Show me your backup light placement!

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Show me your backup light placement!

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I've got my reverse light switch, and now I'm trying to figure out
where, exactly, to place the backup lights (I plan on using a small
flood light) and which light to buy. I see a 5" x 5" area just below
the rear license plate, which would be ideal for a single 4" x 4" LED
flood. Or I could use the two small areas just inside the stock rear
lights and mount a small 2 x 2 light in each. I'm curious how other
people mounted theirs.

Show me how you placed yours!
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Do yourself a favor, scrap the crappy Pinz tail lamps(cops hate yellow brake lamps anyways) and use Jeep universal, utility type (any auto parts store)with back up lamp incorporated or LED type(a bit more$$). Less hanging parts to break, way better visibility, and fully functional integrated reverse lamp. They run about $18 ea. use(2) 24v #1662 combi bulbs (NAPA)and re use stock brake/turn bulbs for reverse lamp(21watt).
Full instructions for tapping into the Black out circuit( Pink wire)are already posted. Note:The extra orange wire in the harness ( if equipped) is for a separated brake lamp circuit(Austrian variant).
Also remember you are limited to power usage of under 8amps(circuit breaker limit) :!:
The above is very cost effective and easy to do with least amount of mods.
The best place for separate lamps is as high as you can get them :wink:

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Re: Show me your backup light placement!

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Mine are cheap generic ones mounted next to original refectors http://www.pinzgauer.4x4man.com/Modifications.html

I have had my rear lights changed so red is brake as per EU Standard.

If I had more money I would have gone for a more powerful LED light
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I no longer have my last truck with a backup light. I used one of exped imports 24v work lights mounted through a hole under the rear door handle. Worked wonderfully!
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Re: Show me your backup light placement!

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Thanks ScottishPinz. I just finished the backup light yesterday. I see you have the original outlet on yours.
I've got plans for that little area, so I did something slightly unconventional. Once I mount the larger tires,
I really have no real estate on the left side for a light, so I opted to move it to the right side. It's really, really
bright, so I have plenty of light on both sides when I back up. Funny thing, I'm still getting accustomed to
working on 42 year old wiring. I grounded the light to a bolt behind the tail light where another ground wire
was running. Just touching that old ground wire screwed up the connection it made. When I put everything
together, I went back at night to see how it looked and my right blinker didn't work and the blackout lights
were blinking!!! I freaked a bit because I really didn't touch anything. It turns out that just shifting that ground
un-grounded it. Once I replaced it and got it grounded, everything was fine.

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mount had to be made from scratch:

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and the finished product:

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Sorry for the terrible camera phone pic:

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Right side above LED tail light. Operated from switch installed at front cab console.
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