Backup lights?

ObiHann · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:12 pm

Is it just me or is the reverse light on the liberty useless? What have you guys done, replaced with better bulbs, or mounted some bulbs facing backwards? If you mounted bulbs, what did you use, and where did you mount it?

trailman · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:24 pm

Just do this. http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=39402

ObiHann · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:35 pm

Thats basically exactly what I'm looking for, except I dont know where to mount the lights. He had the advantage that he had a basket... Maybe I'm going to have to invest in some cross rails...

Maybe I will just fab some though

ObiHann · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:19 pm

I think I decided where to mount them
http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread. ... rse+lights

It might not give me the wides spread of light but I can alwayse position them. Now my next question, I would like to mount hellas for the backups, a pair of 500's are a bit big IMO, so what would be smaller and just as bright? I'm more concerned with a wide beam of light them a far one...

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:25 pm

That's pretty cool..................

I was thinking something like this for me:

ObiHann · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:23 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

That's pretty cool..................

I was thinking something like this for me:

Wow! Thats by far the best idea I've seen yet... Of couse, I don't have a trailer hitch, so that poses a challange but still. THat was sweet. Is there a writeup on how he fabbed that mount?

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:32 pm

The two products above are separate products and can be purchased. The top picture is the bracket by itself or the bracket with lights. The picture on the bottom came from a website. The product is called White Night http://www.autotrucktoys.com/liberty/Wh ... 4C482.aspx

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:50 pm

Just don't forget to remove them when going off road! :shock:

Terry

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:52 pm

Fulltimer wrote:

Just don't forget to remove them when going off road! :shock:

Terry

You’re absolutely right, that’s why I like the hitch receiver with the wiring quick disconnect and the ability to pull the light carrier.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Feb 01, 2009 5:57 pm

bumpers cheap easy to cut plastic , get some 4 inch round lights cut holes in the bumper and mount, easy and cheap and never have to worry about them

just a thought, I have the lights just keep thinking I will get rich and have a RL rear bumper soon! :lol:

Xodius · **Posted:** Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:18 pm

tommudd wrote:

bumpers cheap easy to cut plastic , get some 4 inch round lights cut holes in the bumper and mount, easy and cheap and never have to worry about them

just a thought, I have the lights just keep thinking I will get rich and have a RL rear bumper soon! :lol:

X2 LOL. I have been thinking about this for a long long long...long time. Perhaps sometime soon...maybe.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:22 pm

I have been thinking the same thing. I wanted to flush mount some into the bumper, but thought there might be an issue with aiming them properly. But my XC Crossrails took care of that issue.

I had some mounted to the bottom of the bumper, but over time the plastic sagged and the were useless, also they filled up with mud/water and were much more dim.

Also having them mounted up high also gives you a better angle to work with, like if you needed to do something and not block the light.

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