Adding reverse lights
My fiver does not have reverse lights, is there a way to add them to it. I thought about using a set of driving lights but not sure how to wire them from the trailer to the truck. Any suggestions wo...
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banjo wrote:
I have added reverse light to two trailers. Mounted the lights on the back bumper. One wire to ground the other to the center conductor
of the cable. Both of my trucks used the center conductor as reverse lights. You can check your truck with a meter. Center pin should go to +12 when truck is in reverse...
Atom Ant wrote:
Use the relay that comes with most driving lights and power the lights from the camper battery, but switched by the pickup reverse lights though the pigtail. I had four 55 watt halagon backup lights on my old rig, two out the back and two out the side. Great for rolling in at night. Also consider high lumen LED which would eliminate the need for the relays.
Yes, the center pin on a 7 pin is backup lights on a standard trailer connector.
I personally don't like the switch idea, I like mine to come on and off with the ones on the TV.
I also have added a set on the TV mounted low below the bumper, these light up the 5ers tires.
Both sets of auxiliary backup lights are on relays to avoid overloading the Backup light circuit.
Getting the wire from the pin box was easy. I found an existing wire that I could get to move at the pin box and near the front compartment, cut it at the pin box. I then tied the new wire and a replacement for the one I cut and used the old one to pull both in.
