Back-Up Light

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I don't know about the rest of you but, for me backing up at night is a major pain while off-roading.

So, I scrounged up a small 24V halogen light and installed it where the trailer plug goes.

A real simple job. I unbolted the trailer plug and set it off to one side. Then, I used a small piece of angle stock to mount the light, using the existing top two holes of the plug housing to hold the angle stock.

The picture does not show how well this light works. It is BRIGHT!

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[Monster Man]

very cool! Looks like a factory job. I'm curious what you did for a switch and wiring? I have some auxiliary brake lights with a manual switch (had to rig them up when my brakes weren't working) but think I may mount them permanently, or try to move them inside the stock housing. Just curious how you did a switch and how it looks, mine looks out of place <img src="emoticons/icon_smile_approve.gif" alt="Approve">

 

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On the switch, I used a metal toggle that looks like the stock heater fan switch. The dash already had a hole by the hand throttle. So, I put it there.

You could, If you don't care to mount a switch in the dash, add it to a homemade bracket (angle stock) bolted to the lower lip of the dash somewhere convenient to you. Or like I did to my CJ-7. I used a piece of flat aluminum that mounted to the bottom lip of the dash. The switches are hidden and all you can see (If you are looking hard) is the levers of the toggle switches aiming straight down.

On the wiring, I mounted a 4 fuse block on the angled support, behind the dash, just above the side vent on the drivers side. The wire to power the fuse block was one by the firewall that I thought was for the heater fan, but it turned out to be hot all the time. So I just ran it through the grommet in the firewall to the inside of the cab. The wire to the back-up light is zip tied to the stock wire harness that is inside the frame rail.

The fuse block makes it handy to power other things. It made it easy when I added a dome light and cigarette lighter.