Brighter back up lights? (INSTALLED w/ Pics)

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:35 pm

Anybody ever added fog lamps for back up lights? I've been looking at doing this to the F100 cause the little ones built into the tail lamps are pretty weak. I thought about picking up some rectangular fog lamps from Autozone or Wal-Mart and giving it a try.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:10 pm

what about leds? instead

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:17 am

You will want to power them off the battery using a relay, the stock wiring probably wont like the load of the fog lights.

kl1lt · Post by **kl1lt** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:28 am

You can use the $10 tractor lights that they sell. Then put an aircraft landing bulb in. That is what I had on my Ranger. I got mine from Napa. The bulbs were $20.

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:46 am

Chris,

Thunderfoot's right about the wiring, (it would melt down under the load of a 100 watt bulb). Seperate circuit with it's own relay, (then use the existing back-up light cicuit to energize the relay).

Like Fordman said is an easy fix for now.

Jeff

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:35 am

Didn't think of LED'S. I'll try that and let you all know how it goes.

You mean something like these?

http://superbrightleds.com/specs/1156-x30.htm

390Nut · Post by **390Nut** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:31 pm

Those would work well, yes.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:22 pm

those are the exact things i was thinking of.

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:41 pm

I'm doing fog lights through a relay. I bought 30 ft of 10ga wire today. Stay tuned...

cghstrojan08 · Post by **cghstrojan08** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:47 am

Ya, I put a fog light on the back of my 82 I had. It really helps.

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:43 am

Chris,

High fives to ya' man!

That's the way it should be done.

So many guys "butcher" our trucks with questionable wiring.

Jeff

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:30 pm

Ummmm the idiot at Lowes sold me, the idiot buyer, #6 wire instead of #10. I discovered this last night. I'm gonna try to take it back and get something a bit more appropriate for the application.

I bought a relay last night. Now I have to figure out what lights I want and where to mount them.

Stay tuned...

72stepside · Post by **72stepside** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 11:23 am

Well, I finally got everything together and wired up. See the pics below...

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ON

I got aux. driving lights from Advance Auto ($17) that are 55 watts each. I powered them through a relay from Advance ($6) and 30 feet of #10 wire from Lowes ($11.50). All together I probably have $50 in the whole thing.

I had to make brackets which I mouned to the bumper bolts inside the bumper. Nice, neat, tight installation that is MUCH brighter than just those back up lights in the tail lamps.

Thunderfoot · Post by **Thunderfoot** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:49 pm

Those look good and very nice install of them

I like your tailgate

I had to look at your receiver hitch a couple of times... Looked like it had a "bowtie" plug in it then I figured out it was just the mount plates for the safety chains and the angle of the pic in the dark

basketcase0302 · Post by **basketcase0302** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:34 pm

Chris,

Good job man!

Aint' no reason why anybody couldn't see you backing up now.

Jeff

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