Back-ups or no back-ups

flamingx · 01-15-2010, 09:13 AM

Has anyone ever been haseled for not haveing Back-up lights on there ride?
I've just ordered a set of LED Tails with no Back-up lights and can't think of a way to add some without it looking hoakey and just about every truck I've seen with tail mods have none.
"Phantom III" Red 40 diode LED stop/turn/tail light w/chrome plastic rim

twenty · 01-15-2010, 10:39 AM

Bob (Ev0lv3) had a great experience with reserve lights.

1LOBODY · 01-15-2010, 11:47 AM

as was part of my inspection

LowNslo · 01-15-2010, 12:04 PM

yep vechile inspection loves anything to do with lights

this is why i have my stock tails still

Ev0lv3 · 01-15-2010, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by twenty

Bob (Ev0lv3) had a great experience with reserve lights.

yup!!!

Great deals with backup lights.

I forget how I remedied that. OH YA, big ass LED strip on the top of my rollpan, I remember now. haha

flamingx · 01-16-2010, 07:03 AM

I s'pose since the tails I'm getting are availible in a B/U and do closely resemble a Ford emblem, I could french one into the centre of my gate, tint in blue and write 'Ford' on it LOL

But I seen somewhere that you can buy licence plate frames with LED B/Us built in.

Reid007 · 01-16-2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Ev0lv3

yup!!!

Great deals with backup lights.

I forget how I remedied that. OH YA, big ass LED strip on the top of my rollpan, I remember now. haha

i tried to rip the LED light off when it was at Plessis Compound lol

90yota · 01-17-2010, 11:29 PM

I dont have any as of right now on my toyota....but I will be incorporating simething into my lisence plate frame soon just the keep things "legal"...haha

flamingx · 01-18-2010, 09:21 AM

I'm kind of up in the air about either frenching a light bar in to gate or going with this

But I'd have to paint it 'THERE WILL BE NO CHROME ON MY TRUCK'

Ev0lv3 · 01-18-2010, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by flamingx

I'm kind of up in the air about either frenching a light bar in to gate or going with this

But I'd have to paint it 'THERE WILL BE NO CHROME ON MY TRUCK'

Thats a sharp frame, wish there was something like that around when I had my truck.

Princesskyle · 01-20-2010, 08:50 PM

Licence plate bolts

Get the bolts with LED's in em... get them in white, hook em up to the reverse lights... You gotta bolt your plate on, Technically keeps you legal, and being only hooked up to your reverse switch, You dont gotta see em when there not on...

BTW, I know this sounds dumb, as alot of the mods (ie bagging, roll pans, tint blablabla...) are illeagel anyways, keep in mind, If your lights are not DOT stamped, technically they are illeagel.... Only way to get around it is to find lights like that, that are DOT stamped... I know there around, they just cost a lil more....

Gas · 01-20-2010, 10:42 PM

do everything that keeps it within the parameters of being legal to cut down on the hassle for you and everyone else. might as well do it now instead of when they ticket you to fix it

flamingx · 01-21-2010, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Princesskyle

BTW, I know this sounds dumb, as alot of the mods (ie bagging, roll pans, tint blablabla...) are illeagel anyways, keep in mind, If your lights are not DOT stamped, technically they are illeagel.... Only way to get around it is to find lights like that, that are DOT stamped... I know there around, they just cost a lil more....

The tails I'm getting are aftermarket replacments for a Big Rig, so nobody would be willing to sell them unless they are DOT approved, They are designed to be surface mounted but I'll french them in so thay look alot better (& they retail at $39.95ea. cdn). Being that I have a CDL, if I get pulled over I wont get off as easily as sombody with their class G so I'm trying to do something wild with my EX while staying within the law. I really wanted to go with these

but they're not DOT approved and are used purly as accent lighting.

low4life · 05-31-2010, 03:28 PM

I only had one bad experience with my El Camino, and the reverse lights have been shaved since `97. When I first put it on the road it wouldn`t pass safety, so i installed a back up beeper off a big rig, and the shop that was doing the safety was satisfied. It only took a couple of days for me to get annoyed of the beeper and disconnected it.

flamingx · 05-31-2010, 07:18 PM

I've got my tails and my B/Us now

just have to figure out if I'm going to use the B/U as a licence plate frame or take it apart and french just the lights into the rear bumper/roll pan

01-15-2010, 09:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
flamingx Ontario RBV Owners Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aylmer, Ont. Posts: 73	Back-ups or no back-ups Has anyone ever been haseled for not haveing Back-up lights on there ride? I've just ordered a set of LED Tails with no Back-up lights and can't think of a way to add some without it looking hoakey and just about every truck I've seen with tail mods have none. "Phantom III" Red 40 diode LED stop/turn/tail light w/chrome plastic rim __________________ REAL GRAFFIX ARE PAINTED ON Ontario Ranger Based Vehicle Owners

01-15-2010, 11:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
1LOBODY 1LOBODY Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Peg Posts: 904	as was part of my inspection __________________ RIP Myles Drag to Live, Live to Drag My bitch drops down on me jus like my truck with the flick of a switch

01-15-2010, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
LowNslo ROMES Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: East St. Paul Posts: 1,633	yep vechile inspection loves anything to do with lights this is why i have my stock tails still __________________ 2001 Chevrolet S10 2007 GMC Sierra 2004 Arctic Cat F6

01-16-2010, 07:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
flamingx Ontario RBV Owners Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aylmer, Ont. Posts: 73	I s'pose since the tails I'm getting are availible in a B/U and do closely resemble a Ford emblem, I could french one into the centre of my gate, tint in blue and write 'Ford' on it LOL But I seen somewhere that you can buy licence plate frames with LED B/Us built in. __________________ REAL GRAFFIX ARE PAINTED ON Ontario Ranger Based Vehicle Owners

01-17-2010, 11:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
90yota Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Ontario Posts: 112	I dont have any as of right now on my toyota....but I will be incorporating simething into my lisence plate frame soon just the keep things "legal"...haha __________________ Prize Possessions ...London Ontario

01-15-2010, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
twenty l33t h4x0r3d Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 678	Bob (Ev0lv3) had a great experience with reserve lights.

01-18-2010, 09:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
flamingx Ontario RBV Owners Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aylmer, Ont. Posts: 73	I'm kind of up in the air about either frenching a light bar in to gate or going with this But I'd have to paint it 'THERE WILL BE NO CHROME ON MY TRUCK' __________________ REAL GRAFFIX ARE PAINTED ON Ontario Ranger Based Vehicle Owners

01-20-2010, 08:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Princesskyle Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13	Licence plate bolts Get the bolts with LED's in em... get them in white, hook em up to the reverse lights... You gotta bolt your plate on, Technically keeps you legal, and being only hooked up to your reverse switch, You dont gotta see em when there not on... BTW, I know this sounds dumb, as alot of the mods (ie bagging, roll pans, tint blablabla...) are illeagel anyways, keep in mind, If your lights are not DOT stamped, technically they are illeagel.... Only way to get around it is to find lights like that, that are DOT stamped... I know there around, they just cost a lil more.... __________________ 07 Ford Ranger STX FBSS tri-4link BOB backhalf SSRE7's All Around AVS Knuckle Switch Box 4/10's On Two Kenwood Exelon 1000WRMS amps 8.5" Front 10" Rear KMC Rock Stars on Nitto 555's 225/30R20 -Front 245/35R20-Rear

01-20-2010, 10:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
Gas The Frenchman Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: the ground Posts: 954	do everything that keeps it within the parameters of being legal to cut down on the hassle for you and everyone else. might as well do it now instead of when they ticket you to fix it __________________ Dont DIY if you suck

05-31-2010, 03:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
low4life Mike Quenneville Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chatham, Ontario Posts: 5	I only had one bad experience with my El Camino, and the reverse lights have been shaved since `97. When I first put it on the road it wouldn`t pass safety, so i installed a back up beeper off a big rig, and the shop that was doing the safety was satisfied. It only took a couple of days for me to get annoyed of the beeper and disconnected it.

05-31-2010, 07:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
flamingx Ontario RBV Owners Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aylmer, Ont. Posts: 73	I've got my tails and my B/Us now just have to figure out if I'm going to use the B/U as a licence plate frame or take it apart and french just the lights into the rear bumper/roll pan __________________ REAL GRAFFIX ARE PAINTED ON Ontario Ranger Based Vehicle Owners

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