Reverse lights

[kwyjibo]

hey guys does anyone know of a way to increase light output of the little reverse lights?
i've already tried putting in all different LED types (left over from interior light/door conversion) but none seem to be as good...
i know i could get the reverse spots on ebay for the bumper but im about to get a custom rear step bar.
maybe there is a way to convert the wedge plug to halogen or something... if they dont melt the housing that is
or just buy some little rectangular work lights and mount them to the new bar...
just thought id ask maybe somebody can help

[jop]

Mate, 4wd26 has just mounted a Hella LED work light to his arb rear bar, with a switch inside his tub to change it from reverse light/on/off. Well it will work once i wire it up

http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogu ... maint=2872

Narva make a better (brighter) work light but they are around the $300 mark

[Homer]

Oh to have a tame electrician...

[jop]

What are the details on this rear bar you speak of

[snowman]

details boys......please

i have the ARB rear step on a GLX-R and it leaves some terrible holes exposed. definately looking for a solution to the holes and maybe some extra lighting to the rear.

[tassietriton]

I've got the TJM chrome bar and have the same issue with the holes.
I've covered them up with some rectangular red reflectors but would prefer some slimline white LEDs to hook up to the reverse lights.
Interested to know if anyone knows of any LEDs that might suit.

[Stu]

if you have a glx or a rear step bar. You can mount some cheap 55w lights on the bottom edge of the tub, bill65 has done this and I also have the exact same lights from supercrap, $30 worth which I'll get around to wiring up one day. pm bill for a pic

[Eelesy]

I have this set up. 55w from super cheap in the standard glxr step. i cut them in and silastic'd around em.

They are hooked up to my reverse switch via a relay i mounted in the chassis near the rear so they come on (all four of them now) when i reverse.

But when i wired them to the battery i ran two wires to the back and re-routed one to the dash, then to the rear to override the reverse triggered relay. so they become camping/work lights also.

[Greedy]

I have a set of these purchased from Ebay. Fit perfectly and work a treat. Now I want to add a switch to the dash to allow me to turn them on whenever. Can I do this just by running a positive line through the switch then back to the positive switch side of the relay (pin 86)? This pin currently has power only when reverse is selected (with ignition on obviously). I don't know how the reverse circuit is set up. Will powering the reverse circuit without reverse selected cause any issues? I would've thought the OME reverse lights would go on as well.

[Greedy]

I decided to test the simple method above. That produced some extra results from what I was thinking. Dash board lights and all sorts lit up. Not exactly the solution I was looking for. My next thought is to have the power wire from the switch to a relay that delivers power directly to the lights. This would then bypass the existing relay and not load up the reverse circuit. Help please. The black art of electrickery is doing my head in.

[rawlos]

You are on the right track all you need to do is put two diods in to stop the power from your switch going bacg down to the factory reverse lights .get two diods put them with the siler band to the switch end of your inputs <dash switch and reverse light wire >then join other ends togo on to the relay should work a treat.

[Greedy]

You are on the right track all you need to do is put two diods in to stop the power from your switch going bacg down to the factory reverse lights .get two diods put them with the siler band to the switch end of your inputs <dash switch and reverse light wire >then join other ends togo on to the relay should work a treat.

Cheers for that. A quick google now shows me what they do. Looks like they're exactly what I'm after. Username = Rawlos: nothing to do with Rawlings Electrical in Adelaide by chance?

[rawlos]

No i am in perth but would like to over east some days : :

[Eelesy]

i might have to look into these diodes.

I had the same problem as you greedy. i ran 2 power wires down the chassis.

one straight there hooked into a relay operated by the reverse wire, and the second via a dash switch then connected on the other side of the relay. but when i hit the switch its like power was goin back in and turning lights on.

i fiddled around till i got it working ok tho.

but even if i dont have the keys in the ignition, and i select reverse and turn the bypass switch on, all the dash lights come on?

[Greedy]

i might have to look into these diodes.

I had the same problem as you greedy. i ran 2 power wires down the chassis.

one straight there hooked into a relay operated by the reverse wire, and the second via a dash switch then connected on the other side of the relay. but when i hit the switch its like power was goin back in and turning lights on.

i fiddled around till i got it working ok tho.

but even if i dont have the keys in the ignition, and i select reverse and turn the bypass switch on, all the dash lights come on?

I was wondering how you overcame this problem. I'll buy some today and see if I can get it sorted. I'll post a pic when done.

[Greedy]

I went down to Jaycar today and outlaid the princely sum of 50 cents for 2 3amp diodes. The spotty fella (I think) behind the counter had very little clue about them including which way current would run through them. At least he could find them. So I followed the info from rawlos with the silver band at the switch end of the diode but nothing worked. Re-soldered it the other way around and hey presto, we have light. It then started to piss down so I had to cover up my handy work as fast as I could and put the car back together again. No pics unfortunately.
Lesson leant: The silver band goes toward the relay; not the switch.

[rawlos]

Sorry some times i dont think before i type but it looks like you had a win

[Greedy]

Sorry some times i dont think before i type but it looks like you had a win

No problems mate. At least you put me on the right track. And as you said, I've had a win.

[MR T]

yea i did, it wasnt easy but it wasnt tooo hard either and i put them i side ways by accident so the spread goes up into the trees ill get to changing it one day! but if you interested your welcome to have a look oh and they are very bright

[MR T]

at the back of the rear bar around the round part that gets cut away there is three jutty out holes that i used to screw into and the brackets only just misses and they also pushed the lights back to far away from the bar so i took them off and got some scrap steel about 100x100mm and then cut a circle out of the middle

hope that helps?????
sorry i didnt take any pics

[rick]

its easier to make the hand brake get out and stand there with a torch

[Adz]

[tritondan]

hey all

i have PM TRIGXL for a reverse light kit but there has been no response.

what is being used for a reverse light kit to go into the black plastic bits. i know you can buy all the bits seperate but i wou8ld prefer a kits - im a simple person

Thanks for any help.

PS i did find a narva kit 71840 80mm but it said oval - i guess just would have to be carefull about how much black round bit is cut away

[Greedy]

what is being used for a reverse light kit to go into the black plastic bits. i know you can buy all the bits seperate but i wou8ld prefer a kits - im a simple person

Here's some off Ebay. I got a similar kit and is very simple to install.

[tritondan]

Hi Greedy thanks for the info - but if you meant to put a link there - it didnt show up