This can also be an interesting signal to those pesky SUV drivers following too closely or refusing to lower their high beams. :o) Jim Durham, NC 84 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of joel walker Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 1:37 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Crazy BRIGHT(!!) reverse lights > sick of not being able to see what's behind me, I set out on a quest > for the "last word" in reverse lights. the cheapest and least-likely-to-melt-anything solution is ... a fog light. yup. just find a good quality brand rectangular fog like (i recommend Cibie or Hella ... not Bosch (strange light pattern)). buy a kit of two, put one on the rear bumper (on top) between the license plate and the passenger/right side taillights. run the wires up front (under the bus) ... ground wire to the battery, and power wire to a relay in the dash, with a switch on the dash (this allows you to turn on the backup/fog light only when you need it ... like at night or in the deep woods. it keeps the backup/fog light from coming on automatically when in reverse during daylight). anyway, this REALLY lights up the woods/night .. just like having a headlight pointed out the rear of the bus. :) what to do with the other light in the kit? put it under the rear seat as a spare. :) hope it helps. good luck! joel |
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