Reverse LED Light Bar

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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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It does look great, but do you have any clearance issues? They look like they hang down a good bit.
 
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No clearance issues. It's the angle of the pic (I wanted to show the bracket). They are only about an inch lower than the spare (and I'm only 2wd).
 

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how bright are they ?
& how well does it show in screen?
 
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Okay...

They are plenty bright and help a lot.

I guess more pics are on the way (rearview screenshot and dude shot showing clearance). Tomorrow.
 

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I've got some spare 7" LED bars sitting in the closet from the Jeep Wrangler build maybe I'll follow suit.
 
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In the first pic, taken fairly level to the ground, you can just see the added light hiding behind the exhaust tip. The front end of the spare is actually lower than the light.

The second pic is just my upgraded LED bulbs in the stock housings.

The third is with the led flood light pods too.



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I never noticed this before but, for some reason, the added lights remove some of the washout that you can see (in the second pic) that is close to the back end. Probably helps provide more ambient light so the camera aperture adjusts for it.
 
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Thanks for the additional pictures. This looks like a really good solution to the problem my wife and I have with her Tahoe and my Suburban.
 

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