Redneckbmxer24
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I should be picking up my deuce this weekend if everything goes according to plan and I'm looking into the first thing I'm going to do to it which is proper lighting.
In VA we're required to have lights at the 4 corners of the bed if its over 7' wide, roof clearance lights, and 3 running lights in the middle of the rear. We're also required backup lights and a tag light. I have the roof clearance light figured out, my buddy is a great welder so we're going to fab up a headache rack and put clearance light on it and I've already found the 24V lights I'm going to use on ebay.
I'm a little puzzled about the rest of the lights though and could use some help. I'm wondering first off where everybody gets their lights?
I found "M35A2 Brackets for Side Marker Lights" at spunkys motorpool for $5 a pair that I figured I'd buy for the side markers on the bed. What lights would properly mount to these? For the 3 running lights on the rear what do you guys normally use and how do you mount them? I've seen some deuces with them mounted to the right of the trailer power plug in on the rear but the pictures aren't detailed enough to see exactly what they are and how they're mounted.
For the reverse lights I found some OD green spot lights at eastern surplus that are $200 a piece but look very nice I was considering. How do you go about wiring these to light up in reverse? I could always just wiring it up to a toggle switch since the law doesn't say they have to automatically come on when put in reverse, just that it has to have reverse lights. Also what do you guys usually use for a tag light? This 24V stuff isn't easy to find.
The tires aren't as critical as the lights since all the tires are the NDT's and have good tread but supposed I wanted to put super singles on it with the rims that don't require modification to the axles, would I have to do anything to the body to clear the larger tires? Would a lift be required?
Thanks in advance.
In VA we're required to have lights at the 4 corners of the bed if its over 7' wide, roof clearance lights, and 3 running lights in the middle of the rear. We're also required backup lights and a tag light. I have the roof clearance light figured out, my buddy is a great welder so we're going to fab up a headache rack and put clearance light on it and I've already found the 24V lights I'm going to use on ebay.
I'm a little puzzled about the rest of the lights though and could use some help. I'm wondering first off where everybody gets their lights?
I found "M35A2 Brackets for Side Marker Lights" at spunkys motorpool for $5 a pair that I figured I'd buy for the side markers on the bed. What lights would properly mount to these? For the 3 running lights on the rear what do you guys normally use and how do you mount them? I've seen some deuces with them mounted to the right of the trailer power plug in on the rear but the pictures aren't detailed enough to see exactly what they are and how they're mounted.
For the reverse lights I found some OD green spot lights at eastern surplus that are $200 a piece but look very nice I was considering. How do you go about wiring these to light up in reverse? I could always just wiring it up to a toggle switch since the law doesn't say they have to automatically come on when put in reverse, just that it has to have reverse lights. Also what do you guys usually use for a tag light? This 24V stuff isn't easy to find.
The tires aren't as critical as the lights since all the tires are the NDT's and have good tread but supposed I wanted to put super singles on it with the rims that don't require modification to the axles, would I have to do anything to the body to clear the larger tires? Would a lift be required?
Thanks in advance.
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