Cab clearance lights – pros and cons when carrying a camper.

Personally, I prefer a better lit rig. I usually add conspicuity ( DOT ) tape to be better seen. Obviously you can go overboard, but that's not what we're talking about here.

Is this too much? Not to my mind.

billyray50 wrote:
On second thought just going to fix the two lights. Will look better when driving without camper at night or rainy dark days.

I give, why do you care what the oncoming people see? I doubt that they will flip a high speed U turn and fuss at you for ugly lights. :)
bumpy

If its its DRW over 80" required. If SRW, I don't know why manf. (or owners) put them on SRWs regardless of capacities, not required width wise. As to LED cab lights, a lot of the aftermarket cab lights are junk-in particular one popular brand. Condensation inside causeing failures-they leak between base an lense. They dont dim, they quit. Std bulb you can change, led fails you replace fixture. But they look cool. No more or less likely to leak into cab-thats all in installation.

I wouldnt add cab lights unless truck requires them or your removing from camper. I ended up putting a switch on our cab lights (and 3rd brake) to turn off when camper on (camper has ID lights)otherwise on our std cab the length of overhang is a very large orange glow.

I can't think of any advantages on the truck cab. I can't imagine why they would be required on a 3500/1 ton series SRW truck. The truck is no higher, wider, longer than a 2500 series truck.

I wonder about replacing them with LEDs, just so that you don't have to worry about burned out bulbs in the future. as LED bulbs tend to fail by going dim, not out.

On second thought just going to fix the two lights. Will look better when driving without camper at night or rainy dark days.

5 minutes ago I was looking at mine at noticed that the two outers are out and considering replacing them with LED but think i will leave it alone.

unless they are legally required without the camper, why bother with them?
bumpy

There are no advantages IMO. If they are already on your truck they are likely there because they are required when your truck is not carrying a camper. My camper sits high enough that I've had no clearance issues.

I would say zero advantages, in reference to safety, because the camper is required to have clearance lights at the upper corners.
No clearance issue with modern factory lights....my 2011 Dodge has at least 3-4" of clearance. If anything they are a disadvantage because they shine on the cabover part and is distracting (if you have a queen bed length cabover).