How to Install Auxiliary Reverse Lights

How to Install Auxiliary Reverse Lights
Want Bright Back Up Lights? Rig up your auxiliary lights to work with up fitter switch. I show you the step by step process of how I wired my truck with LED reverse lights that i turn on when i needed them, and they can also be on when the truck is in park. this allow me to have light when it is dark to connect trailers.
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[@ryanwalsh5305]

Very informative. No bs music, no long winded stories and other bs. You made this very easy to follow. Thank you.

[@brianmaurer4264]

Holy crap man!! Your the technician at my shop that takes 8 hours to change a headlight bulb!!

[@gregflores8959]

LoL! Fantastic comment!

[@davidd6003]

Yes lol

[@ReedHHolt]

Best explanation that I have seen on the Ford upfitter switches. Thank you.

[@Truther00]

Dude has a nice garage 👍🏼

[@Joshua_Australian_for-beer]

Thank you for spending the time and explaining the Upfitter switch is so well

[@Iowaflyboy1]

Good on you, I installed an air horn on my 2017 Dodge. Holy crap what a pain. It all came back to me watching you run the wire under your truck haha. I love your LEDs in your bumper, I may do the same thing BUT, I will pay someone to do it for me (I’m not as young or ‘handy’ as you). I managed to knock about a shovel full of dried dirt into my eyes when under my truck.

[@georgepatterson5885]

Thanks for this video and the clear explanation of the wiring diagram....precisely what I have been looking for!!!

[@xXBuckOFiveXx]

Those piercing type connectors are fine if you don’t live in a corrosive climate. Nice install.

[@nyserkanoncel74]

Very informative and well explained. thanks bud. This is just about the only video on KZbin as of now that explains it well. Now those people who gave thumbs down what more do you expect from a video like this ? Morons.

[@richardsanchez9657]

Need a garage like that…😢

[@davidd6003]

Dam thats alot of complication you added just to light up 2 rear lights 😂

[@pennykrueger5644]

Those blue connectors are excellent when you fill them with silicon first. The silicon willseal the exposed wire and connector from the elements.

[@dustintrim4277]

They are short cut wires to the up fitter switch’s in the kick panel on the driver side

[@darrylm3627]

Good Stuff, Great Help, Good Tips 👍Thanks!

[@ourbills9999]

Thanks for the explanatory video. Comment: Ford, get smart and put the relay in the engine compartment. That way, the only wire needed to be soldered would be the “power out” wire (from the relay’s pin 87) soldered to the positive wire running to the LED light installed in the bumper. Question 1: of that group of 18 wires, 4 of them go thru the firewall as you indicated. Where do the other 14 wires go? Question 2: could you not simply run the ground wires from the rear LED lights you installed to a body ground?

[@MachTuck]

What about hooking them up the the factory back up light wiring?? This seems too complicated ...for a non professional like myself

[@bigrig55555]

Question. Would it matter if each light were grounded to the vehicle SEPARATELY or alternatively how about if both grounds (one from each light) were connected together and then ground to a single point? Would the differences determine series or parallel? Please explain. TYSM

[@darrylm3627]

Great Tips, Good Stuff 👍 Thanks!

[@nombr]

Good video, did you tyrap the wires to the frame? I like those connectors that you have that don’t involve soldering. Can a guy ‘creates’ his own ground by getting the frame down to bare metal and attaching to that?

[@davhews1]

How have the lights held up... Any moisture issues?

[@chriscampbell1376]

Surprised you did not treat the raw steel on the bumper prior to bolting in the lights.

[@lcortezamora]

How you can prevent rust? I just installed those type of lights?

[@user-dv6iw9ri7t]

Does anyone know what tool hes using on top of the bumper to mark the lines at 1:14?

[@DaisymaySTi]

Nice truck!

[@thomasotto4512]

where did you get the wiring diagrahm

[@Joshua_Australian_for-beer]

If I was just running an up fitter switch that needed to be wired in the cab only, would I just connect to one of the wires under the dash and not both?

[@Joshua_Australian_for-beer]

Yes, just the upfitter only

[@Merritt3246]

Curious how these lights are holding up?

[@DanielWoodell]

We’re doing extremely well them a lot in the winter time.

[@greghanley6541]

How would you wire them if you don’t have upfitter switches. Could you tap into the reverse lights?

[@larrrevenga49]

The added lights may over load the rated amperage for normal brake light rated relays and switches . Example if normal amperage for brake light are 10 amps and you add lights that draw over 10 amps the fuse will blow .but if it under brake light amps it would work fine

[@a-1janitorialservices754]

@@larrrevenga49 That's why you use a relay. Minimal power from reverse light to activate relay then power is drawn from battery.

[@sterlingwitherspoon5709]

Why did t you just tap the wires into the rear tail light or trailer wires

[@DanielWoodell]

I wanted to be able to turn them on with the truck and park. And if I tied into the reverse lights, I wouldn’t be able to do that.

[@Merescat]

What is the brand name for the connectors you used with the heat gun?

[@DanielWoodell]

Heat Shrink Butt Connectors, Waterproof and Insulated amzn.to/2WDcG2D I added the link to the description

[@velmagraybael5678]

What size wire did you use?

[@DanielWoodell]

I used 16 gauge because that’s what I had but you could definitely use smaller than that, much smaller actually because the wires that go through the fire wall are pre-installed are smaller. LED require an extremely small voltage draw.

[@salcigar]

Why go through all that work, why didn't you just tap into the existing reverse lights?

[@ethanklaver2249]

Because how are you going to go outside to hook up a trailer or a secure a load if your trucks in reverse and you have no other source of control over the lights..

[@nyserkanoncel74]

It is not just for backing up, but also for those people who drive from behind with blinding high beams.

[@crossbow3539]

Your bumper is gonna start rusting before long

[@DanielWoodell]

Yep I know and at that point it’ll give me a reason to convince my wife that I can upgrade to an off-road bumper

[@rogermezenen6505]

Why in the hello does the manufacturer just not make this easier for us to begin with...? 🤬

[@zhongxina5595]

Why didn’t you just tap into the existing reverse lights?

[@imaxx21]

so you can use them while in park to hookup or load a trailer etc