Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
: On Wed, 17 May 2006 jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
:> I've already got trailer wiring and lights here I think so you might not
:> need to buy much, even if
:> we were starting from scratch it would probably only be $20-30
:> to put something together. It would just plug into the tow
:> vehicle via a standard 4 way plug, and the lights would be zip-tied,
:> duct taped, etc. to the back of the Jeep...
:>
: magnetic mount flat tow lights are <$50 a set.
You mean just buy 'em and not have to make anything? What fun
is that? ;-) I had thought about magnetic mounts also, but
it seems like it would need to be a pretty strong magnet to keep
it from sliding around over bumps and stuff? I also figured
something that can be zip tied into place might have a better
chance of mounting locations. Then again, I've never flat
towed anything so I could be way of base on all of this. :-)
: I might be able to
: scrounge a pair from someone in my 4x4 club but I don't know.
: Should be simple to tap into the Jeep's system at the front
: marker/indicator lights too but I'm not sure the consequences of the 6v
: system.
Yep, I thought about that myself, use a voltage regulator or
something to drop the voltage down, but given that we don't know
anything about the condition of the lights, wiring, etc. I figured
it'd be easier to just bring out something completely external that
can be slapped on and be good to go. If Jason planned on flat
towing it all the time, he could do something permanent with
the actual lights of the vehicle, either by dropping it down
to 6v or possibly converting the Jeep to 12v...
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