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Off Road Lights - need advice

Old Dec 21, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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Hey guys, I am looking to add some additional lights to the truck in both front and rear. I don't have a push bar / brush guard and have no plans of adding one, so I am looking for some ideas on where to mount some lights. I already have the stock fog lights, but want more. I also want to add some lights under the back bumper. I am hoping some of you guys can post some pics of what you have done and how you like it. Also what kind of lights you have. I am probably going to go with round lights up front and rectangle for under the back bumper. Hope everyone here is doing well, im a daily reader, and happy holidays to all!!
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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Hella 9000's are wonderful.
 
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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Interested in this as well, I started with wranglers and I'm severely missing my roof light bar and 4 front fogs.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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heres what i did with mine

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...-pictures.html
 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 01:44 AM
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there WAS a thread about a guy who did some lights behind the grill and held em in with zip ties. it was sort of redneck but who cares. it worked
 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 01:47 AM
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viper37 did it behind the grill with some good brackets

heres another truck on another forum

 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 02:21 AM
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walmart lights. 15$ for the reverse lights and 20$ for the ones in the middle of the bumper. you can also mount lights in the grille. i would have put some in the grille but my off road lights and brush guard would block them.



 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 02:31 AM
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now i was thinking of putting a few off road lights as extras, for night time backing up, on the back of my truck also. tell me if it would be better to hook up a separate switch, or to just splice it into the reverse taillight line?
 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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don't put it on the reverse light wires, you'll either melt some wires or pop a fuse.
i have mine on a switch because i only need them when there isn't any light around me and there are obstacles that i have to avoid. having them on a switch also gives you 12v instead of like 7.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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maybe a relay from the reverse to trigger a seperate hot wire so you dont put too much on the stock wires
 
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