Karmann Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm a big fan of clean looks on my rig, yet needed to add some additional lighting when reversing due to my limo tint, and general lack of stock output. What better way than putting some 6" LEDs into the factory rear bumper reflector location? I thought. After several months with the bumper off, finding time here and there to work on the thing, finish the body work, and paint it, this is the result: These are some 6" LED Blitzpro lights, which I was able to cram into the slots, after much fiddling and bondo work. Essentially what you want to do is: take off the rear bumper, cut out the bottom part of the "reflector cup" only leaving the top of the plastic tab. You may want to do this another way, if you want more room, as it's pretty tight otherwise. After, you simply mount up the lights and go, assuming you hadn't cracked the paint as I did, or discover a rear collision as I did. If you are in the same boat as I was, I highly suggest mounting the lights, and having a local body shop do the rest of the painting and bondo work to save you the hassle. Looking back, I certainly wish I did. After mounting, I wired the lights into my passenger side reverse lamp (converted already to LED pre mod, so the total draw of the system is less than one incandescent bulb), run the wire through the plug in the load floor, and away you go. It might just look cool in the desert. Or light up the whole dang thing. These lights are very bright, and have now given me ample vision when backing into a camping spot, to the point of being able to see clearly through my tint, and see the whole background in my rearview mirrors. So I would call this mod a success. None of my work is perfect, but for a 12 year old vehicle, it doesn't look bad at all, and it performs better than expected. I would suggest this to anyone, hopefully taking their own twist on it, and would alternately mount one lamp on the space between the rear bumper and the top of the trailer hitch. Hope this provided some inspiration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01Pathmaker Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Ahh, nice mod! Looks like I'll have to play with this in the future! Thanks man, looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Ahh, nice mod! Looks like I'll have to play with this in the future! Thanks man, looks great! Sure thing bud! Edited October 28, 2014 by Karmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrariowner123 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Looks good. Thanks for the write up! -Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Nice, super-clean OEM-looking install. Kudos to you. I love those Blitz-Pro 6" light bars. I've got 4 of them installed as my reverse lights. 2 in the bumper (in approx the same place as yours) and 2 on the roof. All 4 BlitzPro lights are on their own separate relay, so I can operate them independently of the stock reverse lamps. They are very bright, and work great as area lighting if you need to set up a campsite in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 (edited) Nice, super-clean OEM-looking install. Kudos to you. I love those Blitz-Pro 6" light bars. I've got 4 of them installed as my reverse lights. 2 in the bumper (in approx the same place as yours) and 2 on the roof. All 4 BlitzPro lights are on their own separate relay, so I can operate them independently of the stock reverse lamps. They are very bright, and work great as area lighting if you need to set up a campsite in the dark. Thank you! That's a great setup, they really are perfect for unloading etc. I have the ability to put the key in ON, transmission in reverse without the motor running, and light up everything I may need to see when taking out stoves, tents, etc. Unfortunately, I looked them up when I was writing this up to find a link, and they seem to have disappeared off the market. Edited October 28, 2014 by Karmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 If you want to avoid having to have the key ON (using unnecessary battery power) and tranny in "R" ( which means your rig potentially could roll away), consider wiring the lights on a separately controllable circuit. I recently installed a Universal Remote Control Kit to operate the BlitzPro lights from a key fob. It was pretty easy to wire up and it works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 If you want to avoid having to have the key ON (using unnecessary battery power) and tranny in "R" ( which means your rig potentially could roll away), consider wiring the lights on a separately controllable circuit. I recently installed a Universal Remote Control Kit to operate the BlitzPro lights from a key fob. It was pretty easy to wire up and it works great. Hmm, that's not bad at all.... Right now my primary function is turning them on when parked on a level surface (sleeping platform habitat), and I have a DieHard Platinum AGM battery, so typically their draw doesn't worry me too much. But thank you for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Looks pretty good from 10 feet away... I agree, with rear tint you almost have to upgrade the reverse lights to not be dangerous. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmann Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Looks pretty good from 10 feet away... I agree, with rear tint you almost have to upgrade the reverse lights to not be dangerous. B Exactly! It's not a show car, and I never want it to be, so I'm completely ok with it being a 10 footer. And that's my reasoning too. Plus everybody loves a light show. Edited October 31, 2014 by Karmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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