitchMount LED Pod Kit!


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Features:

• Allows you to mount an SSC1 or C1R LED pod in any 2-inch trailer hitch receiver.
  
• Adds a powerful reverse light, 4th brake light, and additional running light.
  
• Simple 5-minute installation, with no need for custom wiring or routing wires.
  
• Optional SafetyStrobe brake light strobing.
  
• Designed and assembled in USA.
  

Add significantly more light output when backing up at night with our Stage Series HitchMount Reverse Light Kit! This kit allows you to mount one SSC1 or C1R LED pod in your 2-inch trailer hitch receiver, adding a high-power reverse light, additional running light, and an optional 4th brake light with the C1R option. With the included wiring harness, this kit connects to your vehicle's factory trailer hitch wiring for simple, everyday operation.

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Brighter Backup. Factory reverse bulbs just don't provide enough light output to back up at night confidently. By pairing our patented TIR optics with high-powered LEDs, the SSC1 and C1R included in this kit provide an additional reverse light that's several times brighter than stock bulbs alone. Plus, they automatically come on when the vehicle is put in reverse!

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Additional Running Light. The Stage Series LED pods included with this kit feature a distinctive red backlight that can be used as an additional running light while driving! The backlight fully illuminates the TIR optic, providing a more unique and modern look than the small indicator LEDs found in other products.

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SafetyStrobe 4th Brake Light. The C1R option features a high-power red function to serve as a powerful 4th brake light, along with the low-power running light. The high-power red functionality activates anytime you apply your brakes, adding a 4th brake light to your vehicle.


The C1R also features optional brake light strobing. By default, the C1R will flash three times anytime the brake lights are applied, for greater visibility. The SafetyStrobe feature can be easily disabled if desired.





Everyday Operation. This kit is completely plug-and-play with all 7-pin trailer connectors. The included harness plugs right into your factory trailer hitch wiring for easy installation and operation. The kit operates as an additional red running light with your tail lights, and then automatically switches to a high-power backup light when your vehicle is in reverse. The high-power 4th brake light feature included with the C1R will activate anytime you apply your brakes. If you would like to have override functionality to manually turn on the reverse light anytime, you will need to purchase the universal backup harness.


If your trailer connector is not 7-pin, this kit will still work for you but will require slight modification to the harness.





Simple Installation. The patent-pending snap-fit design allows you to install this mount in minutes, without any drilling or need for a hitch pin. Simply insert the HitchMount into your trailer hitch receiver and the snap-fit side mounts will snap into place. Installation couldn't be easier and takes less than five minutes!






This kit is ideal for anyone who uses their trailer hitch often since removal can be done in minutes as well! Simply unplug the harness, press the snap-fit pins and remove the mount. When you're not using your hitch for towing, you can quickly reinstall the HitchMount and plug it back in.

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Focused. Traditional optics like reflectors or simple lenses lose light internally and to glare, so not all of the light shines on target. Instead, the custom-engineered TIR optic in our Stage Series pods collects all of the light from the LED, and directs it only where you need it, drastically reducing glare and improving total efficiency. Click here to learn more: Total Internal Reflection (TIR) Optics | Stage Series Video.


From there, while other options on the market lose as much as 10% of the light output shining through an outer lens, the custom-molded TIR optic in the Stage Series LED pods serves as both the optic and main lens for greater efficiency and light output (patent pending). Thanks to this innovative feature, when coupled with high-intensity LED chips, the total intensity of our pods is much greater than other LED pods using basic optics or reflectors with a standard outer lens.

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Functional Output. All Stage Series beam patterns were designed with optical simulation modeling, to shape the output in a highly-functional beam pattern.

• Flood pattern was designed to provide uniform, even illumination with a full 50x50 degree spread of light on the SSC1 LED pod. Unlike generic "flood" lights that are simply a heavily diffused spotlight, our flood pattern uses pillow optics on the outer lens surface, to provide a true optically designed spread, for even illumination throughout.​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr3GmX8EFvg



Security. If you would like to use a locking trailer pin to install this kit instead of the snap-fit pins, you can do so with a quick modification. Check out the YouTube video above!

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Proven Reliability: Stage Series LED lighting has been extensively tested for long-term operation from -40 to 185 degrees F, along with vibration, moisture intrusion, and corrosion testing. All of these tests are completed to SAE standards, just like factory components. They've also been put to the test on-road by racers and enthusiasts alike.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to post, PM, or email contact@diodedynamics.com.


PM us for the free-shipping code (U.S. forum members only)


John C.

Diode Dynamics

 

Is this compatible with 2nd gens, it doesn't look like you can easily splice into the factory 7-pin connector?

 

The included harness should directly connect to the back of the 7-pin connector, though we haven't confirmed that on the 2nd gen. We will have to check it out!

 

I looked at mine and since it doesn't disconnect as the common 7 pin you will have to splice into the factory harness.. Maybe you can add a seperate harness for 2nd gens at some point i would definitely purchase..

 

Please go ahead and give us a call at 314-205-3033 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST, or shoot us an email at contact@diodedynamics.com, and our service team would be happy to help you with that!

 

Since you posted on the Tacoma forum it would be great to provide that update in this thread to avoid all of us ordering this and then having to figure it out ourselves...or returning it

 

I would also like to know about the 2nd gen, thx

 

Subbed, pre ordered for a 2nd gen but didn’t check the back of the 7 pin yet.

 

Very cool product, but I don't like the hitch mounting point.

Will two of these run in parallel? I'm thinking one in each corner of the rear bumper.

 

Have you seen our Stage Series Reverse Light Kit for 2005-2015 Toyota Tacoma?

https://www.diodedynamics.com/stage-series-reverse-light-kit-for-2005-2015-toyota-tacoma.html

https://youtu.be/fGSqw_rwAmM

 

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John C.
Diode Dynamics

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Is the red backlight optional? Does it require a separate wire like the backlight on the fog light kit? I'd like to run this as a reverse light but don't need the red.

 

Please go ahead and give us a call at 314-205-3033 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST, or shoot us an email at contact@diodedynamics.com, and our service team would be happy to help you with that.

 

For anyone else interested in this info:

The red backlight is standard and is powered by the included 7-pin trailer wiring adapter.

 

Would like to see whoever gets this how they wire it up because it looks like it has to be hard wired not plug and play on my TRD the trailer socket is all one piece it only disconnects up higer on factory harness to a male female OEM connector .

 

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Diode Dynamics

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Our production team here in St.Louis, Missouri is working hard to fulfill C1 and C1R pre-orders!













Thank you for your support and patience!

 

Waited a month and a half just to find out the factory plug is apparently one piece on my 2013 and cannot be separated. Am I missing something?

 

Hey there!

We have not had any reports of this issue until your feedback now.

Please go ahead and give us a call at 314-205-3033 Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. CST, or shoot us an email at contact@diodedynamics.com, and our service team would be happy to help you with that!

 

I’m in the same boat.