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The Mud Pit => Wrenching => Topic started by: rocket on February 26, 2008, 03:47:01 AM
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I installed my reverse lights this afternoon. unfortunatly i didn't have time to wire them to the back-up light swithc, so they are currently manually on-off. weird thing was that they lit up w/o the ground connected ???
it was dark, so the pics didnt' come out well (and i was too tire/lazy to use other settings on the camera)
(http://inlinethumb05.webshots.com/32452/2267664030051428985S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2267664030051428985hHDaRD)
(http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/26878/2710098930051428985S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2710098930051428985upiQsz)
(http://inlinethumb11.webshots.com/12490/2684886860051428985S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2684886860051428985rMPguq)
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cool man looks like they are tight to the bumper. hope they last. as long as you dont spear the pavement with your hitch again.
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the reciever hangs lower than the lights ;D
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i know, you'd really have to snowplow the heck outtah them.
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OBTW, dont' buy these (the $20 autoxone) for the front, they are too weak for driving at hi-way speeds with, IMO.
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well, it's hard to see the lights driving at highway speeds when they are under the rear bumper. unless you are driving backwards.
IMHO.
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OBTW, dont' buy these (the $20 autoxone) for the front, they are too weak for driving at hi-way speeds with, IMO.
my headlights are plenty for highway driving, I would like something to spread light a little wider for off road lights though
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wally world or AZ or advanced. they all have the same rectangular lights that i run and when it's foggy out, i run the ones on the bottom and they are awsome. all places sell them for like $20 bucks. the smaller circular ones on on the light bar are really bright and iluminate pretty much everything in front of you $16. the center circular ones $20 are good for additional driving/projection.
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well, it's hard to see the lights driving at highway speeds when they are under the rear bumper. unless you are driving backwards.
IMHO.
what wrong w/ driving backwards?
anyway, they seem too dim for front fogs IMO
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here, this may help:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s191/jt4X4/Jon%20R/Jon%20R%20Pics/toyotalighting.jpg)
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dang NMCI. w/ most of us using NMCI, maybe we should move away from photobucket
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thats what i was thinking. but how do the work when backing up? or do they help with hitch operations at night?
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they do work for backing up; my drivewas is lit pretty well with them. havn't tried to hitch up using them, but they would help a bit. they are good for what i use them for.
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wally world or AZ or advanced. they all have the same rectangular lights that i run and when it's foggy out, i run the ones on the bottom and they are awsome. all places sell them for like $20 bucks. the smaller circular ones on on the light bar are really bright and iluminate pretty much everything in front of you $16. the center circular ones $20 are good for additional driving/projection.
Just don't forget, CT law prohibits the use of more than 4 forward facing lights at once.
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wally world or AZ or advanced. they all have the same rectangular lights that i run and when it's foggy out, i run the ones on the bottom and they are awsome. all places sell them for like $20 bucks. the smaller circular ones on on the light bar are really bright and iluminate pretty much everything in front of you $16. the center circular ones $20 are good for additional driving/projection.
Just don't forget, CT law prohibits the use of more than 4 forward facing lights at once.
you know at the risk of offending someone, that seems like a good thing. I drive at night with low beams only unless there isn't another car in sight and the only time I have trouble seeing is right after someone shines his high beams and or "fog lights" at me
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here, this may help:
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s191/jt4X4/Jon%20R/Jon%20R%20Pics/toyotalighting.jpg)
come on... I though this was clever and no one has said anything... BAH!! ;D
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It is clever and good tutorial for light placement on a yota. My favs are the just because.
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It was great, Reg. Just shows how Hot-Rod can light up your life! ;D
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Tonight I finished my install. The lights now come on w/ the swith AND by going into reverse. There was one hic-up, though. I had bought a lit switch (it glows when the lights were on manually). I put it in first, since it should have been a simple swap. turns out it needed a ground wire, so i put on on. the light came on w/ the lights, nice! then i went about installing the relay to turn them on w/ reverse. I wired up the relay no prob, tapped into the fused side of the power feed to the lights, then routed power down-stream of the manual switch. I then turned the key on, shifted to reverse, and "POP!" WTF? the lights arn't on. Trouble shooting revealsed that the relay was wired correctly, so was the switch, but the feeder fuse blew. i swaped it out, and blew it again by going into reverse. Turns out that when my new switch is in "off" it shunts to ground via the extra ground wire, and when the relay kicked in, i was feeding the battery to ground. Now I'm pissed off, as i paid for an extra swich so it would light up. I put back the non-lit switch and it works fine. I just need another 15A fuse (blew all of mine, i've got a 10A fuse in for now). but at least my lights come on automaticly!
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Congrats! I hate wires...
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If you need me to bring one tommorrow, call me.
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If you need me to bring one tommorrow, call me.
Thanks Alex, but i'm gonna pick up a small pack tomorrow from advanced
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cool.
i do only drive with 4 lights on at a time. but chances are, that most cop's don't even know the law. which isn't a reason to break the law.
jeremy i cant stand wires too. that's why i had reg install a whole new mini circut board for all my lights and crap. it looked like spaghetti under the hood lol.
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I'm usually pretty good with wires, and sometimes even enjoy working w/ them, but this was the first time i've used a lit switch, so i learned something new. Other than that, it was simple.