Re[2]: Reverse lights WAS Backup Alert-Almost off topic

From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu
Date: Wed Aug 02 2000 - 07:19:58 EDT

Yeah, they work pretty good and seem to stay out of harms way but, like I said,
I wish they were a bit more powerful.
Tom

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Subject: Re: Reverse lights WAS DML: Backup Alert-Almost off topic
Author: <andylevy@bigfoot.com> at smtpout
Date: 8/1/00 10:03 PM

Thanks Tom. So you've just got those puppies zip-tied to the back bar
of the hitch. Interesting. And you don't lose ground clearance since
they're even with that bar!

fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> Yup. I just looked and I got a pic that shows them and my high lift at work
> (attached). They came with an L-Type bracket so when you yank the zip ties
> down it's pretty sturdy. If it takes a whack I have no doubt they will be gon
e
> but so far so good (they are sorta protected by the hitch). That's kinda why
I
> went on the cheap side (figured I'd knock 'em off sooner than later) but as
> they have held up so well I'm gonna look for some better ones. I figure I'll
> just have to live with it the way it is 'cause you can't mount them above the
> bumper or the tailgate will crush 'em. The only real trick way to mount them
I
> can think of is to recess them into the bumper but I'm not that adventurous.
> Tom
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> Subject: Re: Reverse lights WAS DML: Backup Alert-Almost off topic
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 8/1/00 6:49 PM
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> Tom, do you have any pictures? I'm a little confused on how/where you've
> attacted the lights. You just have them rigged up with zip-ties? I do have a
> hitch now.
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