youandi
Trail Rider
"I've Already Made That Decision, Just So You Know"
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Post by youandi on Jan 10, 2009 21:48:27 GMT -5
I need some help  I have a wilderness rack on top of my wrangler. I want to put a back up spot light on the back of the rack, so when I put the Jeep in reverse the light comes on to let me see better when backing up our trailer in the dark. I was going to just tie into the back up light wires behind the taillight, but after thinking about it I'm not sure there will be enough power to run the light safely. I also think I need an Inline fuse? How should I wire this light and do it right? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Alan |
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Post by Founding Father on Jan 10, 2009 22:24:32 GMT -5
you can wire direct to the reverse wirering i have done it with mine with a harbor freight utility light water proof ( well no any more i ripped it off today ) but it did work fine
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youandi
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Post by youandi on Jan 10, 2009 22:27:14 GMT -5
Can I ask did you use an inline fuse?
Did you use those snap over wire clips to tie your wires into the existing wires?
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Post by rredneck on Jan 10, 2009 22:34:24 GMT -5
myself i would wire it in .not a fan of snap over wire clips
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Post by Founding Father on Jan 10, 2009 22:49:43 GMT -5
i used snap on
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Post by rredneck on Jan 10, 2009 22:54:53 GMT -5
i use them if i have to on some jobs
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Post by mossyoaktj on Jan 11, 2009 1:29:13 GMT -5
if you tie into your backup lights it will be protected by the backup light fuse
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youandi
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Post by youandi on Jan 11, 2009 13:21:54 GMT -5
Thats the info I needed, I don't want an electical fire  Thanks |
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Post by Founding Father on Jan 11, 2009 14:54:03 GMT -5
just put my new led reverse lights on now to see how good they are in the dark ;D
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youandi
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Post by youandi on Jan 11, 2009 20:23:23 GMT -5
Those new lights you installed work great,
I think I saw you pass me on the highway.  |
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james
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Elis's Pizzirea 809-1000 DELivers to Atco and waterford areas
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Post by james on Jan 15, 2009 22:25:23 GMT -5
on my jeep i removed the stock reverse bulbs and i wired 55watt H3 bulbs in works great. basiclly i swaped out the stock bulb for the H3 bulb and it works fantastic plus theres no bulky fog lights attached to the back of my jeep.
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