Has anyone done something similar?

I saw these 4inch long white led light strips at walmart.
I thought maybe I could wire them in to my reverse lights since both dont work.
Anyone tryed this?

 

Are they high enough intensity to offer useful light? that would be my concern?

 

I wired up just normal auxiliary driving lights and mounted them on the rear bumper. It worked pretty good as far as providing more light. My main reason was so that if I was turning around on a narrow dirt road at night I wouldn't back off into a ditch because I couldn't see anything with the stock reverse lights. Something to keep in mind, if wiring them directly to the reverse light harness, it only gives off something like 10.5 - 10.9 volts. Not a full 12 volts so they won't be quite as bright.

Picture of the ones on my truck

 

I plan on doin the same thing but I'm gonna go through a relay and toggle switch so I can turn them on when needed.

 

I don't know if they would be enough. I bought the same lights but 12" long and put them in my instrument panel and they light it great.

 

I ran it that way also. I have a toggle to turn them on whenever I need but also have it wired with the reverse switch in the transmission. So anytime it's in reverse both the stock lights come on as well as the driving lights I installed.

 

Superbrightleds.com carries standard base led bulbs that are wicked bright. Have them in my truck. They work rather well.

 

I was doing some research into these and can certainly appreciate the reasons to consider LED... Brighter, lasts longer, uses less electric, etc...

I came to the conclusion that these aren't mainstream enough to make a go with. Apparently most are made in China by unknown brands leaving some room for improvement in the quality control department. Yes some folks have had good luck with them and thats cool but when a regular bulb costs a buck vs 6-10 for these and offer proven reliability and use, its kinda hard to justify the LED for a slightly brighter look that may or may not last that might even be a little obnoxiously bright not looking good.

To me a good LED would have to last significantly longer than a regular bulb while putting out light that was indistinguishable from a regular bulb.