Weak backup lights, any fixes?
12-29-2004, 07:32 PM
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Sounds good... But if it's not enough, why don't you get one of JDN's big A$$ flashlights and point it out the rear window? 
Plug it into the the rear 12V jack and feed the wire through the ski sack - easy, No?
Plug it into the the rear 12V jack and feed the wire through the ski sack - easy, No?
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Originally Posted by realtyman' date='Dec 29 2004, 08:32 PM
Sounds good... But if it's not enough, why don't you get one of JDN's big A$$ flashlights and point it out the rear window??
Plug it into the the rear 12V jack and feed the wire through the ski sack - easy, No?
Plug it into the the rear 12V jack and feed the wire through the ski sack - easy, No?
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12-29-2004, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by realtyman' date='Dec 29 2004, 11:32 PM
Sounds good... But if it's not enough, why don't you get one of JDN's big A$$ flashlights and point it out the rear window??
Plug it into the the rear 12V jack and feed the wire through the ski sack - easy, No?
Plug it into the the rear 12V jack and feed the wire through the ski sack - easy, No?
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Maybe I can duct tape the light on the trunk, drill a hole through the trunk lid and jack into the reverse light sockets. I have A Silver Grey car so the Duct tape should blend in.
12-30-2004, 07:01 AM
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just noticed this thread now
i was electrical engineer for many years and
if you go from a 16watt lamp to a 50w lamp then the current (amps will more than treble 16watts at 12 volts = 1.33 amps
50watts at 12 volts - 4.166amps
4 amps is not a lot of current but i would expect the lamp monitoring circuit to think there is something wrong with three times the expected current and also may even blow the light circuit fuse not advisable
i was electrical engineer for many years and
if you go from a 16watt lamp to a 50w lamp then the current (amps will more than treble 16watts at 12 volts = 1.33 amps
50watts at 12 volts - 4.166amps
4 amps is not a lot of current but i would expect the lamp monitoring circuit to think there is something wrong with three times the expected current and also may even blow the light circuit fuse not advisable
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