reversing lamps

Mikey B · Post by **Mikey B** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:26 pm

seen these in Mand P's for £8.99

LED stop & tail light with bayonet fitting.

http://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=537120

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:32 pm

waycar8 wrote:and if the wife isnt available ask a passer by

passer by? no doubt would have to wait ages

Might try a single flush fitting as already have a flush fog on the other side. What I ended up doing, when reversing in the dark the last time, was to switch the rear fog on. That give me enough light

Must remember to switch the fog off, straight after

Anyway, would these make a difference? :-

LED

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:29 am

Hmm, if the 9led sidelights are anything to go by,then those 24 LED jobs will probably singe the retinas of people unfortunate enough to glance in that direction!

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:56 am

purchased form ebay above LED in my last post. Will let you know how they compare

Mikey B... Are those twin element(so to speak) ie tail light and brake light in one?

Could of done with LED lights inside the works Sprinter. Accidentally left the internal light on, in the back, over the weekend

luckly found out earlier on tonight (had day off) when I was grabbing tools for removing rear bench seat as a dummy run for the holidays. So I have had to remove the battery, to charge

and its not a small battery either

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:06 am

That should do nicely Brora

Post some pics when you have done em?

Bad luck with the battery

Mikey B · Post by **Mikey B** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:57 pm

brorabongo wrote:
Mikey B... Are those twin element(so to speak) ie tail light and brake light in one?

Yep, there are Stop & tail light LED's. If you click on the M and P link there might be more details there

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:16 pm

LED's arrived today, Tried one just now, too see if it makes a big difference, you decide

Which is the LED

What I did notice was that the biggest problem with the reversing lights is that they don't light up the road behind, so the rear screen mirror is useless. Might in the future add extra lights under rear bumper, to light up the road behind.

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:10 am

I'm not certain that the lip on the bottom of the rear bumper is wide enough to house a hidden light,without compromising the structual integrity of the bumper brora...

The flush fit lights on my bongo have been fitted with "downward" illumination in mind. I didn't use the dedicated notch for the grub screws (which dictates the position of the lens in the housing)

My lens is set ever so slightly proud of the housing,and angled down slightly,this is enough for the area immediately below the bumper to be illuminated in complete darkness.

The rear nudge bar is set at its "furthest out" position, to offer more protection of the lights if i nudge something.

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:34 am

You must of taken your time and thought out the rear flush lights, Like it.

What I was thinking (and it is just a thought) of was some slim LED fogs and mount to the towbar bracket, under the Bongo.
FOG LED
Why is it I get urges to spend money on things I don't really need

Has anyone tried to take off the cover on the rear light cluster. The reflectors look dull and inside of the lens dusty. I found two screws which I took out, and then it just looks like clips around the other sides. I could not get it to budge, and did not try too hard, as I don't want to crack the lens

The LED would not go through the hole at first

So I just made the hole a tiny bit bigger

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:00 am

brorabongo,
after you remove the screws, the light covers should slid outwards.
There is a film on youtube I think

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:04 am

found it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb_iemRD_ts

brorabongo · Post by **brorabongo** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:45 am

Thanks for the clip, but that was not the problem. Having said that I wish I saw the clip before I removed the cluster for the first time

It's how to take the lens cover off, once the cluster has been removed.

Cheers

maxheadroom · Post by **maxheadroom** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:59 am

Doh
Sorry can,t help

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:20 am

Regarding under the bumper - light up the road kinda lights, I was thinking of the led strips that the boy racers use under the sills to light up the road with silly colours

Dunno if they come in white or if they'd be bright enough though?

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:27 am

brorabongo wrote: Why is it I get urges to spend money on things I don't really need

I think the bongo brings out the "creative" streak in us all brora...No way would i give so much thought to detail items on other cars, as i do the bongo!

Good idea with the underneath lighting Kirsty... ( do i detect a little bit of girl racer in you?)