Additional LED reverse lights
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Additional LED reverse lights
hey guys/gals
got a question. I have a 17 F250, having a hard time seeing at night backing the truck up, I have the XLT with small screen for the camera. my question is basically I want to add 2 small LED bars to the rear of the truck. I want them to come on when I shift in reverse plus I want a toggle switch in the cab where I can turn these on just because I want to. I live in a rural area and there are times when this switch would come in handy.
has any body done something like this. or am I crazy to even consider it?
got a question. I have a 17 F250, having a hard time seeing at night backing the truck up, I have the XLT with small screen for the camera. my question is basically I want to add 2 small LED bars to the rear of the truck. I want them to come on when I shift in reverse plus I want a toggle switch in the cab where I can turn these on just because I want to. I live in a rural area and there are times when this switch would come in handy.
has any body done something like this. or am I crazy to even consider it?
Cargo Master
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Very easy to do. Especially if you have the towing package. Tap into the reverse wire in the tow harness. USE a relay. This protects your factory wiring. Run hot wire directly to battery. Wire off tow harness will trip relay activating rear lights you installed. Easy.
Tuned
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I plan to wire a small driving light up to one of the upfitter switches this winter. Can’t have too much light backing up, and having it to hook up trailers in the dark is also a big plus.
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Tuned
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These will light up anything you need lit up. It was my first mod on my '19 for hooking the boat up in the dark. They did not disappoint.
https://headlightrevolution.com/2017...s-upgrade-kit/
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there are several threads on adding rear bumper lights. Search is your friend. This link is worth reading.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...er-lights.html
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Cargo Master
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I bought a pair of LED work lights from Northern Tool. Mounted them to holes already on the outside of the receiver and wired to an upfitter. Easy-Peasy and right now you can do it for less than 20 bux.
Ironton LED work lights
I didn’t try to wire them to the backup circuit. Easy enough to turn them on whenever I need them, and honestly that’s not really that often. I do have to be careful though not to leave them on when driving forward as that would not be nice to folks behind and I don’t care to pay that ticket...
Ironton LED work lights
I didn’t try to wire them to the backup circuit. Easy enough to turn them on whenever I need them, and honestly that’s not really that often. I do have to be careful though not to leave them on when driving forward as that would not be nice to folks behind and I don’t care to pay that ticket...
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2018
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hey guys/gals
got a question. I have a 17 F250, having a hard time seeing at night backing the truck up, I have the XLT with small screen for the camera. my question is basically I want to add 2 small LED bars to the rear of the truck. I want them to come on when I shift in reverse plus I want a toggle switch in the cab where I can turn these on just because I want to. I live in a rural area and there are times when this switch would come in handy.
has any body done something like this. or am I crazy to even consider it?
got a question. I have a 17 F250, having a hard time seeing at night backing the truck up, I have the XLT with small screen for the camera. my question is basically I want to add 2 small LED bars to the rear of the truck. I want them to come on when I shift in reverse plus I want a toggle switch in the cab where I can turn these on just because I want to. I live in a rural area and there are times when this switch would come in handy.
has any body done something like this. or am I crazy to even consider it?
Here's a link to the lights:
https://zroadz.com/i-23910042-2017-2...submodel%3DXLT
~S
Mountain Pass
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I have to agree, an $6 relay is REALLY cheap insurance when adding cheap LED lights. You can even get SPDT relays with an external fuse. Fuses are another great idea!