Hey guys and girls. I'm planning on setting my truck up with some aux reverse lights and I've read the thousands of posts on the issue but I can't find any fog lights that are really appropriate for reverse lights. The cheap lights I bought from AutoZone don't defuse the light very well. They put out one bright spot and that's all I get. I want something that will light up a big area without tucking a 6" diameter hella under there. Any suggestions?

p.s. I have came across many post saying "this is what I have" But I can't see any of the pictures. Are the links broken?

 

KC makes "back up lights" but they are kinda pricey.

http://www.kchilites.com/2x6-Back-Up...517-P1C26.aspx




I have used cheapo fog lights in the past. but these are cool because they are 2"x6"

 

Those are nice. I guess the price would be the only thing to stop me. I already have all the wire,loom,switches and brackets so I guess I was just looking for a inexpensive alternative to a spot beam... Thanks dirtyXplorer. Any one else have any suggestions?

 

Tractor utility lights, they sell them all over and they are only 10 bucks a light.

 

cheap 20 dollar wal mart fog lights

 

Ok sweet! I'll look for some of those. Tractor lights would have to be bright! Thanks guys. I'll hit walmart too. Other suggestions are always appreciated!

 

No problem. Honestly if you wire them right you dont need a relay.

I have wired countless towtrucks and other vehicles for lights (I am in the towing AAA biz). We all wire them the same, off the battery to a circuit breaker rated to 30amps, then to the switch then to the lights. None so far have failed.

Other way to do it is to wire off the battery to a fuse panel you can buy at the parts store then wire that to your switch and lights.

Key thing is to use a good rated switch and 14 gauge wiring..

 

I bought some 14 gauge wire and I pulled a OEM defroster switch out of a old toyota van so I'll give that a shot. Thanks again for the input.

 

Good luck dude..

Remember + from battery to circuity breaker of 20 or 30 amps or a fuse holder with a 20 or 30amp fuse, then to switch, then off switch to lights.

Also if the switch is lighted, you need to ground it out into shome body metal.

 

I realize that this is an old thread, but I use these: http://www.rallylights.com/Optilux/o..._work_lamp.asp



They are like a giant bolt. so you drill a hole through your mounting surface (in my case the rear bumper), insert the light and then tighten the nut on the back. They cast a flood type beam and are more than adequate for lighting when reversing.


here is a really bad picture of the lamps:



Pic is from The Maine Forest Rally a few years ago. I also use them so that the vehicles behind me can see where I am in the dust.

*Note: there are two lights there, but one of the bulbs burnt out.

 

Thease look like something I would like. But I must ask you, what kind of a job is it to hook them up?

Can you use the same wires that control your backup light now, or do you have to run all new wiring?

 

For my application I ran new wiring, I also used a second factory fog light switch from the same people: http://www.rallylights.com/hella/swi...ted_rocker.asp

I ran 4AWG to the rear passenger side compartment for Audio and aux power, so I tapped off that for the feed. but you could us the factory wiring to trigger these with a relay quite like fog/driving lights.

At the Rallies I tend to keep these lights on even while I am driving because the Med Sweep and Course Closing vehicles are behind me in the pack (it gets real dusty when it's dry out)

 

Those "Bolt" type lights are pretty cool! I could see those as some pretty nice rock lights too (that is if I was 4wd and actually needed rock lights). Thanks for the link.

 

Where would you bult them to? If they were bulted under the rear bumper of the rig, they might get ripped off when wheeling.

 

I guess I would end up making brackets for them and tuck them up by the frame. Haha which kind of defeats the purpose of the "Bolt" on application. I just was saying that they would be nice rock lights because the way the lens looks. It looks like it would really disperse the light instead of just one hot spot.

 

Got a pair of these wired up: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=93904

Super bright, wide beam spread.
Cheap, durable, effective.

 

I got a set similar to those ^ From a friends work. They have bins of them for their trucks, can't beat free! Best part, if I knock them off a rock or tree, I can get a replacment for hardly anything!

 

for right now i am using 55 watt driving lights. i had them on a shelf. they work, but the light beam is narrow, and it beats factory.