rear light install on Mopar bumper

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Feb 27, 2011 | 06:46 AM

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CO_JEEPIN

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Looks great, sounds like a mod I would be interested in doing. Great idea

Feb 27, 2011 | 07:55 AM

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Strong Bad

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Nice. Thanks for sharing!!

Mar 25, 2011 | 08:16 PM

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speed2005

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Originally Posted by emt_micah

I'm doing the same thing with my stock plastic bumper. (Was going to get a new rear rock bumper, didnt happen so working plan b.)

I picked up 4" lights from a local truck stop. We'll see what happens.

Did you get it done? Can you post pics?

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Originally Posted by moparguy

LED lights 2 1/2 " from local part supplier = $24.00, 3" drill bit= $20.00, electrical wire= $3.00, 1 hour time. Good lighting for working behind jeep, hooking up straps, trailers etc. at night or in low light situations. If they get busted, they just pop out of rubber mounts and have quick wire disconnects so you can just pop some new ones in. I got the idea after looking at a utility trailer with similar lights.

Looks so good! Where did you get the LED lights? Post or PM me the info please They look perfect!

Mar 26, 2011 | 03:30 AM

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moparguy

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I got them from a local auto parts distributor but I see them on ebay (big variety of sizes) for the same price with free delivery.

Mar 27, 2011 | 04:33 PM

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emt_micah

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Got mine here: hXXp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110645136740&viewitem=

I haven't wired them yet, but that's not too hard.

I went with these lights versus the original truck stop ones I bought due to depth. The LED lights are very thin. This became an issue after I cut my holed and realized the bumper isn't an even thickness from one side to the other. Crawl under your pumper and look up, you'll see what I mean. The front side of the pumper has some "cut outs" that make it thinner in the middle than out at the sides.

I did all this at the same time that I chopped my pumper down. So it took longer than it should have.

Apr 16, 2011 | 08:20 PM

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Mud Yuppee

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I like the look. have to take some pics when you finish the wiring.

Apr 19, 2011 | 04:48 AM

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sleeves

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i did something similar with a pair of led flood lights ( i didnt feel like drilling so they are just stuck on with 3m adhesive tape

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Apr 19, 2011 | 07:46 AM

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JK43

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any night shots??? are they acutaly that bright???

Apr 21, 2011 | 09:08 AM

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bluepig

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From: Clarksburg, MD

I really like this idea. I've been thinking about an aftermarket bumper/tire carrier and decided to go with one with the lights in the bumper. But with this option maybe I can save some $$ go with the OR-Fab tire carrier and install the lights into the stock bumper. Man I love this forum. Great job