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Striker187
09-19-2003, 09:13 PM
is it just me or do our reverse lights do absolutely nothing?!?! any way i can change this? will a hyper white bulb do the trick?
chinkysuavo
09-19-2003, 09:15 PM
a bulb could possibly help, MSP's have the "euro" style pink lens for the reverse lights...maybe that dims the light a little.
Dexter
09-19-2003, 09:15 PM
...the lights are to notify others you are backing up, not to illuminate 100 ft behind you, im pretty sure....
Matthew
09-19-2003, 09:16 PM
(lol)
TheLedge
09-19-2003, 09:20 PM
Originally posted by Dexter
...the lights are to notify others you are backing up, not to illuminate 100 ft behind you, im pretty sure....

Why couldn't one of those over paid car designers make lights that can do both? Oh, wait...GM is doing it on some of their cars.

Still not enough to get me to buy a GM again
jonnydoe48
09-19-2003, 09:23 PM
shrug, they arent supposed to light up your rear, however i think they do that pretty well also. maybe you got jacked with bulbs hah.
Striker187
09-19-2003, 09:38 PM
i dunno, but i can't even see 2 feet beyond my car. it just made for an interesting trip down my driveway.
DaKidd
09-19-2003, 11:04 PM
Originally posted by Striker187
i dunno, but i can't even see 2 feet beyond my car. it just made for an interesting trip down my driveway.


Are u tinted? Mine do fine...
mazdadan
09-19-2003, 11:14 PM
I'm getting ready to mount a set of H3 55 Watt Fogs on the back bumper of my truck. It makes a huge difference at night. I used to have a set flush mounted in the bumper of my RX7 when I had it. Just run a power lead and a relay off the existing reverse circuit.
Striker187
09-20-2003, 01:05 AM
yeah, 35% tint. maybe i'll try some higher output bulbs.....say, do they make led bulbs in the size i need? :)
DevilsSi1481
09-20-2003, 09:41 AM
i think a set of hyperwhite bulbs might do the trick.
pingdum
09-20-2003, 10:11 AM
Originally posted by Dexter
...the lights are to notify others you are backing up, not to illuminate 100 ft behind you, im pretty sure....

They are supposed to do both. The reverse lights on my 5 are bright as hell.
pingdum
09-20-2003, 10:13 AM
Originally posted by mazdadan
I'm getting ready to mount a set of H3 55 Watt Fogs on the back bumper of my truck. It makes a huge difference at night. I used to have a set flush mounted in the bumper of my RX7 when I had it. Just run a power lead and a relay off the existing reverse circuit.

I had a Yugo where the reverse lights hung down below the rear bumper, so I replaced them with 55 watt fogs. You could see like 2 blocks behind. That was great!!!