Kevin - great mod as usual and the truck is looking great also as usual. I will have to keep this mod in mind in case I take out my current backup lights that I did similar to your last truck. Those have been working great for me especially when I plow at night. I have already run my current ones into some snow banks, but I kept them loose so that they would swing out of the way instead of breaking which has worked. I like how much light these throw and how small they are which would make a nice upgrade to what I already have. Thanks again for sharing!!

 

Ok, I have the lights, diodes, velcro, relay, and electrical connectors. Where do I find the green and black wire? Also, (it would be easier if you just did it for me) do all these connections with the relay and diode occur near the front of the truck? with a wire running back to the lights, or is the relay, and diode at the rear? I'm already to go, just need a little more input. Thanks for any help. Joe B.

 

I bought a set yesterday,How did you mount them?Did you remove the hitch and drill/tap holes or fab two brackets?Neat idea and thanks.

 

I got mine done today....I used high strength velcro that I saw at Radio Shack. I cleaned the surface of the lights, and the surface of the receiver hitch with alcohol so the tape would stick. I haven't seen them at night yet...but they seem cool.

The way I wired mine was to splice into the wire at the reverse light, run that wire up to the inside of the cab for the 'switch' of the relay, then run another wire all the way back to the bumper to turn the lights on. I ran the power wire into the cab as well from the battery. I hooked mine up with the upfitter switch as well. The relay sits on the floor, under the carpet by my feet till I get it screwed into the back of the area where my feet go. The lights work great, I can't wait to see it in the dark. I don't have any other tips other than what has been posted on here already. The diode idea was a good one. I did use the diode. I probably spent $65.00 or so total with the relay, lights, diode, and extra wire.

 

I posted a question about your mounting but I didn't see the other three pages to read till after I posted.How long has the velcro held up to the elements?

 

i was having a bad day untill i saw your truck...your rig has a way of putting a huge honkin smile on my face!!!

 

Thanks again guys.

CounterMaker...I really appreciate it man

fpd....The Reverse Wire Black/Green can be found in the frame. I pulled it from the drivers side.

hardint...The velcro has held up very well...no issues yet.

I actually replaced the 55W bulbs when I bought them with 100W bulbs and ran 14 gauge wire to the lights to try and maximize light output from the small housings.

 

question, do you have to have the key in to have the lights work or did you wire them directly, i couldnt tell. Let me know, but they shine light great and your trucks looks great!! Thanks

Lupe

 

that is one hot truck, and i love those lights, i'm really thinkin about those now haha

 

I haven't taken mine apart to see the bulbs. Perhaps it will be self explanatory....but what type of bulbs did you get to get 100 watts? I admit, mine weren't as bright as I had hoped, but with 100 watts, I will be shining light on everything!

 

He used an upfitter switch to trigger the relay. Since the upfitter switches are "key-on" hot, they won't work with the key off. I would have them this way too so that you (or someone else) can't accidentally flip the switch on during the day and drain your batteries while you can't see that they are on.

 

I like that a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Perfect for extra light when unloading the boat.

Mark

 

Thanks guys,

Yeah I have the upfitter as a secondary trigger...the primary is the reverse wire (black/green). This turns the lights on when the truck is in reverse, and also allows me to turn it on via the upfitter when the truck is not in reverse.

fpd.. you are looking for H3 100W bulbs..

 

I just walked into a autozone in Gilbert Az. & found them on the shelf for 39.99 there on my hitch now! thanks bearhunter, could we just start calling this the "Bear hunter mod" good find.

 

yeah i'm getting a new bumper thanks to the insurance of a lady who hit my truck, and my old ones are big and goinky and i just told the place that's replacin the bumper to chuck em cause i'm gettin mad cool ones thanks for this find! i just gotta check a couple autozone's around here for em!