LED Taillights?

Dan Westphal · Jan 10, 2017

Good Morning group. I"m looking at adding an LED fixture to the rear of my jeep for the tail lights. I need more reverse light! I have a black 00 sport. I was the housing to remain black. What is everyone doing for more light back there? I looked into the Savvy LED. They are night but I would like to stay under $150 for the pair. Thanks!

Kevin E · Jan 10, 2017

I put in Maxxima( M85416R) on mine. Stop/tail/turn/reverse. Bought them on Amazon for 30 bucks. I like the flush mount look better

IronCity · Jan 10, 2017

X2 on that, I love the flush circle look and the reverse lights have to be bright.

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Kevin E · Jan 10, 2017

IronCity said:
X2 on that, I love the flush circle look and the reverse lights have to be bright.

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Yep they are bright

Chris · Jan 10, 2017

These are the ones I've been using for the past 2 years:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01774OVY2/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Absolutely LOVE them. They're bright as hell, and the reverse lights are so bright that it's almost like you've got a light bar in the rear when you're in reverse.

IronCity · Jan 10, 2017

Kevin E said:
Yep they are bright

How was the install? I'm reading you have to drill one hole in the body to run the lights and you have to manually splice them since the harness does not fit.

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Dan Westphal · Jan 10, 2017

Chris said:
These are the ones I've been using for the past 2 years:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01774OVY2/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Absolutely LOVE them. They're bright as hell, and the reverse lights are so bright that it's almost like you've got a light bar in the rear when you're in reverse.

Chris - How was the hookup? Any additional things needed?

Chris · Jan 10, 2017

Dan Westphal said:
Chris - How was the hookup? Any additional things needed?

I installed them in probably 15 minutes tops.

You just need some crimp connectors since you have to cut the three wires off the stock taillight and then connect them to the wires on the new taillight.

You could use solder / heat shrink, or you could use crimp connectors. Either or!

One of the best "cheap mods" I've ever done. These things are so bright it's just wonderful.

Dan Westphal · Jan 10, 2017

Chris said:
I installed them in probably 15 minutes tops.

You just need some crimp connectors since you have to cut the three wires off the stock taillight and then connect them to the wires on the new taillight.

You could use solder / heat shrink, or you could use crimp connectors. Either or!

One of the best "cheap mods" I've ever done. These things are so bright it's just wonderful.

What about a mod for the blinker. Did you need anything there?

Chris · Jan 10, 2017

Dan Westphal said:
What about a mod for the blinker. Did you need anything there?

The only thing you'll need for the blinkers (to stop the fast blinking that comes with LEDs) is one of these relays:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KQUZHRA/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Once I put that relay in, my "hyper blinking" was gone.

Dan Westphal · Jan 10, 2017

Chris said:
The only thing you'll need for the blinkers (to stop the fast blinking that comes with LEDs) is one of these relays:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KQUZHRA/?tag=wranglerorg-20

Once I put that relay in, my "hyper blinking" was gone.

Does that go under the hood or behind the glove box?

Chris · Jan 10, 2017

Dan Westphal said:
Does that go under the hood or behind the glove box?

Under the steering column. Takes about 5 minutes to remove the steering column cover trim, and it's right under there.

Dan Westphal · Jan 10, 2017

Chris said:
Under the steering column. Takes about 5 minutes to remove the steering column cover trim, and it's right under there.

Awesome. Thanks for your help!

Jerry Bransford · Jan 10, 2017

I added a 3" LED reverse light by simply splicing it into my Reverse light wire. I passed the connection through a SPDT switch with a center-off position so it could be turned on manually from the rear, turn on whenever you shift into Reverse, or always off.

LED lights like this one don't draw enough power to require a relay so they're easily installed. To make it so you can turn it on manually without being in Reverse you'll have to run a wire to the back with a constant 12 volts on it.

This isn't a great pic but it shows how aux LED reverse light looks...

IronCity · Jan 10, 2017

No trying to change the subject but I wired in a rocker Switch for my spots and the light on the switch constantly stays on even when I turn the jeep off. It's a 5 prong switch not 3 but I'm only running the standard 3 wires to it.

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Jerry Bransford · Jan 10, 2017

IronCity said:
No trying to change the subject but I wired in a rocker Switch for my spots and the light on the switch constantly stays on even when I turn the jeep off. It's a 5 prong switch not 3 but I'm only running the standard 3 wires to it.

It's hard to say what you did wiring-wise so the light in the switch stays on, it's obviously not supposed to. And I've never seen a toggle switch with 5 lugs, that's kind of an odd configuration. Without having a schematic of the switch it's hard to know how to rewire it so the switch shuts off.

Personally I'd replace the switch with a non-illuminated switch. You probably don't need an additional light on the switch to tell you when your lights are on.

IronCity · Jan 10, 2017

No trying to change the subject but I wired in a rocker Switch for my spots and the light on the switch constantly stays on even when I turn the jeep off. It's a 5 prong switch not 3 but I'm only running the standard 3 wires to it.

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IronCity · Jan 10, 2017

I had a network issue, sorry about that

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Kevin E · Jan 10, 2017

IronCity said:
How was the install? I'm reading you have to drill one hole in the body to run the lights and you have to manually splice them since the harness does not fit.

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There was already a hole from previous owner. They just had cheap trailer lights flush mounted so the round hole was there for these. Had to splice wires with new plug for lights. Relay to stop hyperblinking also.

IronCity · Jan 10, 2017

Jerry Bransford said:
It's hard to say what you did wiring-wise so the light in the switch stays on, it's obviously not supposed to. And I've never seen a toggle switch with 5 lugs, that's kind of an odd configuration. Without having a schematic of the switch it's hard to know how to rewire it so the switch shuts off.

Personally I'd replace the switch with a non-illuminated switch. You probably don't need an additional light on the switch to tell you when your lights are on.

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