reverse/flood light
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I bought a set of cheap fog lights ($29) from an auto parts store and mounted them upside down to the bottom of the hitch cross bar and as far outboard as I could. Both of them are pointing slightly outboard also. Then I just tapped into the reverse wire. It is like having a set of headlights back there. Don't have my camera at work, so I can't take any pics. The whole installation took less than 30 minutes.
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wow - another great solution, if only I didn't tow so much... it's amazing the cool things I find out about on this site that I might not have found without it.
on another subject: thedaddycat, I saw the c-betr mirrors in your signature and looked those up. How do you like them? Are they worth getting?
on another subject: thedaddycat, I saw the c-betr mirrors in your signature and looked those up. How do you like them? Are they worth getting?
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i've run the same lights as bearhunter now to for quite awhile, and i swapped in 100w bulbs before the install; my only gripe is the beam pattern is focused, not as much of a flood pattern as i hoped for.
i have a single 55w farm light mounted on the inside of the top of my topper i run during duck season, and that lights up everything behind me like the sun, nice for launching the boat before dawn.
i have a single 55w farm light mounted on the inside of the top of my topper i run during duck season, and that lights up everything behind me like the sun, nice for launching the boat before dawn.
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Yep, you'll get the best lighting that I've seen out of a flood light (like the kind you would put on heavy equipment).
Hella has some Xenon (HID) Floods that are super bright.
I use PIAA 1500 backup lamps:
Hella has some Xenon (HID) Floods that are super bright.
I use PIAA 1500 backup lamps:
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Originally Posted by one_wicked_element
This could be an easy solution:
http://mototrixonline.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=25&=SID
http://mototrixonline.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=25&=SID
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I picked one up from Autozone (the one that plugs into the 7 prong trailer harness) for $18. I'll give it a go for a week and see if I like it.
I'll take some pictures of it was well.
I'll take some pictures of it was well.
UPDATE: This does not work.
The install was simple. Open the package, and plug it in. Make sure to "lock" it in. The 7 prong flap / cover holds it in. I drove around for a few days and no problems with it moving, or falling out.
It has two settings:
1. Always on.
2. On with Reverse.
The "always on" settings works fine. You just twist the head, and it turns on (as long as your lights are on). The "Reverse" setting does work. It just stays off.
I tested it on my truck (01 F-250 SD) and my brother in law's 97 F-150. Both with the same results. It will get power for lights, but will not turn on with your reverse lights.
I then returned it, and tried another one (to see if I had a bad one). The new one did the same thing. Would work in the "light" setting, but not in the "reverse" setting.
I wanted to test it on another truck, but couldn't find one with a harness. So, I don't know if it's a "Ford / Wiring" thing, or if it's a "Me" thing.
Does anyone know if they wired the older trucks for reverse?
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on my '05 the wire is there and functional. on the '06 chassis cab the wire was in the bundle but never hooked in to the socket, which was easily fixed. I discovered this while trouble shooting trailer brakes. which is when I also discovered that the built in brake controller does not apply the trailer brakes when you are not rolling, unlike a normal electric brake controller, but that is another topic... so anyway you may have the wire but it's not hooked into the socket
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Originally Posted by mpbpulaski
on my '05 the wire is there and functional. on the '06 chassis cab the wire was in the bundle but never hooked in to the socket, which was easily fixed. I discovered this while trouble shooting trailer brakes. which is when I also discovered that the built in brake controller does not apply the trailer brakes when you are not rolling, unlike a normal electric brake controller, but that is another topic... so anyway you may have the wire but it's not hooked into the socket
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Thats basically how mine was, just hanging in the bundle but not hooked into the socket. but after I replied last night I realized that my chassis cab (which has a flatbed on it) has been worked on by the aftermarket installers to but the bed on. they probably kept the ford socket and re-wired a different one to the truck, not bothering to hook up the back-up wire since it is rarely used on a trailer. the rest of the flatbed has extra light hook-up plugs every where - some kind of universal wire harness the installers use I guess. I could be a rolling light show if I put a light on each available spot.
So maybe your older truck doesn't have the reverse light wire from ford. I had a '97 with factory tow package but since I never needed the reverse wire I can't say wether it was there or not.
So maybe your older truck doesn't have the reverse light wire from ford. I had a '97 with factory tow package but since I never needed the reverse wire I can't say wether it was there or not.