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The backup lights on my '12 Frontier are not putting out enough lumens to assist when I must drive in reverse after dark where streetlights and other ambient light are producing glare. I searched automotive catalogs but have come up with nothing in terms of better bulbs. I do realize that fusing has to be considered when doing a bulb replacement. Can anyone offer advice on getting better reverse illumination?
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Your best bet at this point is just to add lighting. Just
pick up a set of fog lights.
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Would LED's help instead of the stock bulbs? My 08 is the
same way.
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Yes and no. the LEDs can put out more light, but the
housing itself is the biggest limiter.
I would at something like this. You could get 2 holes
cut into the bumper and tie the wires into the reverse
wiring.
http://www.amazon.com/Custom-Reverse-Backup-Lights-
Grommets/dp/B004NYOHK8
Here's an idea of how much more it'll put out. This is a
custom bumper on a Xterra, but the light output will give
yo an idea.
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Ha, @ kcidmil, thanks for pic, that's an amusing idea, to put foglights facing backward on the back of the truck. I did get my OEM foglights (finally, 9 1/2 weeks after I ordered and paid for them) - installed in the right place which is to say the dimples in the lower front but haven't had a good fog yet to test them out. The switch is a circular one on the light switch wand to the left of the steering wheel. I had expected the switch to be installed in the empty spot on the console, so it took me a few minutes to discover how to turn the darn things on.
Anyway, that's a great idea to have a whole extra set for backing, if I can't meet my needs with better bulbs.
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Yeah it can come in real handy. I'm not too worried about
it with my XT though, when we had the stereo replaced with
a Pioneer I had them put a night vision backup camera on.
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