Hi guys,

I'm looking to add some back-up lights. Suprisingly Ford actually has the 2 holes in the bottom of the rear bumper. They sell these things everywere, but what are some good ones? Who really likes theirs?

I really need to get these in before winter, too dark and hard to see back there.

 

How much light do you need?

 

I put these on my 2002 F350 4x4 CC SB SRW 7.3L. Great lights. I got the flood lights. Wal-Mart use to have these for $11.88 each but they stopped carrying them. Northern Tool also use to carry them. Now they only have the bigger ones.

Peterson Manufacturing Company

 

well these are my back up lights, they are pretty bright. i can see anything i need to when im backing up at night. wired them to a switch on a switch plate i made in the cab and to the battery. not connected to the reverse lights

 

Those look pretty bright. Do you know the manufacturer?

I saw these on Ebay. I kind of like the size. Anyone tried them?

Pair of 24 Diode LED Back Up Lights Truck Trailer Kit | eBay

 

Those are meant to be installed in a truck or trailer that has the hole already, not saying you couldn't fab up a mount or french them into the bumper, but in case you were not aware.

 

I would also like to wire the lights for reverse mode and manual override when not in reverse. Any instructions on this?

 

This would be the way to wire them like that, https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post10710484

 

The bottom of my bumper does have a hole at each end. Looks perfect to mount up some lights. How did Ford actually have the holes in there??? There must have been an alternative motive for them.

 

Look at the reverse lights in this picture ALUMINUM TRUCK FLATBED BODIES | TRUCK BODY | STAKE BODIES | CUSTOM FLATBEDS

Those are what that style of light you linked to should look like.

Personally I have some cheapo's from oreillys dropped down from the holes in the corners of the bumper like miles only mine are round, cheap enough to just replace, since h4 bulbs are not much less expensive.

 

Ive been looking into stuff from these guys.
Dually/D2 LED Lights

 

Once I get the money I'm going to have these Delta Tech 2529-50 - Delta Tech Delta 250 Rectangular Clear Driving Light Pair - Quadratec in a quad mount on the rear bumper with a override shut off switch.

 

I did the lights shown in this giant thread:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...with-pics.html

I like them. It was critically important to me that they not be damaged off-roading, and these are tucked up so tight that it would be really hard to drag them off. I've had them for 2-3 years now, and they are holding up fine.

Hanging off the bumper would never work for me.

 

Good to hear. Did you mount them in the 2 holes on the bottom of the bumper?

I called Autozone and they said part #UW3534 cannot be ordered. No Autozone can provide these

 

No, not on bottom of bumper. They would get scraped off for sure. I mounted them to the receiver hitch.

I know it is a long thread, but if you read through it all there is a lot of info, including pictures of how I mounted mine. Other guys used Velcro, but I wouldn't do that.

The autozone website is the pits, but here is a link to the lights.
Blazer/Ultra white driving lights (UW3534) | Auxiliary Lights | AutoZone.com