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a link to a image of the rear of my \'65 c10 lwb stepside

I am thinking of mountin' up some round lens white lights to hang off my rear bumpers brackets to be my reverse lights.

I don't want to punch holes in the fenders to put the original type reverse lights.

So, I thought I'd ask you folks if you have any ideas for lights to use.

Thanks,

-W

I would recommend a pair of spot beams from PIAA. They build great lights, that are almost indestructable should you back into something with them. If you focus them about 15 feet behind your truck so that the beams intersect, it will give you the best light. Good luck...

Woog,
I did the same thing on my 1 ton. I found a pair of oval shaped driving lights on the clearance rack at Wally World and hooked them into the reverse light circuit so that they come on when I put the truck in reverse. I also put a dash mounted switch in parallel so that I could turn them on when I was behind the truck working on a trailer.

yeah I've seen various lights like that at parts stores and such... was curious as to how to mount them... as I recall a pal of mine who put some big round fog lights under his front bumper on a '86 vw golf... and he had them hanging down fromt he mounts... and the rain would get in there and fill them up with water. hah!

So... I wanted to make sure to get a set that is meant to hang below, so to speak.

I was thinking of hanging them behind the bumper and down, so they wouldn't be in the way if I whacked something.

-W

I was bangin' around the net and came up on these:

http://www.etrailer.com/Merchant2/m...oduct_Code=PL-1038W&Category_Code=FL

Quantity in Basket: none
Code: PL-1038W


Performance Lighting 2-1/2" Round Fog Light Kit


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Hmnn.

-W

I got some HF cheapo hallogens and mounted one to my bumper and one to my headrail but I do have a flatbed so that might be un-helpful.

if you check this link:

My bed building story

You can see pix of when I had the reverse lights hanging off the frame under the truck and then after I moved them to accomodate the bed.

I just drilled holes in the bumper for the mounting bolts provided with the lights and wired 'em up

Woogeroo I think there may be a light that is similar to your stock ones with an intergrated reverse light, check out some trailer places and see what they have.

Woogeroo,
The '67-'87 stepsides had this bracket tha mounts to the rear post of the stepside bed just under the tail light bracket.

My Dad had these on his swb red '76 GMC stepside he had when I was young(er).

I think I might have a set of brackets off of a '66 stepside I could give you,I got them from a "parts" bed from my brother-in-law.

I'll just have to find them first. lol I believe they had the reverse lights bolted to them. I also have a NOS '60-'61 stepside bracket I got off of evilbay when I bought a NOS blinker assembly kit for my '62. I could give this one to you too. PM me Woog.
David