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  • Great location for a additional reverse light

    Been raining for the last 4 week-ends up here in not-so-sunny Brisbane, so i took a few hours to fit up an extra reverse lamp to my VX. After having dark tint added to the rear window to help stop theft of gear, I can't see out of the rear window at night too well. Anyways, after trying a few different locations - most of them under the bumper which is too low - I cam e up with this. Full how-it-was-done will be in my buildup page soonish.
    Cheers,
    Justin.

    PS, Tried to add a pic of the finished product but keep getting an "Error#2038" messgae. Will add when it works.
    Last edited by Jus10; 04-03-2013, 12:44 PM.
    [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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    The location (which i meant to put in the above post) is right in the centre of the spare wheel hub. Perfect fit, perfect level, shining slightly downwards and pretty much in the centre of the vehicle. Wish i could upload a pic...
    Last edited by Jus10; 04-03-2013, 08:52 AM.
    [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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    • #3
      Thought about the same spot but didn't really shine to bright with the wheel cover on.

      Did you just wire the light into the existing reverse lights?

      There is a great thread on how to post picutres so give that a go. I have to read it every time I want to post a picture on here.
      [B]Tasmania 2015 GTG Committee Member[/B] 2005 Prado Pilbara, Sovereign Bar, Driver & passenger weathershields, UHF TX3220, Spare wheel spaces, Lifestyle rack, Genuine front & midrow seatcovers, Genuine front & midrow rubber floor mats, ARB 47 litre fridge/freezer, Hilux washer jets, BF Goodridge A/T, Radiator protection plate, Dual battery tray and isolator, ARB 2.5m awning, Rhino heavy duty areo bars, MSA rear wheel bin, MAXTRAX

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      • #4
        sounds good...pic?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Jus10 View Post
          Wish i could upload a pic...
          look here for details on how to post pics.

          http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...=post+pictures

          Cheers Andrew
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          • #6
            Originally posted by VKPrado View Post
            Thought about the same spot but didn't really shine to bright with the wheel cover on.

            Did you just wire the light into the existing reverse lights?
            Wheel cover would def stop the light output! I initially was going to hook it up to an On/OFF/ON swicth on the dash so I could switch between having it on with the reverse lamps, turning it off altogether, or turning it on without having to be in reverse gear. Anyway, I ran out of time so for the moment it is just piggy-backed off the reverse lamps. LED current draw is only 110mA so no need to change existing fuse or wiring.
            Last edited by Jus10; 04-03-2013, 11:52 AM.
            [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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            • #7


              This is the finished product compared to the existing standard reverse lamps.
              [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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              • #8
                How do you get the spare wheel off with the light attached?

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                • #9


                  Where it mounted (and wired)
                  [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by AJ120 View Post
                    look here for details on how to post pics.

                    http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...=post+pictures

                    Cheers Andrew
                    Thanks AJ120, that was a massive help.
                    [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by amts View Post
                      How do you get the spare wheel off with the light attached?
                      No need to remove the light, it's OD is smaller than the ID/Hub hole of the wheel.
                      [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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                      • #12
                        Here it is without being switched on so you can see the size a bit better...

                        Last edited by Jus10; 04-03-2013, 12:21 PM.
                        [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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                        • #13
                          That's tiny.
                          I believe Gramps upgraded his reverse lamps with a higher output LED to achieve a similar result.

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                          • #14
                            Clever bugger

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by amts View Post
                              That's tiny.
                              I believe Gramps upgraded his reverse lamps with a higher output LED to achieve a similar result.
                              Yeah I tried that but the LED globes scattered the light too much. When you look at it from 1m away it looks bright as but then it just spreads in all different directions. I put my incandescent bulbs back in.
                              [B]2005 VX V6[/B]

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