HID back up lights

[el squid]

tired of not being able to see when backing up at night, so i finagled these in :)

night shots later

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239545.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239546.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239547.jpg

[Cardinal Fang]

You are going to blind someone. :chuckle At the very least you will trigger a siezure.

[el squid]

You are going to blind someone. :chuckle At the very least you will trigger a siezure.

bah, i figure the amount of time i actually back up at night, i'll be fine :)

i love the buzz when they charge up

[FLIPDADY]

Can you retro-fit those to blind tailgaters?:chuckle

[el squid]

Can you retro-fit those to blind tailgaters?:chuckle

i had a set installed in my previous vehicle with a switch on the dash. i never had the opportunity to flash someone behind me for high beams, but it did come in handy a couple times :)

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239550.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239551.jpg

[Cardinal Fang]

i had a set installed in my previous vehicle with a switch on the dash. i never had the opportunity to flash someone behind me for high beams, but it did come in handy a couple times :)



Good thing because that's really dangerous.

[el squid]

Good thing because that's really dangerous.

yup. thats why i never used them. im not going to switch these ones.

[RemaerdLacidar]

OMG I want HID backup lights.

[BETRTHNU]

I hope you never have to back up when a cop is around.

[LockOut]

Those are RIDICULOUSLY bright!

[BLKOUT]

OMG, those are BRIGHT. LOL

[dentinger]

honestly, i tihnk its almost too bright. i tihnk you would have just been fine with plain old halogens.

[b3GS]

overkill

if you have that much trouble seeing behind you backing up.. maybe you shouldn't be driving.. lol :chuckle

[RallyPlaya]

Thats Way Too Bright Should have Got Reverse LEDS

[mleblond]

This is insanely bright! I got reverse LEDs instead, has the looks and not as bright as stock lights but I have no problem with it.

[Mafty]

where on earth are you backing up that you require those?

[yearoftherat]

where on earth are you backing up that you require those?

In a cave :chuckle

[JPAV8S4U]

I was wondering when someone was gonna do this! I thought of this ages ago! lol... Our reverse lights are weak and almost unusable ..... this is certainly a fix!

[Cardinal Fang]

That's like hitting a fly with a hammer.

[Gizzmo_jr]

How dark is your tint by chance, my god !

[RallyPlaya]

In the 2nd post in Post# 5 i thought that was the front of your ride..... Ridiculous Bright

[3GFX]

My honest opinion.....pure waste. Sorry bro. That money could have went to other things like an intake or stereo, or HID fogs. Man o man, why would you need reverse lights that bright? Just drive slower when ur backing up and pay attention. Oye, whatever floats the boat I guess.

[Mazda3Man]

should go with the LED tail lights from the xenon store.. they are pretty damn bright and they use just the stock bulb too..

[Junior]

Wow, that's nuts.

Hats off to effort though. Just not sure I do a lot of reversing to justify it, but big ups for being unique.

[el squid]

try to answer them all here:

very dark at my cottage at night, they will help nicely

parts were laying around collecting dust

tint is 18% i think?

more like hitting a fly with a nuclear warhead ;)

and i figured, hey, why not

[Gods Son]

Hhhmmmm.....I dunno man. Not to be rude but I think it was a bit of a waste. Like I said, not trying to be rude but you could've sold the hig kit to me instead hahaha :D

[Fuman]

i had a set installed in my previous vehicle with a switch on the dash. i never had the opportunity to flash someone behind me for high beams, but it did come in handy a couple times :)

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239550.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239551.jpg
who wants to tailgate this guy? lol

[x_o_k_x]

who wants to tailgate this guy? lol

Only if you have HID HighBeams lol

Good to know how it turned out though, gives a better idea now. Why not go with LEDs? they are alot brighter then stock bulbs

[queens49]

Only if you have HID HighBeams lol

Good to know how it turned out though, gives a better idea now. Why not go with LEDs? they are alot brighter then stock bulbs

Do you even have LED's? They are definitely not brighter than stock bulbs.

[x_o_k_x]

Do you even have LED's? They are definitely not brighter than stock bulbs.

Wait a minute, LEDs are always brighter or not in that case? I have whatever came on my 08.5gt, can see everything clearly..

[mleblond]

I find led's are brighter BUT they don't have any distance...if you know what I mean. Looks real good but light up for maybe 1-2ft max :chuckle

[5eif]

so wat is the size of the bulb?

[queens49]

Wait a minute, LEDs are always brighter or not in that case? I have whatever came on my 08.5gt, can see everything clearly..

If the lights were designed w/ LED's in mind, than they would work. LED's are very focused, so they don't spread out the light that well. The LED tail lights on our cars are easily seen b/c there are quite a few spread out. I have the 3W bulbs for the reverse lights from Devin, and they don't put out as much output as stock bulbs. They look really nice though.

[el squid]

here are the night shots

the camera really does produce a lot of glare, in person, they are hella bright, but not obnoxious :)

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239768.jpg

http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/306/339/239769.jpg

[Fuman]

not obnoxious

I'd disagree if it is night time, and you are backing up.
This is a killer weapon if someone tailgates you and you are at a stoplight.
Although, they might ram u, lol

[5eif]

so wat is the size of the bulb?
?

[mleblond]

so wat is the size of the bulb?
7440 I believe....

[el squid]

7440 I believe....

yup. 7440, 21W and they say 20V on them too?

[5eif]

is the 7440 bulb a xenon bulb?

[el squid]

is the 7440 bulb a xenon bulb?

no. the bulbs i used are d1s

[chinsterr]

Makes sense for cottage use. I was in my buddies car (audi a4) when we backed up right on top of a tree stump while at his cottage. Car wouldn't start afterwards and we had to get a flatbed to move it ($$$$$$$$$).

[Noisy Crow]

For those who are still interested in this...

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=135100.0

[Dave_The_BMXER]

wild

[5P01L3D]

holy crap, NTS: never tailgate u hehehe,
hmm hope the person u flash with those dont rear end u :chuckle

[Darkfrosty7]

That's like hitting a fly with a hammer.

yea but if someone was tailgating you, i'd probably use that hammer with a really annoying fly.

[Sparcas]

That's like hitting a fly with a hammer.

Zomg, have you actually ever tried to hit a fly with a hammer? It's incredibly difficult, but i understand your logic :chuckle

[Noisy Crow]

I'll let you know how they work out :)

http://www.dabears2k.com/product_info.php?cPath=39_59&products_id=274

(Yeah I know: first the HIR bulbs, now this: us old folks need lots of light!)