LUYED LED- New (Frugal) LED Reverse Light.

[securityguy]

clean install!

lets see it tonight boss! i set mine out towards a 45* angle it doesnt look so great visually but the beam width allowed it and at night it lights up a pretty wide area

Thanks Saylor...I thought I'd start with them straight back and see what I think. If I feel I need to angle then out about 15-30 degrees, it will be easy to adjust. Very pleased my friend and thanks for sharing. Raining again and dark out now so it will have to wait until tomorrow

 

[saylor]

a heads up for anyone going for this after me + securityguy -

you got to bend the top bracket a scosch in a vice to get it to fit over the lippy on the hitch frame

put it in a vice and bend it wider slightly just a bit

then when you bolt it on the truck, squeeze it back together with a hand and thread the bolt thru the bottom piece and it will square back up and be super tight against the square of the hitch.

 

[securityguy]

Just finished up the wiring as the rain held out this morning. This is a follow-up to post #119:

CURT harness T-connector to tap into the trailer wiring

CURT 5-pin wiring adapter harness to go from the CURT T-Harness so no wire curling or splicing.

Getting wires ready for connection to CURT harness.

Wiring from CURT harness soldered and heat shrinked.

Weather proof self sealing silicone tape to wrap everything up nicely.

Wires silicone wrapped.

Finished product. All wiring nicely wire tied and finished with a final wrap of silicone tape.

All in, the final cost for materials was about $75.

 

[philodog]

Good idea. And are the lights mounted to the bumper? Never thought of that. I wanted mine tucked away as much as possible. But these lights looks great no matter where people mount them.

Yup, I just 3M taped them to a flat part of the chrome bumper on either side of the receiver hitch.You can't see them from eye level. Holding up solid so far.

 

[Rlandon]

OK...off to a great start being that it rained on and off today and my hitch bracket just came about an hour ago. I have the bracket installed; the lights mounted; the CURT harness connected up to the truck; the 5-pin extension cable wired up; and all wiring is in a split-loom jacket. If the weather holds out tomorrow (calling for more rain), I plan to get everything wired up and functional. Pics so far:

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Is that the factory hitch receiver with the 2" bracket? Mine measures out at 2.5 outside width. Since I don't tow or own anything to tow, I may just use the lower holes in the factory bracket for the chains. I can fab up some thick washers to fill the gap.

Thinking of doing the mod for the extra night lighting.

 

[securityguy]

Is that the factory hitch receiver with the 2" bracket? Mine measures out at 2.5 outside width. Since I don't tow or own anything to tow, I may just use the lower holes in the factory bracket for the chains. I can fab up some thick washers to fill the gap.

Thinking of doing the mod for the extra night lighting.

All stock

 

[Rlandon]

Just finished up the wiring as the rain held out this morning. This is a follow-up to post #119:

Wiring from CURT harness soldered and heat shrinked.
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So just to verify before I give this a try (parts are now here), Blue to Red (12V) and White to Black (Ground), correct? That's using the Curt harness and adapter. I'll test them also before I solder and heat shrink the wiring. Never hurts to ask. I did go with a different light (same brand) but a three row spot and flood. Hoping it will give a more all around light pattern. Thanks!

 

[securityguy]

That sounds correct.

 

[Rlandon]

Did it all this morning before it turns a gazillion degrees outside. Now for breakfast! I'll test them out tonight.

 

[Beanerxor]

Just added two of these lights today. Took my time and tried to make it as clean as possible.

 

[LaxDfns15]

Wanted to bump this again. One of my LUYED lights failed after almost 3 years, so I needed a replacement, and it was to be expected with the cheapness of the lights. I already had the Curt harness, but I wired my lights directly to it. This time I bought these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YZFN925? which have JST 2 pin connectors on them. I had some of those in my garage from working on my motorcycle so I wired that into the Curt harness for easy replacement in case any of those fail. I also have 6 extra lights now so easy swap when one does fail. I 3d printed some little mounts that are taped onto the bottom of the bumper, and unless you're up under the truck you can't see them. Hard to tell from the picture, but they do point down a little bit and they're not as insanely bright as they look so I won't blind anyone backing up.

 

[theblet]

Have anyone else’s LUYED lights failed thus far?

 

[1BADRAMLIMITED]

Just added two of these lights today. Took my time and tried to make it as clean as possible.

that looks good hows the light output at night?

 

[theblet]

that looks good hows the light output at night?

Im curious as well

 

[Velocity]

For anyone looking for ideas for this I used the Morimoto reverse light bar. It mounts to the license plate holes. I did have to lower mine a little because the tailgate was going to hit it when I put it down with it in the spots where the dealership put the plate originally. Can’t see any holes though. I wired it in like the rest of guys in this thread. I hated how dim the stock reverse lights were, especially if the camera lens got a little dirty. It’s not a problem anymore.

This is the light I used.

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/morimoto-reverse-backup-light-boost-bar-led700/_/R-HTMC-LED700?ppcfon=1&gp=1&ecmp=s:google_18142422611___&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SC%20Shopping%20-%20Price%20&%20Leaders%20-%20Performance%20Max&gclid=Cj0KCQiAx6ugBhCcARIsAGNmMbjByUNpKn-FCFi3EG1CHYNcMJPvqxKui20TLB1q8yCLUwzlPaLAYqEaAoKQEALw_wcB

Here’s a before and after in the camera view. Huge difference.

 

[gHiDoRa]

Have anyone else’s LUYED lights failed thus far?

Mine is about 3 yrs now and still running well.

 

[theblet]

Just ordered one for the wife’s car. Hopefully it works well.

 

[768mph]

Have anyone else’s LUYED lights failed thus far?

Still going strong since installation.


2019 Ram Bighorn Sport 5.7 non-etorque
AEM drop in
Black Widow Exhaust (300)

 

[clazer]

Still going strong since installation.


2019 Ram Bighorn Sport 5.7 non-etorque
AEM drop in
Black Widow Exhaust (300)

Same here, and I’ll admit I didn’t try very hard to make a clean installation either.

 

[grimreefer]

Have anyone else’s LUYED lights failed thus far?

Still good here.