Reverse Lights?

lets face it, They are NOT BRIGHT at all, so i was wondering if anyone has added fog/driving lights to there rear bumper for more light when backing up? if so do you have pics?

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/83616-1st-gen-extra-backup-lights-mod-writeup.html

 

I was thinking about this Samething the other day. But my thoughts were more geared towards replacing my back up light bulbs with brighter Led bulbs. I don't know if anyone has done it and if it helped much but it's an idea.

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/1st-gen-tacomas/138748-super-bright-reverse-lights.html

 

well here was the end result of this one guys,

 

Here's a street shot of my recent install of the "Navigator" kit:






Definitely improved. . .

 

Heres a pic of mine. At first I had them tied to the reverse lights but this past weekend I tied it to a switch so I can turn on whenever needed. I would like to have it tied to the reverse lights and the switch but with out using a on/off/on switch I am not sure how. Also I mounted them to the front of the towing receiver so I can just flip them up and they are completely out of the way when offroading, dont have to worry about dragging them off a ledge.

 

Would these work to assist in the stock housing?



http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...194-led-bulb-18-smd-led-wedge-base-tower/397/

 

Holy moley! Those are bright! Which lights are you using???

 

They are some cheap 55w halogens from Walmart.

 

These are the 55w Pilots from my writeup in the second post:

 

I obviously dont have a stock bumper but this is where i mounted my reverse lights.

only picture i can find at the moment but i have one on both sides of the license plate

 

Has anyone seen or used these before??? These look bright as hell! And easy install and fix!
http://www.v-leds.com/Exterior-LED/License-Plate-LED/White-LED/V-LEDS-HIGH-POWER-18W-p7516915.html

Maybe even do the License Plate LED dealio AND throw these back there, too...?
http://www.kmjent.com/cart/delta-tech-01-1978-50l-led-universal-backup-light-kit-7-long-w-6-led-bulbs-del-01-1978-50l.html

What do ya guys think???

 

simple waterproof 4" tractor trailer lights $20 per, wired direct to my back up lights. They are LED so now worries also just drill a hole, install gasket, and push in lights.









you can also get 2" and 3" if you have a stock bumper. Just need to drill a hole and throw them in.

 

Ive got em on a custom bed bar does that count? haha Stock reverse lights +Hella 500s (extra set i had laying around) + Red led break and turn lights which are bright as hell. Gonna either switch the hellas or just add to it two white led ovals identical to the red next to em on a new bedbar. No night shots right now, ill get some this weekend

 

What kind of bumper is that? Its pretty sick!!

 

This is what I used for stock housing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/290639270278?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649&afsrc=1

 

If you have a cap on your bed I say don't waste your money with the LED bulbs to replace the stockers. I swapped them with some recommended on here and it doesn't do much. I think I will go the aux light route. It's a bitch trying to see out of two/three tinted windows at night and the side mirrors on my truck are not the bigger folding type.

Hmmm next mods....

 

Yeah, that's why I did mine the way I did. Tinted rear cab and cap windows during the day are bad enough. Urban parking at night in rain...ugh.