Reverse LED Light Bar

sumo · Dec 15, 2017

Nice. Many years ago, I had hids for reverse lights. Now that was bright

affliction4 · Jan 10, 2018

sumo said:
Nice. Many years ago, I had hids for reverse lights. Now that was bright

lol good lord

Youngerjc · Nov 28, 2018

dbbd1 said:
At some point during my meanderings, I can across this post (#28).

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...with-philips-921led.78478/page-3#post-1069513

So, I wanted to show what I did. I actually used 27w LED pods, not necessarily a "light bar." I made a stand-off for each light from 3" square tube, painted them and used an existing body (?) bolt that went through the chassis. Angled slightly downward, they work great, not too much light cutoff from the body and barely visible. No beautiful body lines ruined. Power? I cheated. I used a 7-pin trailer plug and plugged it into the trailer outlet. No wires to run, no relays to add. If I'm towing, I disconnect it and hang it right there (I bought a rubber cap for the plug too). If I'm towing, then I probably won't be needing those backup lights anyways.

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how did you wire them to the trailer plug?

dbbd1 · Nov 28, 2018

Youngerjc said:
how did you wire them to the trailer plug?

I bought another 7-blade plug and used that. Yeah, cheating, I know. When I tow, the trailer is plugged in but I don't need the backup lights then, anyways. The backup lights plug and cable is short, I just drape it over the top of the receiver when not in use.

RST Dana · Apr 30, 2019

dbbd1 said:
At some point during my meanderings, I can across this post (#28).

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...with-philips-921led.78478/page-3#post-1069513

So, I wanted to show what I did. I actually used 27w LED pods, not necessarily a "light bar." I made a stand-off for each light from 3" square tube, painted them and used an existing body (?) bolt that went through the chassis. Angled slightly downward, they work great, not too much light cutoff from the body and barely visible. No beautiful body lines ruined. Power? I cheated. I used a 7-pin trailer plug and plugged it into the trailer outlet. No wires to run, no relays to add. If I'm towing, I disconnect it and hang it right there (I bought a rubber cap for the plug too). If I'm towing, then I probably won't be needing those backup lights anyways.

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Why does your receiver cover look like it has lights? That is something I might consider.

dbbd1 · May 1, 2019

Dcmaynor said:
Why does your receiver cover look like it has lights? That is something I might consider.

Because it does have lights.
3 LEDs that pop into rubber grommets. I cheated even. I wired them into a 7-way trailer plug. If the cover is off, because I'm towing, then the plug and lights are removed too, no biggie, nothing in the way.

Joseph Garcia · May 1, 2019

Another option for reverse LED light bars.....

https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thr...backing-up-to-see-better.111002/#post-1337448

Reverse LED Light Bar

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