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Last night i had to move red in the dark backwards and couldnt see crap out back on the sides. camera was ok, but it only catches part of the rear veiw
sooo. what are yall using for additional lights when in reverse at night, and how did you mount them?
i thought about using the two holes in the hitch on either side and attaching some bright round led spot light and run them off #1 uppfitter switch
searched today and havent found that sweet set i like
thanks
Last night i had to move red in the dark backwards and couldnt see crap out back on the sides. camera was ok, but it only catches part of the rear veiw
sooo. what are yall using for additional lights when in reverse at night, and how did you mount them?
i thought about using the two holes in the hitch on either side and attaching some bright round led spot light and run them off #1 uppfitter switch
searched today and havent found that sweet set i like
thanks
This is what I mounted on my hitch! They're cheap LED lights, but they work!
Cheap Amazon leds
bent a 90 degree bend on some flat bar. Drilled a hole big enough to fit over a bumper bolt and drilled a hole for the light to attach to the bracket.
Huge difference, really bright. Going on 2 years no issues. They don't lock in it's just the silicone ring that holds them in position but they haven't fallen out. I have dark windows and plow with no issues.
I used these Alpena Dual Pattern LED Lights because they have a spot and flood pattern in each light. Because I am OCD I disassembled one of the lights and flipped the optics so that both floods are to the outside. They are cast aluminum, the cover is held by 4 screws and has an O-ring to seal it and the polycarbonate lens will likely live long since it isn't facing forward into the dirt blast coming of the roadways. I've pressure washed them and have had no issue with water intrusion. They come with stainless steel mounting hardware. I drilled the bracket out a small amount and used an existing body bolt to mount them. Wired them into the backup light circuit with a relay so they only activate if the lights are on. On my F-150 I used a larger, brighter set and they were actually too bright for the camera so I decided to give these a try. Very happy with them so far.
I have a pair of square LED floods on the back of my truck, they mount with a stud, just drilled a hole on the bottom edge of the bumper to mount them.
Wired to a simple toggle switch, directly to the battery since the LED's take so little amperage. If you have upfitter switches it will be even easier.
They work fantastic, light up the whole world behind the truck, and also are great for flashing idiots behind me who refuse to dim their high beams.
They came off amazon, and they were super expensive, think they were $10 BUCKS FOR THE PAIR!!!
I love these flush mount installs! not sure i have the courage to cut into my bumper. how are you guys cutting these in? do 1/4" hole in each corner, then use a metal jig saw?
Cut out opening for these this morning, paint is drying on cut area now, so will actually install next week. I already have wire run from #1 aux switch, grounds made up, just need to mount relay and pull reverse power from in bed 5th well connector under truck. I used gasket to draw outline, drilled corners, used cut off wheel to cut out, touched up as necessary with die grinder. Philip.
I installed these Ultra Vision Atom 25 LED lights - tapped into the Reverse wire in the bumper plug. (There are holes in the bottom of the bumper which made installing these lights quite simple).
They're floods and having them makes a huge difference when backing up
