I'm wondering if there are any brighter back up lights available for my 2000 4Runner. A long while ago I was reading an off-roading magazine and there was a "cheap tricks" section. In this section there was a fog light bulb made by "Blazer" that would fit my 1988 Toyota truck. I want to say that it was 55watts. Would be nice to get something like that for the 4Runner.

 

I once read a cheap trick in that mag where a guy bought some of those 10.00 4" utility lights from Napa, then beefed up the wiring and put a 100w Napa replacement bulb in place of the 55 watter, and basically had a 100w light for around 20.00 or so each. If that's what you're talking about, I'll see if I still have that article tonight

 

This is what I did.

Scroll about half way down:
http://www.haveblueonline.com/PIAA/PIAA.htm

 

Ive been wanting to this myself, using the KC Hilights and putting them on the roof rack, just never got around to doing it yet.

 

I ended up going the 'blazer' route in my 87 runner, helped alot when backing up, as I have 5% tint on the back and I couldnt even see the factory backup lights. I was thinking about doing the same to my '00 runner.
it is by no means the same as doing dedicated fogs, but it does help alot.

 

thats one big user name

 

This is what I did, they are 55w Hellas in a custom Sonoran Steel Bumper.

 

go to harbor freight. i got 2 55w cheapos for $14.00 For the price, they are awesome, i just mounted them to the bottom of my hitch, we dont got too many rocks down here, so im pretty sure they won't get swiped off.

 

i got a few sets of driving lights laying around should mount them to the rear bumper this week do

 

heres what i did there 55watt bulbs but i wanna upgrade to 100watt bulbs

 

I wish I was close enough to make a road trip down to Steve and get myself the same bumper

Do you hear that Steve? Will you make an exception and ship me one

Erich

 

That's my plan. How did you wire them up?

I'm going with a On-off-on switch so I can select between always on - off- and reverse gear on.

I'm waiting for the uni-bit I ordered to finish the wiring.

Erich

 

I just had a pleasant ordering experience from Susquehanna Motorsports aka www.rallylights.com

The 6" Hella rubber housing work lamps are a bargain and put out a poo-load of light in a narrow wide flood pattern.


edit:

narrow wide doesn't really make sense?? I meant narrow vertically and wide horizontally

 

Well, the same would be impossible, unless you made a trip to Steve and then a trip to me.

Steve built the main components (main beam, wings, brackets, braces, etc) and I had a friend weld it up including the built in back-up lights I designed.

I think it came out awesome, it's cool to think of something and actually pull of getting it built the way you envisioned.

 

Here's how mine are wired: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...5&postcount=10

 

Erich_870 i just wired mine up like any other driving lights was real easy and the switch for them is by the back window switch so you can get to it easy

 

heres one more

 

Here's mine...



They are just rocklights from trail-gear.com.

Just mounted them to a relay, and the relay is activated when my regular backup lights are on.

 

Are you talking about the Blazer 50watt bulbs? I haven't been able to find those in a few years, and one of my backup lights is out.

 

Yeah, I trying find a bulb, doesn't have to be Blazer, that is high intensity. Don't want to add more lights to the back, just make the back-up lights I have brighter.