backup lights - 03/26/13
I have an '08 Dodge Ram. The backup lights are a joke. You can't see a thing back there. I've been trying to figure out a way to add auxiliary lights but there's no place to mount them where they wont get crunched or I don't have to drill holes in the body. LED's are the most compact, but it takes a lot of them to brighten it up enough to see well. There are all kinds of compact daytime running lights but they're made to be seen, not to see with. They're bright but they don't project at all.
Most of the non-LED lights pull 50W or more which overloads the backup light fuse. I have an unused switch on the dash that a previous owner installed for something he had on it so I'll probably run a heavy wire from that and just switch it on as needed. It'll also run to my horse trailer where I'm going to add some lights on the sides for backing up in the dark.
Have any of you run into this problem of mounting tiny but bright lights?
I should add that when I have my stock rack on it, the tailgate is gone. Also, the rack precludes any use of the stake holes in the top of the bed.
Most of the non-LED lights pull 50W or more which overloads the backup light fuse. I have an unused switch on the dash that a previous owner installed for something he had on it so I'll probably run a heavy wire from that and just switch it on as needed. It'll also run to my horse trailer where I'm going to add some lights on the sides for backing up in the dark.
Have any of you run into this problem of mounting tiny but bright lights?
I should add that when I have my stock rack on it, the tailgate is gone. Also, the rack precludes any use of the stake holes in the top of the bed.