Kaleo1

As a new Tiny Pickup (painted 8E2 dark blue, and no 3rd brake light) owner, I'm concerned about not being visible enough to other drivers. But I don't necessarily want seriously powerful off-road lights, and I'd like to stay close to a stock look. So I'd like to find a make/model of auxiliary light I can mount front and rear that I can "hide" (a) in the front bumper fairing and (b) flanking/above the rear license plate. I'd mostly just be using the fronts for fogs, and the rears for work lights. Bonus points for rears that have red lenses available for extra safety in snowstorms.

I'm hoping someone else here has done this add-on, and knows what's available and can steer me the right way for these needs and locations.

Thanks!

RAD4Runner

Consider:
1) Replacing the 194 bulbs in markers/parking lights with 921 LEDs - If they would fit the housings. I believe (based on habanero's thread and RWoregon's post on same thread) they use same T10 base.
A couple of things I'm looking at are: This and
2) Replacing stock incandescent turn and brake bulbs with LED 1156's that would fit in socket and housing.

3) Using corner/marker lights as turn signals as well. Here is how mine is currently wired (I added side-facing marker lights). For ultimate visibility using both marker and turn signals to "mark" and "blink" this is eventually how I plan to wire them. Looks will remain stock.

aka rear fog lights. That is a sensible solution for times of poor visibility. Commonly used in Europe for many years. I noticed a Porsche Cayenne sporting them a few weeks ago in here So Cal. A practical, inexpensive solution, I'm also considering is this LED hitch cover brake light from Harbor Freight wired to a separate switch. Being mounted on the hitch, it is also at an ideal spot; lower than the normal brake lights.

Kaleo1

Thanks. This is a great suggestion for visibility. However, if I can find the right-sized set of small aux lights that will work for hidden fogs/worklights, I'd like to go that route. Something that will throw the kind of light like those old rubber-coated NAPA 4" floods every farmer I know had on his bumper. I just want to hide the ugly things

Thanks Again,
Kaleo!

RAD4Runner

I wonder if one of these would fit IN your grille...




OR you can consolidate your marker and turn signal into the corner marker, mount the above in place of the bumper-mounted turn signals. That WAS my idea until I decided I'll put legit rectangular fog lights (from Pathfinder/XTerrra) in that vacated spot.

Kaleo1

Thanks. Those would definitely work behind the grill and front valence. Maybe above the rear plate, too. Or maybe a 4-LED square in the openings flanking the rear plate. I'll check the measurements and clearances.