Need Ideas for Rear Mounted Lights...
03-10-2011, 12:12 PM
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you can maybe make a special mount for them on the bumper??? we can draw up some ideas when we install your headlights..
Well, I have searched the Forum and I may have missed a specific thread for this, but found some pictures here and there that looked pretty good. Anyways, I'm looking to hook-up some rear facing lights to run off a switch, not the reverse lights. I want to have the option to use these for hooking up my trailer, work light, etc. I have a softtop only and a RR XHD rear bumper without the tire carrier. Please post some pics of what you have done for extra lighting behind your rig. Thanks!!!
03-10-2011, 12:27 PM
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I think you're right Jake, we'll have to fab something. I saw a Smittybilt Oversized tire carrier ww w.quadratec.com/products/22202_2001_07.htm that might be an idea for extending some mounting points from behind the spare. I don't want this carrier, just thinking the concept of extending the mounting points might be a starting point. I might just need to bite the bullet and get the swing-out tire carrier.
03-10-2011, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mrijeff
Those would be gone the first ten minutes I was on the trail.
03-10-2011, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ludski
they arent as wide as the jeep. and dont stick out past the wheel. be kinda hard to hit 
03-11-2011, 12:52 AM
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You could easily mount a VisionX 2" LED cube on top of each brakelight; they claim all sorts of numbers but the floods actually put out a good amount of light, maybe 600 lumens or so.
Or, mounted on the lollipop flanking the 3rd eye brakelight, a nice pair of Rigid Industries Dually floods --- or, better yet, Dually D2s. I like the Rigids better than the VisionX; they have more light and a better pattern.
Benefits of LED are obvious. Low power draw, long life, impervious to H2O, robust build that can take trail abuse, small size, low weight, etc.
Or, mounted on the lollipop flanking the 3rd eye brakelight, a nice pair of Rigid Industries Dually floods --- or, better yet, Dually D2s. I like the Rigids better than the VisionX; they have more light and a better pattern.
Benefits of LED are obvious. Low power draw, long life, impervious to H2O, robust build that can take trail abuse, small size, low weight, etc.
03-23-2011, 12:06 PM
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Olympic just released a new rear bracket that mounts to the tailgate. i've seen a couple different pictures like the following:
The picture in quadratec's new catalog shows 2 lights mounted and two antennas so I don't know what the final configuration looks like. These would be great for camping trips.
The picture in quadratec's new catalog shows 2 lights mounted and two antennas so I don't know what the final configuration looks like. These would be great for camping trips.
03-24-2011, 04:19 AM
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Olympic just released a new rear bracket that mounts to the tailgate. i've seen a couple different pictures like the following:
The picture in quadratec's new catalog shows 2 lights mounted and two antennas so I don't know what the final configuration looks like. These would be great for camping trips.
The picture in quadratec's new catalog shows 2 lights mounted and two antennas so I don't know what the final configuration looks like. These would be great for camping trips.
Imagine that with some Duallies on it...
03-24-2011, 06:08 AM
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That's an interesting concept, but I'm still running the the stock tire carrier.
I think you're right Jake, we'll have to fab something. I saw a Smittybilt Oversized tire carrier ww w.quadratec.com/products/22202_2001_07.htm that might be an idea for extending some mounting points from behind the spare. I don't want this carrier, just thinking the concept of extending the mounting points might be a starting point. I might just need to bite the bullet and get the swing-out tire carrier.
I think you're right Jake, we'll have to fab something. I saw a Smittybilt Oversized tire carrier ww w.quadratec.com/products/22202_2001_07.htm that might be an idea for extending some mounting points from behind the spare. I don't want this carrier, just thinking the concept of extending the mounting points might be a starting point. I might just need to bite the bullet and get the swing-out tire carrier.
