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LED Reverse/ Backup lights in rear bumper step cavity?

Andy Seibel

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Awesome thread everyone. I've noticed it is a little difficult to see backing up at night now with windows tinted. This will help alot!


You won’t be disappointed!! Dremel / Solder / and Patience and it can all be down in a couple of hours!

Any questions or concerns don’t be hesitant to ask!


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Hello, I just installed the Rigid Flush Mount Ignite Series. Provides a lot of light for the sides and the camera. Just thought I'd share with ya..Good luck.  

tjn54321
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I installed 1 led light in each bumper step. I drilled a hole in the center of the step toward the top. Right behind your hitch are a bunch of wires and plugs. I connected both wires to one of the w

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Thank you for the nice comments everyone...much appreciated. I'll do my best to give you how I did it-   The lights I used are these- http://www.rigidindu...-lighting/20641   However, I just foun

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I've been disappointed with the lack of illumination of my reverse lights for awhile and I'm glad I stumbled on this thread.  I just ordered a pair of the Rigid Ignites today.  

 

If anyone is looking to buy a set of these, northridge4x4.com has them listed for $98.79.  The price seemed too good to be true since most places are selling them for $123, so I called customer support and they confirmed the price.  I also signed up for a first time buyers coupon code online which saved me an additional $5, bringing my total to $93.79 with free shipping.

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After being on back order for awhile, I finally got my Rigid Ignites and installed them last week...... best upgrade to my truck so far!  

 

I found the 1.75” hole saw worked best to cut out the step and I managed to use the supplied stop nuts (although the top one is a PIA) to mount the lights with the help of a friend.  I used a 14-16ga blue Posi-Tap into the white wire w/ the green stripe from the trailer harness for power.  I did tie both positive wires from the lights together and then used a butt connector to extend the length with an 18ga wire because the wires coming from the right light didn’t have much slack.  I then inserted the 18ga wire into the Posi-Tap and tightened the connector.

 

I did the same with the ground wires, tied them together and extended the length with a butt connector and some 18ga wire with a ring terminal connected to the other end.  Without doing this, I wouldn’t be able to reach the factory ground connection with wire from the right light.  I then loosened he factory bolt attached to the ground on the frame (this was located just forward of the trailer harness) and attached the ring connector.

 

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On 10/25/2017 at 6:35 PM, huntr1117 said:

I just did the same mod 2 days ago. I ended up putting it on a 3 way switch. On with reverse, off, On whenever I want.10340fcb15e325223cb03d114e68be20.jpg

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Can you better explain/share the 3 way switch: type, placement, wire taps......I want to the same choices (Reverse/On/Off) for backing up the boat and whatnot. I was thinking of pulling power from battery into cab for on/off position and using trailer connection for reverse selection. Curious how you made it all happen

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I just did the same mod 2 days ago. I ended up putting it on a 3 way switch. On with reverse, off, On whenever I want.10340fcb15e325223cb03d114e68be20.jpg

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Hello, what setup is this? Do you have a model number or web link? Looks good. Thanks
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New to this forum. I just bought a 2017 silverado 1500 and was thinking about doing this to rear bumper. Any place out there with a decent price on these lights? Does it have to be installed by a rigid dealer for it to be covered under warranty?

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New to this forum. I just bought a 2017 silverado 1500 and was thinking about doing this to rear bumper. Any place out there with a decent price on these lights? Does it have to be installed by a rigid dealer for it to be covered under warranty?

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Amazon is priced reasonably.


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124$ now on northridge4x4 now
Hopefully they lower price again


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1 hour ago, REDOO2000 said:

124$ now on northridge4x4 now
Hopefully they lower price again


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Yeah, I saw that..... I think I may have ruined that when I called to confirm that price..... sorry

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Yeah, I saw that..... I think I may have ruined that when I called to confirm that price..... sorry
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Last week they were still $93
Pissed I didn’t buy last week


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Thanks guys. I see that amazon has them for 105$. For the rigid lifetime warranty does amazon work under that as a dealer? Do the lights come with a template for mounting? What size hole saw is needed?

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On 4/18/2017 at 4:05 PM, sk said:

 

While the Rigids are great if money is tight why not go with some of these?:

https://www.oznium.com/led-bolt

 

I put them in my bumper steps facing down just to light up the step (not as reverse lights) but they are plenty bright and work great!

 

I ordered 4 of these with lenses, and two of the lenses fell off before I even got a chance to install them. YMMV.

 

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Got mine on Amazon, doing install this weekend hopefully

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11 hours ago, MikeFoxLima said:

 

I ordered 4 of these with lenses, and two of the lenses fell off before I even got a chance to install them. YMMV.

 

 

did you contact oznium's customer service?  from what i've read they will likely just send you replacement bolt LEDs

 

i've bought a bunch of stuff from them and been very happy with everything. 

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Thanks guys. I see that amazon has them for 105$. For the rigid lifetime warranty does amazon work under that as a dealer? Do the lights come with a template for mounting? What size hole saw is needed?

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125$ on Amazon


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