Who makes a bright and durable set of Aux backup lights?

 

I went with White Knight...you can find @ J.C. Whitney & other places.

Less than $ 100.00...easy install...toggle swith on back of light housing to turn on lights for tailer hook up etc. Easy install. Typically mounted via your receiver hitch.

Even with tinted windows these lights turn night into day. I back into my driveway every night and I am very happy with mine. 2nd truck for these lights.

 

KW5413, Do you need to have the ball mount installed all the time?

 

I dont know if you are interested but some aftermarket companies offer there bumper with integrated work/backup lights. see www.ranchhand.com

 

Fireman28, I like the idea, but I have the OEM reverse sensors so I don't think those will work for me. I sent Ranchhand an E-mail asking about the reverse sensor. I would prefer a design like those. It would help protect the lights from the monster snow banks we get up here in the north. PS. Nice Avatar

 

I would think that you could at worst case drill your own holes and mount the sensors in the bumper but I'm not sure how they are made so I may be way off.
PS. Thanks

 

bellpr: You can use a receiver plug + I think you can mount to the bottom of the bumper.

I lived for a short time in NE Ohio and I would recommend that you keep it out of the snow banks. Your truck will last longer.

Any after market light would probably suspend below your bottom bumper line. Could be a problem with tall snow. Might want to junk the back up sensors anyway and go with new rear bumper with integrated back up lights. I hear the backing sensors on most Ford vehicles are a little off anyway.

 

Actually the backup sensors work WELL on my Ex...
I will back up into a spot before I will pull in... that's how well they work !
BUt honestly, had to prove them to myself the first few times I tried it...
eyeballed it and stopped - then went out back to see how far away I was...
next time did it again - listening to the beeps and figured out what the speed of the beeps meant and learned that it worked

And yes, you can get a backup system as an add on--- the www.llsoc.com site I visit has a bunch of members adding a backup system to theirs...

SO moving the sensors from one bumper to another is a piece of cake...
just drill a hole and pop in the sensor...
be careful to have them mounted the same height and angle... and
then "prove" them to yourself with the help of a bud and a garage door to see if IT or HE says stop first !

 

Drill a hole in your existing bumper and mount some lights in there. $20 and your b/u sensors still work fine.

 

I agree with jdadamsjr. My reverse sensors work well. I too prefer to back into a parking spot and they help and work great. usually scare folks in small cars when they see you backing at them....

I may look into getting a Ranchhand bumper and convert my OEM sensors into that bumper. I'll have to check the angle and height before I do it. I do believe the OEM bumper sensors are angles slightly. Depends if the new after market bumper has the same angle. I bet the Ranchhand is Diamond plate with a straight face surface unlike the OEMs. I think I saw some bumpers in the Calssifieds. Maybe I could experiement with one of those......

 

bellpr,

Yep, look at CWB's gallery under "aftermarket stuff" and check out his backup light setup. Drill a couple of holes, wire them up, throw a toggle switch on, boom--- done. And for FAR less than $100. You can get the lights at Wal-Mart, AutoZone, Pep Boys, etc...

Daryl

 

Well...hey...the White Knights were just a suggestion. I've heard a lot of issues with hanging fogs or like lights to a bumper. Integrated is definetly the way to go if you so desire. I think that is cool.

The responses here are the first time I've heard that folks are basiclly (my spelling sucks) happy with the back up sensors from Ford on any vehicle. Usually about 1.5 - 2 feet off. Being a diehard Ford Fan I'm glad to hear that it is working OK in the real world.

KEEP ON TRUCKIN'

 

CWB - I like the idea of mounting backup lights in the bumper like yours. Do you have them linked to the regular backup lights? What brand are they & what size hole did you have to drill? Thanks.

 

Check the ones in my gallery...
I don't do rough work in my highway queen so hanging from the bumper is fine and have not "injured" them in over a year of driving...
got a pair of 55w backup lamps at Wally world...
mounted them in the pre-existing holes on the under side of the outer bumper...
pointed them out a bit so I could see the things on either side as I'm backing...
ran the hot wire up to the backup lamp and made the connection inside the housing...
work fine for me !
YRMV :-)

 

I did run the lights to my backups but.... I had to put in a relay because I run 100 watt lamps. You will need a relay even with 55 watts unless you like your stock lights very dim. I also wired it up so I can turn it on with the switch. Tailgaters....BEGONE!!!You ought to see the way folks freak out when I flip them on.
I bought them from pep boys and drilled a 2 9/16"s hole, I think. The first ones I bought broke when I dropped them so I had to find some other lights with a 2 1/2" o.d. Most of the big lighting companies make a 2 1/2" round light.