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Write Up: Hitch Folding Cargo Basket with Rear Tail lights
Parts/Price:
- Folding Rear Cargo Basket $109 (Ebay) - 49" LED 5 Function Light Strip $43 (Ebay) - Anti-Rattle and Locking Hitch Pin $18 (U-Haul) - 5 Pin Flat Trailer Wire Harness Extension $8 (Meijers) Total Price: $178 Folding Cargo Basket Dimensions (Max Capacity=500lbs) https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...WhjNVRJS3BxN28 How it arrives taken out of the Box https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...mNWNnJaUzZuZ1U After 20-45 minutes of easy Assembly Time: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...nRLNC1kV1BMb3M Hitch Receiver Installation with Anti-Rattle/Locking Hitch Pin (Note: My Hitch Receiver Sticks out 4.5" beyond the rear bumper) https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...zNTenNOQ2dOd1U Mounted Side View in Folded Position The Space between the Top of the Basket when Folded is 4"-5.5" from the rear spare (There's some play). If you have a flush mount(even with rear of bumper) Hitch Receiver this should still be able to fold up, but will most likely rest on the rubber side wall of the rear spare. https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...W9IM1hmM2F1M1U Rear View In Folded Position https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...1h2Q0pYQktvWmM Side View Folded Down Position https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...E0tdlpBTm1KbG8 Rear View Folded Down Position https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...HJONFZ3NEdtejg Hitch Receiver/Folding Mechanism View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...3BOV2hmVU9oUUk |
Let's Light it Up!!!!
I wanted to add some lights to the rear of the cargo basket for Safety reasons, to help avoid unwanted rear ending since the basket sticks out quite a bit from the rear of the JK.
I decided the easiest and most functional trailer lighting option for the cargo basket was to get a LED "Light Strip" or also known as a "Firing Strip". These usually come in 2 length options (49" or 60"), this one is the shorter 49" which is about perfect for this cargo basket. The one that I purchased has 5 functions. Most of them I seen in the auto parts stores are only 4 function, where they're missing the "Reverse" lighting function. 5 Functions: 1. Running/Parking Lights 2. Right Turn Signal 3. Left Turn Signal 4. Brake Lights 5. Reverse Running/Parking Light View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...WN3MFVjR0JMejA Left Turn Signal View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...1VraS1FcDF6RjQ Brake Light View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...2QyYTJhZXZReTg Reverse Light View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...XlrWWVFSWlHMUk Reverse Light with Running Lights On View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...lNvUU5XTmppakE Folded Up Position Light View https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B9VL...0FKSUZXbWxEMU0 |
hey thank you for this... this is really helpful!
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Great information
Originally Posted by Rednroll
(Post 1887433)
I wanted to add some lights to the rear of the cargo basket for Safety reasons, to help avoid unwanted rear ending since the basket sticks out quite a bit from the rear of the JK.
I decided the easiest and most functional trailer lighting option for the cargo basket was to get a LED "Light Strip" or also known as a "Firing Strip". These usually come in 2 length options (49" or 60"), this one is the shorter 49" which is about perfect for this cargo basket. The one that I purchased has 5 functions. Most of them I seen in the auto parts stores are only 4 function, where they're missing the "Reverse" lighting function. 5 Functions: 1. Running/Parking Lights 2. Right Turn Signal 3. Left Turn Signal 4. Brake Lights 5. Reverse Running/Parking Light View http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ing-Lights.jpg Left Turn Signal View http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s.../Left-Turn.jpg Brake Light View http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ake-Lights.jpg Reverse Light View http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...rse-Lights.jpg Reverse Light with Running Lights On View http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ing-Lights.jpg Folded Up Position Light View http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Light-View.jpg |
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