Aftermarket Reverse Lights?

DannyDynamite · 11-09-2004, 02:19 AM

Hey my reverse lights are out, and my mechanic sed its gonna be $85 for a new reverse switch..well instead of shoveling out $85 bucks. I'd just install some aftermarket reverse lights, to a switch and just turn em on when needed. Wanted to know who makes em? Where can I get em? and How much? Also has anyone done this to there X if so mayb can u give me ur 2 cents...Thanks

Anthony

*jimbo74* · 11-09-2004, 03:11 AM

not sure if ny does inspections... but its actually illegal to not have the reverse lights in the housings on your truck... and aux. lights are just that.. not supplemental.....

kc makes some.... lots of companies actually make some... what do you use the truck for? daily driving? or offroading or what? becasue that will determine what and where you can safely mount an extra set of lights....

DannyDynamite · 11-09-2004, 05:01 AM

I use the X as my daily driver....think its just worth it to get the switch?

**DeRocha** · 11-09-2004, 07:17 AM

You need to fix your Reverse lights first. Like Jim said most states require your reverse lights to come on automatically when your transmission is shifted into reverse. After fixing them you can install rear lights (from many manufacturers).. You can wire the new lights into the stock reverse lights with a relay and dash toggle switch. With the dash switich in the off position nothing happens, but in the On position the new lights will come on with your stock reverse lights.

**MONMIX** · 11-09-2004, 09:47 PM

I know it is not the same but I put a new switch in an S-10 not too long ago.
It was so easy I laughed out loud.

Doug · 11-09-2004, 09:59 PM

85 for a new switch?! i dunno about the automatics but on my 5spd it's just screwed into the transmission and the harness plugs into it. take you 10 minutes max to change it out.

*huskyfan23* · 11-09-2004, 10:01 PM

Sounds like a good idea, that way you won't blind people when you're backing out of a parking space or something. I can't see when backing up in a nonlit area at night.

**DeRocha** · 11-10-2004, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MONMIX

I know it is not the same but I put a new switch in an S-10 not too long ago.
It was so easy I laughed out loud.

Actually I can still hear you laughing now..

DannyDynamite · 11-10-2004, 06:13 AM

Where can I get just the switch then? like an autozone or pep boys?

**MONMIX** · 11-11-2004, 08:45 PM

Yeah places like that.
Ford, push come to shove.

It should be just like Doug said. It either will bolt in or wist in with a wire harness comming out.

Good luck and let us know how it pans out.

DannyDynamite · 11-12-2004, 06:05 AM

Whats the correct name of the thing I need....a reverse switch?

11-09-2004, 02:19 AM	#1
DannyDynamite Wannabe Elite Explorer Brooklyn, New York '96 XLT Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 366 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Aftermarket Reverse Lights? Hey my reverse lights are out, and my mechanic sed its gonna be $85 for a new reverse switch..well instead of shoveling out $85 bucks. I'd just install some aftermarket reverse lights, to a switch and just turn em on when needed. Wanted to know who makes em? Where can I get em? and How much? Also has anyone done this to there X if so mayb can u give me ur 2 cents...Thanks Anthony __________________ *1996 Explorer XLT 2WD.* My Ford Page Daily!

11-09-2004, 03:11 AM	#2
jimbo74 Elite Ranger NorCal 98 XLT Supercab 4x2 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 17,902 Vehicle Specs*	not sure if ny does inspections... but its actually illegal to not have the reverse lights in the housings on your truck... and aux. lights are just that.. not supplemental..... kc makes some.... lots of companies actually make some... what do you use the truck for? daily driving? or offroading or what? becasue that will determine what and where you can safely mount an extra set of lights.... __________________ My Truck

11-09-2004, 05:01 AM	#3
DannyDynamite Wannabe Elite Explorer Brooklyn, New York '96 XLT Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 366 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I use the X as my daily driver....think its just worth it to get the switch? __________________ *1996 Explorer XLT 2WD.* My Ford Page Daily!

11-09-2004, 07:17 AM	#4
DeRocha NEX Vice President Brockton, MA '93 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,637 Vehicle Specs	You need to fix your Reverse lights first. Like Jim said most states require your reverse lights to come on automatically when your transmission is shifted into reverse. After fixing them you can install rear lights (from many manufacturers).. You can wire the new lights into the stock reverse lights with a relay and dash toggle switch. With the dash switich in the off position nothing happens, but in the On position the new lights will come on with your stock reverse lights. __________________ John D-"Search first, Ask questions later" & "You can have my Explorer when you pry the keys from my cold dead hands." <<<Forum Rules >>>My Truck 4x4 Trouble Shooting Guide See how cars work Axle and tire calculators U-joint replacement info/pics Repair info NEX-New England Explorers NEX: Club Events

11-09-2004, 09:47 PM	#5
MONMIX I fix dents Millersville , Maryland 2000 Explorer Sport Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,850 Vehicle Specs	I know it is not the same but I put a new switch in an S-10 not too long ago. It was so easy I laughed out loud. __________________ MONMIX Wheels and intake for sale Live your life for a change My Explorer CHURCH.... sort of

11-09-2004, 09:59 PM	#6
Doug I'm Awesome! Home is where the Army tells me. Right now it's Manorville, NY Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,756 Vehicle Specs	85 for a new switch?! i dunno about the automatics but on my 5spd it's just screwed into the transmission and the harness plugs into it. take you 10 minutes max to change it out. __________________ 97 Explorer Life's hard. Wear a helmet.

11-09-2004, 10:01 PM	#7
huskyfan23 Rah no Hans Bwix WA 1994 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,896 Vehicle Specs	Sounds like a good idea, that way you won't blind people when you're backing out of a parking space or something. I can't see when backing up in a nonlit area at night. __________________ 1994 Explorer XLT My registry entry: here Diamond Everything w/ HID Bi-Xenon Projectors I'm no doctor, but I am a self-proclaimed genius. There's no reason not to trust me. What kind of dessert causes women to gain the most weight? Wedding cake

11-10-2004, 06:13 AM	#9
DannyDynamite Wannabe Elite Explorer Brooklyn, New York '96 XLT Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 366 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Where can I get just the switch then? like an autozone or pep boys? __________________ *1996 Explorer XLT 2WD.* My Ford Page Daily!

11-11-2004, 08:45 PM	#10
MONMIX I fix dents Millersville , Maryland 2000 Explorer Sport Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,850 Vehicle Specs	Yeah places like that. Ford, push come to shove. It should be just like Doug said. It either will bolt in or wist in with a wire harness comming out. Good luck and let us know how it pans out. __________________ MONMIX Wheels and intake for sale Live your life for a change My Explorer CHURCH.... sort of

11-12-2004, 06:05 AM	#11
DannyDynamite Wannabe Elite Explorer Brooklyn, New York '96 XLT Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 366 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Whats the correct name of the thing I need....a reverse switch? __________________ *1996 Explorer XLT 2WD.* My Ford Page Daily!