Recommendation for backup lights

Hood297 · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:37 pm

my set-up is a good bit easier, and no roof rack involved. I've been wheeling with them for several months now and they havent ripped off or gotten plowed into the ground, or anything...

21 bucks from walmart, be sure to get the low profile if you decide to go this route.

Jeger · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:45 pm

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BVCRD · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:50 pm

chetos wrote:

isn't there one that retro fits onto your hitch receiver? I thought I saw one somewhere. I'd go that way, if they make one.

I have seen some 3rd or in our case 4th brake lights on the receiver. It had a red lense though. It would be sweet to mod one and have more light that way. Wire it to the parking lights instead of the brakes.

kolesy · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:06 pm

Thanks for the compliments deisel! All my lights on the rack are driving lights. They covered the difference earlier so no need togo there. But I would like to see if I can score just a single ff50 fog light to run in the middle of my two back up lights that way it will have a lot better coverrage area closer to the rig. And I plan on mounting some 500 fogs on the front soon as soon as i either, mkae a new bumper, ORM gets his in production, or just make a dam bracket to mount them on. :lol:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:19 pm

Hood297 wrote:

Those would never make it where I offroad. That exahust wouldnt either. I usually hit the hitch fairly hard and even scratched the bottom of the rear fender just tad last time I was offroad.

Ive been thinking about mounting some up under the rear bumper on the gas tank skid. They wouldnt shine that far, but they would light the area up right behind the Jeep. Im sure they would be better than the stock lights.

I would probably hook them up to a relay and wire them to a switch that was wired to the stock back-up lights. That way they wouldnt always come on when I had it in R.

BDK · **Joined:** Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:45 am **Posts:** 31

I am running the IPF rear light on the rear spare. Got the idea from RRO websight. Works GREAT!! It is great for the no safari rack type or the tacky under bumper option. Lots of light from a single light!!! I highly recomend it. Went camping in Oregon and it helped set up every night.

meh_kick · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:58 am

At my local U-Haul they have a light that plugs into your 7-pin round harness. It comes on with reverse lights (and I believe it can be turned on manually).

It's only $30. Probably no good for a permanent fixture, but for once in a while that you would need it, it appears pretty nice.

Hood297 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:47 pm

jeepjeepster, im waiting for an invitation!

I'd love to wheel a place to screw those things up, both of those are cheap walmart stuff.

thats the reason i bought it, so if i screw them up im not pissed about it and can replace both for under 40 bucks...

andOrr · **Posted:** Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:05 am

Here's my version of backup lights. The lights themselves are PAR36 tractor floods, around $10 a piece. The aluminum is maybe $20 for 8 feet. Add a $4 relay, some wire, a few bolts, a switch, tada! cheap backup light.

Here's a pic of the hitch bracket:

Recommendation for backup lights

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