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Old Jun 18, 2008
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I can see at night!!!!

Ok, so i got some great cheap reverse lights from trent today and since it was the day off i decided to install them...yay for me!

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The switch yayayay!!!
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all together a pretty clean install id say....fairly easy and all...ver pleased!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2008
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Looks good!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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you need to wash your floor.

Also, you COULD tie them into the back up lights. By using the back up light factory wiring as the 'switch' Just dont use the factory harness to power the extra lights, cause light output will suck and ull eventually burn out the harness (bad)

And that switch... seems like it could get easily knocked into the ON position blinding those behind you... maybe move it?

Othere than those few suggestions, it looks good! Now all you gotta do is wash your floor
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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You could wire it with a 3 position switch so you would have off, on with reverse lights, or on. That way you don't have to flick it every time at night, you can have them off in reverse in daytime, and also retain the ability to give a blast of light to tailgaters.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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i like that, i have been thinking about doing this install myself
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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I got two questions...

1: Why do you still have your ball hitch on your bumper when you got a tow package?

2: Why did you put the lights right next to your reciever? So the lights don't stick down so far.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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Originally Posted by thef9est1
I got two questions...

1: Why do you still have your ball hitch on your bumper when you got a tow package?

2: Why did you put the lights right next to your reciever? So the lights don't stick down so far.


haha first what happened is its an aftermarket hitch...so lets just chalk that one up to sheer lazyness regarding the ball on my bumper. haha.

Second, underneath the bumper was two holes that had nothing taking them up and it was just pure convenience is why they are over there...ill probably try and move them closer to the hitch reciever at a later point in time.

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You could wire it with a 3 position switch so you would have off, on with reverse lights, or on..
Hmmm i didnt think of that...i just grabbed the first decent switch i liked at advance auto haha. I do like the fact that i can blind a tailgater haha.

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you need to wash your floor.

And that switch... seems like it could get easily knocked into the ON position blinding those behind you... maybe move it?
HAHA...i am gonna try and spray my floor down tomorrow...take my seats out and just do it really nice....im a terrible truck owner haha.

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And that switch... seems like it could get easily knocked into the ON position blinding those behind you... maybe move it?
The switch is actually pretty far out of the way...im a decently big guy so my seat is all the way back and my knee is no where near it so unless im crawling out the passenger side theres not really a chance i can think of to turn it on, on accident that is.


Thanks for the input guys! I appreciate it!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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The function is good, but I'd rip them off in a heartbeat on a trail.
 
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Old Jun 19, 2008
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yea, i do more trail riding then mudding and ill probably tear them off as well...haha
 
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Old Jun 20, 2008
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I can see at night too...

Yeah?

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