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First - Thanks Rob Cate&Rob for getting me started researching another way to spend money
. I am looking for adding reverse lightning for hooking up in the dark
First some background. On my traded 2004 F350 dually the reverse lighting from the stock tail lights was dismal, so I added a set of KC aux reverse lights to see behind me around the dually hips. Keep in mind the or did not have the fancy reverse camera - just the sensors which saved my hiney more than a few times. In Rob;s 2022 F350 thread he ran across an LED lightning site that has what appears to be an excellent set. https://www.f150leds.com/collections...e-bar-kit-pair
So this got me looking at what others offered and that lead to questions I have not found answers for.
First question - I got the LED headlight/taillight/fog option. However I don't have a clue as to how bright the LED reverse lightning is and what the rear view camera sees at night.I believe the truck still has the reverse sensors. I don't know the if high mount bed light will work to see the 5th wheel hitch at night. So can someone that has the LED option let me know if the reverse lights are adequate (does the light in the top stop lamp turn on in reverse?), or if additional lightning is possibly needed.
My night vision is not what it used to be. However I can tell you from my Georgia trip that the Trailer reverse lightning I added was a huge help several times on the trip backing into several spots at night.
The lightning kits I am looking at can be wired two ways. On is to tie into the RV 7 pin plug wiring so when the truck is in reverse the lights come on - OR - be wired into an up-fitter switch and turned on when I want. This could be a benefit or a curse, especially if I forget to turn them off before hitting the road.
Benefit is they could be used as work lights if wired to the up-fitter switch. The light pattern should extend under and partially to the trailer sides when on so I can see the DW. The kits appear to draw about 10A-12A total (60W pair with side cast led's) so I need to verify that the reverse circuit could handle them. On my 04 I had to use a power relay. The seller says it will work tied directly in. My trailer reverse lights are wired using a relay, so should not pull more than say 2 amps (relay current)
So the second questions is if additional lightning is needed, which way should I wire them up?
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
Keith
. I am looking for adding reverse lightning for hooking up in the darkFirst some background. On my traded 2004 F350 dually the reverse lighting from the stock tail lights was dismal, so I added a set of KC aux reverse lights to see behind me around the dually hips. Keep in mind the or did not have the fancy reverse camera - just the sensors which saved my hiney more than a few times. In Rob;s 2022 F350 thread he ran across an LED lightning site that has what appears to be an excellent set. https://www.f150leds.com/collections...e-bar-kit-pair
So this got me looking at what others offered and that lead to questions I have not found answers for.
First question - I got the LED headlight/taillight/fog option. However I don't have a clue as to how bright the LED reverse lightning is and what the rear view camera sees at night.I believe the truck still has the reverse sensors. I don't know the if high mount bed light will work to see the 5th wheel hitch at night. So can someone that has the LED option let me know if the reverse lights are adequate (does the light in the top stop lamp turn on in reverse?), or if additional lightning is possibly needed.
My night vision is not what it used to be. However I can tell you from my Georgia trip that the Trailer reverse lightning I added was a huge help several times on the trip backing into several spots at night.
The lightning kits I am looking at can be wired two ways. On is to tie into the RV 7 pin plug wiring so when the truck is in reverse the lights come on - OR - be wired into an up-fitter switch and turned on when I want. This could be a benefit or a curse, especially if I forget to turn them off before hitting the road.
Benefit is they could be used as work lights if wired to the up-fitter switch. The light pattern should extend under and partially to the trailer sides when on so I can see the DW. The kits appear to draw about 10A-12A total (60W pair with side cast led's) so I need to verify that the reverse circuit could handle them. On my 04 I had to use a power relay. The seller says it will work tied directly in. My trailer reverse lights are wired using a relay, so should not pull more than say 2 amps (relay current)
So the second questions is if additional lightning is needed, which way should I wire them up?
Thanks for any thoughts on this.
Keith
and I see what I have. I'm sure the lights aren't going anywhere.
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