So finally gotten tired of not being able to see when backing up at night so I went to pick up some goodies to fix the problem.



First step was to drill out the bumper with a 4.5" hole saw. Normally I would be pretty nervous about this, but since I have a dent in the one corner from previous owner finding a pole at some point this is more of a test bumper before I replace it.




Finished product.


Wired them up to a rocker switch in the dash. Rocker on the right is just a dead switch until I need it for something.


All Reverse lights on


Just reverse lights


All lights on

Pics are a little deceiving with the light spread. Looks like a spot light in the pic but it does have good coverage.

All in all for all the wire, switches, relay, connectors, lights, etc setup ran $70 and a day of installing it.

 

nice setup. i have some lights for the back also but just to lazy to install them. but mine are just mounting to the underside. i dont think i could drill a hole let alon 2 in my bumper.

how did you run your wiring? Just along the frame?

 

Yeah it's just run along the frame on the drivers side following the wire harness that's already there. Wrapped in loom of course.

I thought about just mounting them under the bumper but since the truck is used for snowplowing there is a tendency for them to get knocked off.

 

VERY NICE. Very professional look to it.

I made up a set but used a receiver for them. Downside is of course that I can't have a ball in the hitch and them at the same time.

I don't think I'm going to cut my color matched bumper to do what you did, but I'm thinking of re-making mine in a way I can slide it over my 2" hitch so I can use it with a ball.

 

Thats looks alsome deffintley professional looking

 

Very clean set up. Looks like they belong there. Excellent work.

 

I like it! Great job AND a really good idea.

 

Looks awesome! Don't look like you should have any problem seeing what's behind ya now.

 

And with the height of my bumper they are perfectly at Rice Rocket windhsield level as seen from my buddies Jetta.

 

looks good