Reverse lights on a toggle?

[Fenrir14]

I have never looked into doing this, you would have to do some custom wiring.

Probably more trouble than it's worth. Thank you though. With your help I realized how I can use that with other things I wanted to do.

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[Sheriff Justice]

Now that is super interesting. How would I go about doing that?

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I purchased the LED flasher from VLEDS.
https://www.vleds.com/shop-products/flashers-modules/flash-mod-hd.html

My install I cut / stripped the wires and spliced in / elec taped. They now carry ‘quick connector taps’ for E-Z install.
https://www.vleds.com/shop-products/install/splice-taps-terminals/duo-tap.html

I use a high visibility red color 921 LED. I’ll make a video tomorrow, little hard to hit the brake pedal and record alone. I initially did it for my dog hauler vehicle (Ford Explorer) to give added protection of a rear end crash. I’ve noticed people do not tailgate as much.

 

[michael harpe]

2 things..

One when I hauled otr I just would slow down and people would eventually pass me.

Two: sheriff justice, is your first name beuford?


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[JB1]

My rear facing lights are doubled wired with a diode, they come on automatically when put in reverse and I also have a switch so I can turn them on whenever I want. I did it this way so I could turn it on for camping or loading trailer etc.

 

[Shiva]

What switch pod is that? Interesting I've never seen that one before.

 

[JB1]

What switch pod is that? Interesting I've never seen that one before.

Its an AEV

https://www.aev-conversions.com/product/switch-pod-ram-trucks/

 

[Fenrir14]

So I solved an issue in my truck today. 12v outlet in my dash was dead. Checked fuse it's fine. Took connecters apart and checked the wires with multimeter.

Anyways I bypassed everything, ran wires and a fuse. However .. I don't want the outlet to have power when my truck is off, which at the moment it does. Where do I put the + & - ends so it loses power when the truck is off?

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[rwhjr]

My rear facing lights are doubled wired with a diode, they come on automatically when put in reverse and I also have a switch so I can turn them on whenever I want. I did it this way so I could turn it on for camping or loading trailer etc.

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What do the 2 switches furthest to the right mean/do?

 

[BlindRPD29]

Turkeybird56 I tried looking up regulations on this but didn't find anything. It's not aux lighting which is illegal. I guess I'll just forget about it. Sick of people riding my ass though.

Maybe I'll do the license plate flip to a fake plate that says **** off

Idk how to do it, but could try a button to activate brake lights without actually applying the brakes? Not sure laws on that either, but hey seems fair as long as you're not slowing down

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[Shiva]

If you lightly tap the brake pedal the lights come on without actually braking

 

[BlindRPD29]

I mean Yea, that could work also

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[w6pea]

Oh Boy I now have another project !

 

[Fenrir14]

My rear facing lights are doubled wired with a diode, they come on automatically when put in reverse and I also have a switch so I can turn them on whenever I want. I did it this way so I could turn it on for camping or loading trailer etc.

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Can I ask what Outta My Way and Kilroy was here switches do?

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[JB1]

Outta my way are WIG_WAG flashing lights, the Kilroy switch is for my rock lights. The WIG-WAG are my grille lights and amber front lights wired with dioides and dual inputs so they can be solid on separate switches and together on this WIG-WAG

 

[PaulTGarrett]

Laughing at all the responses... Damn glad I don't live out west in the land of the hairless... well... nevermind...

First off, if you're behind me... You don't exist. Unless you have flashing red and/or blue lights, you don't exist. I could care less what you want to do or want me to do. I don't see you and you don't exist. If you want to tailgate, have fun. If you want to pick one of the other lanes and pass me, knock yourself out. If you have a problem, give my rear bumper a try... The ONLY thing I care about while driving is myself and what is directly in the lane in front of me.

I have bright-ass big honkin' LED lights in my rear bumper and a switch on my dash. If you have your brights on while following me, or do the "flashie-flashie" move over thing, you'd better be wearing shades cause I'm gonna light up your life. I don't care if it's legal or not, get your frickin' brights out of my mirrors... And we don't have the autobaun anywhere near here, stop thinking that I'm gonna move over just because you found your light flashie button...

Road rage? Aggressive driving? Yeah, ok, whatever... My give a crap cup is empty... Since our elected ********* keep making up laws and then giving them loopholes and/or no enforcement teeth, my attitude is simply stay out of my lane and you'll be happier.

Finrir... Two thumbs up on wiring up your reverse lights. Come on over and I'll help you do it!

Sheeesh...

 

[Shiva]

Good job.
Big round of clap
You're a poet and don't even noet
2 part joke..more laugh yet to come

 

[Summit1]

The best bet may well be to leave the reverse lighting as it is. If somebody is tailgating, they will most likely not see (or choose to ignore) the flashing white lights.

We should concentrate on properly driving our own vehicles... far less potential or actual liability that way. Trying to drive somebody else's vehicle while driving one's own vehicle never works out well, if at all.

 

[dan212]

I did that many years ago for this exact purpose. I mounted a spot light since reverse lights were unlikely to catch the attention of the sublimely clueless.

Right now I flash the roof mounted bed Light. It's bright.
Don't need to very often since I have a giant WD hitch sticking out of my bumper that seems to catch their attention.

I have this idea to put the reverse lights in the tail lights on a switch that I can flip on if someone is on my ass.

I don't want to put LED pods in my bumper. I have really bright reverse and cargo lights. I was thinking of how to make it so if I hit cargo button the reverse lights come on too. I'd be fine with my cargo light coming on in reverse as well.

 

[Thornback]

During the daylight what I do when someone is tailgating me is turn on my parking lights. The road warrior on my rear bumper thinks my brake lights have come on because I hit the brake pedal. Immediately the road warrior lets off his gas pedal. Later when the road warrior pulls along side I refuse to look at him.

 

[Octane]

I have two 8 watt led lights under my back bumper and a switch on the dash.They light up the world but unless someone actually harasses me like the idiot they probably are I have not yet used them as a weapon of light