I was in the process of installing the Rough Country 6" Slimline LED bars on my 2013 Tahoe and watched your video, I changed my 'plan A' and went with your approach. I am pleased with the install and glad I went with your plan. I did end up with alot of extra wiring , inline fuse, relay, on-off switch, etc. so I guess I will use them on another project. Thanks again
Great video. Thanks for making it. About to do something very similar. I have the same exact wiring into my reverse lights as you do. So the GREEN is power. And the two blacks are the ground? Thanks man.
Thank you for video. Definitely feel comfortable tapping into my wiring after seeing how simple it is. What brand are the lights? And did you drill the holes in the brackets you bought from Home Depot?
Definitely a simple install. The light I got is from rough country but you get what you paid for. The bracket i made is aluminum and yes I got it from homedepot.
You should tap into your existing wiring.. you should wire new wires from the battery. To a fuse and relay.. and only use the reverse light wiring as a trigger to the relay...
Nice on my 89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I have round halogen lights on the roof. For the front. And four 4 inch pods on ny roof rack basket for camping to light up 360 degrees around my Jeep... but when backing up.. having 15% tinted windows... i cannot see ANYTHING.. i was thinking of installing the same pods on my bumper but i wanted something more hidden and not hanging off the bumper. These look really nice
@@willsprojects2601 no i ment like those bigger square 3 row 4 inch pods look ugly hanging down.. I like your single 1 led better. In fact i just bought two 7 inch single row leds look just like yours. And some 16ga and 18ga wiring. I plan to run wiring to a relay/fuse box i installed that i have in my engine bay. The 18ga wire will splice into the existing reverse light wiring like you did.. except it will run to the relay in the engine bay. Which turns the relay on and will send power through the 16ga wire to the lights. This is safer than using existing wiring like you did. Especially on a 32 year old Jeep like mine. I dont trust running leds that draw say 15watts each off th3 existing wiring. They liked to undersize wiring back then to save on costs. I probly would still have done a relay like that on a newer car.. But yea.. again thanks for thr video.. i wanted to see how the single row slim led lights look for reverse lights. Vs those square pods people use which are too bulky
@@willsprojects2601 and no its better mounted like you did so it beams lights out so you can see far behind you. I ment i like your single row leds vetter thsn those 3 row square pods people use
Yea I know what your talking about them pods. I had them on my old truck and after installing them I didn’t like them. I wanted to put the back up lights on a switch so when someone was tailgating at night I can flip the switch and blind them lol.
@@willsprojects2601 haha... yea with all the lights on my truck it looks like i have a zombie apoc vehicle. I dunno why but i like doing wiring and having lights.. soecially on a older lifted vehicle. Foturnatly i cant be blinded by brights. With my window tint at 10-15% and having an auto dimming rear view mirror it doesnt matter how bright ppls lights get. It adjusts for it. You should look into getting a auto dimming rear view mirror.. theyre amazing
Im looking at these same lights but im thinking of attaching them to a rocker swith that im going to mount right in front of my console on the ceiling so i can just use them as needed.
Hey partner I really love the way your lights just sits in that location, I’m thinking of installing mine the way u installed your, I just have one question where did you get those clips that you used to tap into your reverse wires?.
Hello i woul like some reverse lights to my 2015 chevy silverado and i woul apprsiate if you leave a link or description where did you get the lights harnees and if the metal bar from home depot came like that or how di look for it?
Great video, am about to do the same thing to my truck. BUT you thin I can have to power wires to my led reverse lights. One from the reverse lights that ll trigger the light ON once I put in reverse.? And the other one with a ON/OFF switch.??? So I can use the light whenever anytime at night..??
@@willsprojects2601 I did and all looks good and when I am in reverse they are super bright. So I don't know what's going on. I also have a 2017 chevy Silverado
@@willsprojects2601 yeah, it's a good idea, thinking I have a short because they come on with the breaks now as well. Haha shouldn't be to hard to figure out. I was just curious if you have seen it before.
This is great ! how are they holding up on that reverse circuit ? I was thinking use my wires to the 7 pin trailer connector. Do you remember the wattage by chance ?
@@willsprojects2601 doing this tomorrow.. slightly smaller lights. i can always swap them out later if i'm not happy. it will be much better than only factory back-ups ! Thanks for the ideas.
Best reverse lights ever.
I was in the process of installing the Rough Country 6" Slimline LED bars on my 2013 Tahoe and watched your video, I changed my 'plan A' and went with your approach. I am pleased with the install and glad I went with your plan. I did end up with alot of extra wiring , inline fuse, relay, on-off switch, etc. so I guess I will use them on another project. Thanks again
I’m glad my video helped!!
Good video.. have some similar lights to wire up on my 2020 and my brothers 16 Silverado. 👍
Great video. Thanks for making it. About to do something very similar. I have the same exact wiring into my reverse lights as you do. So the GREEN is power. And the two blacks are the ground? Thanks man.
Not sure what you got so I can’t tell you what is what. Do your research on what’s the power and ground
Looks like a spot pattern. I'd want a flood pattern. But looks good and great tutorial.
Yeah it’s spot/ flood. I should of got the flood. It’s all good. They are bright as hell.
Looks like u shud f off
Thank you for video. Definitely feel comfortable tapping into my wiring after seeing how simple it is. What brand are the lights? And did you drill the holes in the brackets you bought from Home Depot?
Definitely a simple install. The light I got is from rough country but you get what you paid for. The bracket i made is aluminum and yes I got it from homedepot.
You should tap into your existing wiring.. you should wire new wires from the battery. To a fuse and relay.. and only use the reverse light wiring as a trigger to the relay...
How does it look through the reverse camera? Got a 17 and can’t see squat through that camera at night backing up with just factory reverse lights
It lights up everything behind me. I have zero issue backing up at night.
Nice on my 89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I have round halogen lights on the roof. For the front. And four 4 inch pods on ny roof rack basket for camping to light up 360 degrees around my Jeep... but when backing up.. having 15% tinted windows... i cannot see ANYTHING.. i was thinking of installing the same pods on my bumper but i wanted something more hidden and not hanging off the bumper.
These look really nice
I could of hidden them behind the bumper to show right on the floor but I don’t mind them hanging down
@@willsprojects2601 no i ment like those bigger square 3 row 4 inch pods look ugly hanging down.. I like your single 1 led better.
In fact i just bought two 7 inch single row leds look just like yours. And some 16ga and 18ga wiring. I plan to run wiring to a relay/fuse box i installed that i have in my engine bay. The 18ga wire will splice into the existing reverse light wiring like you did.. except it will run to the relay in the engine bay. Which turns the relay on and will send power through the 16ga wire to the lights.
This is safer than using existing wiring like you did. Especially on a 32 year old Jeep like mine. I dont trust running leds that draw say 15watts each off th3 existing wiring. They liked to undersize wiring back then to save on costs.
I probly would still have done a relay like that on a newer car..
But yea.. again thanks for thr video.. i wanted to see how the single row slim led lights look for reverse lights. Vs those square pods people use which are too bulky
@@willsprojects2601 and no its better mounted like you did so it beams lights out so you can see far behind you. I ment i like your single row leds vetter thsn those 3 row square pods people use
Yea I know what your talking about them pods. I had them on my old truck and after installing them I didn’t like them. I wanted to put the back up lights on a switch so when someone was tailgating at night I can flip the switch and blind them lol.
@@willsprojects2601 haha... yea with all the lights on my truck it looks like i have a zombie apoc vehicle. I dunno why but i like doing wiring and having lights.. soecially on a older lifted vehicle. Foturnatly i cant be blinded by brights. With my window tint at 10-15% and having an auto dimming rear view mirror it doesnt matter how bright ppls lights get. It adjusts for it. You should look into getting a auto dimming rear view mirror.. theyre amazing
Is it possible to tap into the reverse lights and also have a switch in the cab?
Yes there is. You would need a relay
Im looking at these same lights but im thinking of attaching them to a rocker swith that im going to mount right in front of my console on the ceiling so i can just use them as needed.
I wanted to do the same thing and have them turn on when I put my truck in reverse but I never figured that part out
Hey partner I really love the way your lights just sits in that location, I’m thinking of installing mine the way u installed your, I just have one question where did you get those clips that you used to tap into your reverse wires?.
They are just wire taps. If you google that you will be able to find it
Hello i woul like some reverse lights to my 2015 chevy silverado and i woul apprsiate if you leave a link or description where did you get the lights harnees and if the metal bar from home depot came like that or how di look for it?
I got the lights from rough country, the harness came with the lights. The metal came from home depot( it’s aluminum)
Great video, am about to do the same thing to my truck. BUT
you thin I can have to power wires to my led reverse lights. One from the reverse lights that ll trigger the light ON once I put in reverse.?
And the other one with a ON/OFF switch.??? So I can use the light whenever anytime at night..??
Yes you can do that I’m not sure how though.
I did exactly as you did but for some reason when I hit the breaks my back up camera comes on. Any ideas?
That’s crazy. I would just go over all of your wiring!
@@willsprojects2601 I did and all looks good and when I am in reverse they are super bright. So I don't know what's going on. I also have a 2017 chevy Silverado
Yeah I don’t get it. The whole point of me tapping into the reverse was just to get power to the lights when I kick into reverse.
@@willsprojects2601 yeah, it's a good idea, thinking I have a short because they come on with the breaks now as well. Haha shouldn't be to hard to figure out. I was just curious if you have seen it before.
I never seen or heard of that! I did the same thing to my Silverado 1500 and I didn’t have issues
Anyone who has had for awhile do these RC ones hold up well?
Still have them on my truck and they still running strong!!
@willsprojects2601 sounds great. Going to order some. I've tried the no name cheap ones and they are not built to last
F ing perfect.
Can these work on a 2003 Tacoma
Absolutely!! Just need to mount and tap into your reverse lights! Easy
This is great ! how are they holding up on that reverse circuit ? I was thinking use my wires to the 7 pin trailer connector. Do you remember the wattage by chance ?
It’s still holding up! Zero issues. I don’t remember the wattage
@@willsprojects2601 doing this tomorrow.. slightly smaller lights. i can always swap them out later if i'm not happy. it will be much better than only factory back-ups ! Thanks for the ideas.
Did u get spot or flood? On my truck I put spots on but I should have put floods on.
How bright in terms of lumens? Also what is the color temperature, such as 5000K, 5500K, 6000K 🤔
I’m not sure. I think the info is on rough country
Holy sheeet, bright indeed! Mine will be here tomm but my dumbass self got the 10” ones haha
Can you hook up just 1 for reverse? 2 seems like overkill. I moved to the country where it’s dark.
One is fine.
How is this setup holding up? Thanks
There still going strong
do you have a link to the bracket you used to hold the light bar up there
I made the bracket my self. I used a piece of aluminum
You’re a BM?
Come on now you see them crossed anchors!!!
EN here.