Upgrading Reverse Lights??
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Upgrading Reverse Lights??
I was walking my dog last night and a new Cadillac car (not sure which model) was backing out of his driveway, and his backup lights were SOOOO bright nearly HID bright..
Are there any bulb upgrades for the backup lights for our trucks? They are definitely not bright enough. I know there are accessories that can be bought such as fog lights, and the lights that go on the hitch receiver, but I'm talking specifically about bulb upgrades.
Anyone?
Are there any bulb upgrades for the backup lights for our trucks? They are definitely not bright enough. I know there are accessories that can be bought such as fog lights, and the lights that go on the hitch receiver, but I'm talking specifically about bulb upgrades.
Anyone?
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Originally Posted by ieee_raider
I'm in the process of upgrading mine. Will post pics when I'm done. I bought a set of fog lights that I'm mounting under the edge of the bumper. I'm wiring them into the trailer hitch wiring. Wiring is complete, and works... now I have to just mount the lights.
BTW, you must be happy about Bobby Knight's win earlier this week!
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Originally Posted by SSpiro
That's cool and all.. but not what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for bulb replacement..
I'm looking for bulb replacement..
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Originally Posted by newmandl
How do you plan on protecting them when offroading (assuming that is what you do)?
BTW, you must be happy about Bobby Knight's win earlier this week!
BTW, you must be happy about Bobby Knight's win earlier this week!
And yeah, it's cool... but I was more excited about our Insight bowl comeback!!
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I'm not aware of anything out there that you simply replace your OEM backup bulbs with that really work. A few years ago I tried a set of what were billed as "55 watt halogen backup bulbs." They looked like somebody took an H3 bulb and potted it in an 1156 male socket. Yea, they plugged right in - and were virtually worthless. Like many others, I've added a second set of lights working in concert with my factory backup lights. Remember, your factory reverse circuit isn't rated to handle a ton more load, so use a relay powered from a more appropriate circuit.
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What I did was, go PIAA bulbs all around. You can get the back up bulbs and the third brake light/bed light a lighter brighter that way. It helped a little, but I added driving lights under the bed. Tucked them in so you can't see them without kneeling down, but back it up, and the neighbors house will illuminate. I got the back up camera sytem for Xmas. Think I'm going that route instead. It should help me back my jetski trailer up too.
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Originally Posted by xlint1
What I did was, go PIAA bulbs all around. You can get the back up bulbs and the third brake light/bed light a lighter brighter that way. It helped a little, but I added driving lights under the bed. Tucked them in so you can't see them without kneeling down, but back it up, and the neighbors house will illuminate. I got the back up camera sytem for Xmas. Think I'm going that route instead. It should help me back my jetski trailer up too.
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