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Old 09-20-2024, 10:46 AM   #1
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Rear bumper lights

Has anyone found a good modern LED replacement for the old hella halogen lights SMB put in the aluminess bumpers? I really like the function with the combo white/red for reverse lights and brake/running lights. I've been searching all over and I can't seem to find something that A) functions the same and B) actually looks good.

I've ordered a few from Amazon and subsequently returned them for various fit/function issues.

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Old 09-20-2024, 05:14 PM   #2
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I have these in my rear bumper and they are perfect. Can't comment on fitment but I would highly suggest them based on looks and lighting output

https://www.rigidindustries.com/sr-l...air-53222.html

They are also what UJoint uses on their rear bumper
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Old 09-20-2024, 07:28 PM   #3
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I have these in my rear bumper and they are perfect. Can't comment on fitment but I would highly suggest them based on looks and lighting output

https://www.rigidindustries.com/sr-l...air-53222.html

They are also what UJoint uses on their rear bumper
Thanks big_ern. Someone else on FB mentioned those. Definitely cool but I'm hoping to find something that mounts the same way in the existing opening and similar size as the current lights.
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I have some SAE 4” round red-white bi-LEDs, but my Buckstop has 4” round holes so they were just drop-in for me.

I think retaining the stud-mount will be a problem for using bi-LEDs. The stud-mounts are meant for driving/fog lights. There are some red-white bi-LED driving lights available for overseas markets (not sold here though, because front-facing red lights aren’t legal), but I’m pretty sure they’d be too bright to use a rear marker or even brake light. Maybe as a rear fog light.

The closest thing I could find was a combination 3-rd brake light. They’re 6” wide so they might work?

https://www.novsights.com/products/r...C77Qna2H-Y-aHQ
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I have some SAE 4” round red-white bi-LEDs, but my Buckstop has 4” round holes so they were just drop-in for me.

I think retaining the stud-mount will be a problem for using bi-LEDs. The stud-mounts are meant for driving/fog lights. There are some red-white bi-LED driving lights available for overseas markets (not sold here though, because front-facing red lights aren’t legal), but I’m pretty sure they’d be too bright to use a rear marker or even brake light. Maybe as a rear fog light.

The closest thing I could find was a combination 3-rd brake light. They’re 6” wide so they might work?

https://www.novsights.com/products/r...C77Qna2H-Y-aHQ

That's not a bad thought. The width hasn't been the problem in finding, it's height to go with it. Everything is "slim" these days which is cool except when you have a 6.5x4" hole to fill.
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Quick search on Amazon shows quite a few 6”x4” rectangular LED lights available. Looks like the existing rectangular lights installed by Sportsmobile have the mounting bracket sitting back a little more than the ones available through Amazon, but that just requires drilling another hole in the bracket for proper position (believe you have easy access to that mounting place from under the bumper).

Also others showcased in the Google search:
https://www.googleadservices.com/pag...ECAkQMQ&adurl=

https://tigerlights.com/products/led...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Quick search on Amazon shows quite a few 6”x4” rectangular LED lights available. Looks like the existing rectangular lights installed by Sportsmobile have the mounting bracket sitting back a little more than the ones available through Amazon, but that just requires drilling another hole in the bracket for proper position (believe you have easy access to that mounting place from under the bumper).

Also others showcased in the Google search:
https://www.googleadservices.com/pag...ECAkQMQ&adurl=

https://tigerlights.com/products/led...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

You are correct and I have found several that I like but the hang-up is I would really like to keep the current dual function of them being a reverse light and a brake/turn signal. There are many that are white/amber which I may just go with but there are very few choices that are white/red.
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Here you go, pal. In all their chinesey goodness.

https://www.amazon.com/Xuzimaoyi-Rec.../dp/B0C64GGKCQ

They are likely dim AF and will burn out within a year, but this is about the only thing thats gonna get you home.
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