I bought a pair of the recon reverse lights and thought it would be cake to install. looked over the directions yesterday and had second thoughts. Has anyone installed the lights??? THey give pretty good directions, but i do not know much about in line diodes and relays. Any help. thanks

 

have you called them?

I installed LED Tailgate bar, and had a few question to which they were very receptive

 

honestly don't get offended but . its the easiest wiring possible .. except you have to get your own diode and relay . my relay had a built in diode but i wired in a diode anyways ..

i'm gonna be honest with you .. if you're already unsure about the project, don't bother starting it .. mine was done right the first time, so when i flipped the switch the first time everything worked like it should but ... it took me a whole day .. i went slow and made sure everything was done right, and a clean install ..

if i were you, pay to get it done ..

PS .. mine turns on when in reverse, OR if i flip a switch when the truck is running ... so if i'm putting on or taking of my trailer, i have lights if its dark out ..

PSS ... they aren't as bright as i thought they would be .. DO NOT expect HID brightness out of these .. altho they do help A LOT and are really nice and small and stay out of the way ..

 

I think i have it. When i first looked at it, it look tough. I noticed the connection on the white wire (on the harness) is different from the connection on the fog light. Do i cut connection on the harness and replace with the same connection on the fog light?? Also which wire will be the hot? white? and can i ground the both fogs with one wire?? thanks

 

Cut the harness as indicated on the web site .. as far away from the plugged end as possible .. the black grounds are already wired together .. you only have to ground one of the wires .. the black wire where you cut it... leave as much as you can ..

the white is hot .. the white wire is cut on the harness, then you connect it to one of the wires you ran inside your wire loom as indicated in the instructions .. then that wires goes to your relay .. the other wire that it tells you to wire inside the wire loom needs to be spliced into the back reverse wire .. i tapped off where it goes into the 7 pin plug in the back .. i think the wire is white with an orange stripe .. then that goes up to the relay also but needs a diode to keep power from running from the relay into your reverse power in back ..

 

Thanks man, you have been helpful. My local auto parts store did not have the diadio, so waiting on radio shack. I have precut the wires so install should be quicker. Im dissappointed about the lights not being to bright. I was hoping for alot of lights.