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Camper_Jeff___K's avatar
Oct 13, 2014

Installed LED side flood lights.

When we drive along mountain and other smaller dark at night roads, there have been many times when we simply could not see what we were turning into such as a ditch, stump, rock, etc... I was looking around for some type of light that I could install that would do the job. I finally came across a 4" round LED light by ECCO that would fit inside a rubber grommet that would fit into a 4-1/2" hole drilled into the F-250's bumper. I drilled a hole on both the left and right sides of the bumper centered in the flat of the bumper but still pointing down and forward at about the correct angle to illuminate the blind area we have driving into the turns. The LED floods only use .9 amps and put out 650 lumens. They do a good job of lighting the dark areas. This is a good solution for anybody else who experiences this problem. The installation is clean and could almost be mistaken for factory option.



This is a view of the flood from the right side.



View of the right side flood from in front of the truck.



Flood and headlight on viewing at 45 degrees.



View from the front with the headlights and flood lights on.



Flood illumination as seen from drivers seat.



Flood illumination as seen from front left corner of truck.



View from 15'~ in front of truck. Flood light only shining to illuminate side.

It's a good solution for my needs and perhaps others. Cost was 130.00 for all parts and about 3 hours time.
  • First time I visited this thread I was able to view the first picture only. The others had some sort of error.

    This time I can view the last picture in the dark and none of the others.

    What I could see so far it really does look like an OEM job and I am impressed enough that I am thinking of something like that myself. I would like to have it set up to operate with the turn signals but I can see the advantage of having it on a separate switch instead.

    Nice job and good idea.
  • TucsonJim; deltamaster;
    I have a power distribution block inside the cab that I took power from. I routed the wire up to a toggle switch on the dash in a blank area then routed the switched power to the lights. At a total draw of 1.8 amps, I don't even need a magnetic cube relay just a 5 amp fuse.
    I cut the holes after carefully measuring and setting the drill point with a 4-1/2 " Milwaukee hole saw. I sealed the holes around the grommets with black QUAD caulk and cleaned up with paint thinner. Cordless drill set on low speed and chuck 1 click from full lockup.
  • How do you have them set up to switch them on?

    Many caddys have a similar sidelight setup where they come on when the turn signal is activated. It is a very good option to have.

    How did you cut the holes?
  • That's a nice job, I've been a few dark back country roads and those would be handy.