heheh i was backing up tonight and had this crazy idea of putting HID in the reverse lights lol. has this been done before and is it a stupid idea?

 

Some extra bright leds would probably make more sense, to say the least. You would have to mount the ballast for HIDs somewhere, and the bulb might get too hot, nor would it likely fit.

 

Why would you do that?

I swear there was a thread like this some time last year.

 

I want to hook them up with hids and a switch

 

Not a good idea. They'd melt your tail light housings for sure. Just get some LED bulbs online or go to AutoZone and get a pair of Sylvania Ultrabright back up bulbs. I had them in my 97 and they were more than bright enough

 

Not to mention that by the time they warmed up, you already have shifted out of reverse anyhow. I want a set of backups off a newer Cadillac. Those things are insanely bright.

 

http://www.surefire.com/HeavyGunWeaponLights

Just mount a few of these on the trunk. They are plenty bright enough, trust me!

 

Holy crap those shiyt's are bright lol what are those spot light's for M16's? lol

 

yeah, and they weigh a whopping 10 pounds.

if you really want to add an extra 10 pounds for back up lights, go for it ;P

 

We had a few a couple deployments ago for our .50 cal heavy machine guns. We could drive down the road with just that light and see clear as day... A-Mazing!