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That's pretty sharp looking. I like it. Are you using anything at all in the factory fixture for reverse lights or do you just flip the switch and turn on Wrigley Field?
The top 4 Rigids are all on one switch and right below it another switch turns on the 2 Rigids under the truck.
Hmm prob more lower end, save your money, I'm not sure any of these JDM's are all that good anymore, expect the few that have already been tried trued and tested.
With the money you spent you could have purchased a set of DD's, I'm thinking about maybe taking that leap, since they can be returned without hassles. That would be key, then you have no losses if they do not turn out.
Last edited by ingenuitor; Sep 16, 2016 at 08:45 PM.
You'll never get "good" back up light from the reverse bulbs alone.
You also don't have to cut into bumper. Many have used led cubes off amazon and mounted them up and under the rear bumper so you can't see them but they flood the area with light.
I'd just invest in some led cubes for roughly the same price as some of these bulbs and get more light and spread.
I eventually did cut into the bumper to mount some but I wanted more light as I started towing more and it helps when hooking or unhooking at night.
Yeah I see lots of other options, what is plug and play, using the trailer hitch hookup perhaps, bolting underneath to holes already in the frame?
Yeah I see lots of other options, what is plug and play, using the trailer hitch hookup perhaps, bolting underneath to holes already in the frame?
Yes sir, there are many options to chose from. You can find ones that do plug into 4pin but they mount around the hitch and I didn't like the look.
There are many places to mount underneath using existing hardware but I opted to drill mounting holes in each rear spring shackle. This placed them up and back far enough that they were not visible but gave me a good light spread to the rear and off to the sides of the tires. That worked great for a year and then started towing more and wanted something more.
I opted to go with flush mounts in the bumper. You can buy the bumper pieces pretty cheap if needed later so if I wanted to go back stock I could.
Both sets I just made my own harness, wired power wires together and tapped into trailer wiring and wired grounds together and grounded to harness ground on crossmember on drivers side above spare tire.
99% of the time I just need them for reversing but if needed while out of the truck I just put it in reverse with truck off to light them up.
Hmm prob more lower end, save your money, I'm not sure any of these JDM's are all that good anymore, expect the few that have already been tried trued and tested.
With the money you spent you could have purchased a set of DD's, I'm thinking about maybe taking that leap, since they can be returned without hassles. That would be key, then you have no losses if they do not turn out.
Well, we'll find out in a few days if they are worth the effort. Again, it's all about the reflectors and the way the bulbs interact with them. I'd rather spend the same amount of cash on several different options and decide for myself rather than blindly go in and spend the same amount on a single pair and never know for sure if there are brighter options out there.
Not to mention, I will have leftovers that will work in other vehicles. I just can't see paying nearly a hundred bucks for something that costs probably a dollar or so to produce in a Chinese factory. The offer is still open to DD if they wish to donate a set of theirs for an honest side-by-side comparison, too.
And to the person whom said, "You'll never get "good" back up light from the reverse bulbs alone" - I beg to differ. Don't get me wrong, more light is always better, but I've done quite a bit of testing and have found that you can most certainly have even better than "good" reverse lighting while using the stock fixtures. It's all about choosing the right bulbs, which is what I am cycling through in my trials.
In my trials, I compared xenon white vs. red behind a red lens with several different bulbs, different vehicles, etc. In my opinion, the red LEDs behind a red lens cover are just as bright but also shine through with a deeper red color. The white LED bulbs behind the red lens ended up taking on a more slightly orange color, so I put red behind red.
I know it's not in line with the forum topic, but for anyone interested, this is what I have in my third brake light, and I really do recommend them. It's the same housing as what I use in my map lights, but with red LEDs instead.
Well, we'll find out in a few days if they are worth the effort. Again, it's all about the reflectors and the way the bulbs interact with them. I'd rather spend the same amount of cash on several different options and decide for myself rather than blindly go in and spend the same amount on a single pair and never know for sure if there are brighter options out there. Not to mention, I will have leftovers that will work in other vehicles. I just can't see paying nearly a hundred bucks for something that costs probably a dollar or so to produce in a Chinese factory. The offer is still open to DD if they wish to donate a set of theirs for an honest side-by-side comparison, too. And to the person whom said, "You'll never get "good" back up light from the reverse bulbs alone" - I beg to differ. Don't get me wrong, more light is always better, but I've done quite a bit of testing and have found that you can most certainly have even better than "good" reverse lighting while using the stock fixtures. It's all about choosing the right bulbs, which is what I am cycling through in my trials.
Good is relative I guess.
With a stock truck maybe you can get "good" light out of the stock location but you add a lift or level and add some tint to the front windows and then those stock locations, even with nicer bulbs, will become useless.
I'd did all the phases too. I upped it with better halogens which were not any better then did the 360 type LEDs, this was better than halogen as it was brighter but still didn't throw light where I wanted. Then I went with LEDs that was 360 with the little projector on the end and it was better but still lacked the light output I wanted. Could you see behind in mirrors and in camera? Yes. Was it ideal? No.
Then I just but the bullet and added led cubes tucked up under. Since I was using them for reverse only I bought a cheap set off amazon and they worked great so far. Then I switched to flush mounts in the bumper.
The led cubes and types cost just as much as some of these reverse bulbs, you can get way more light with better spread for the same or cheaper. Yes you have to do a little more work than just popping a bulb in but to me and many others it's worth it than trying to extract too much light out of the little back up light.
