Swingout tire carriers and license plate lights

[thezentree]

What are yall using?

My 4xi bumper came with these little bolts with LEDs built in for mounting the license plate and they either don't work or I am missing something in the harness I made.

I adapted a trailer harness to plug into the factory trailer wiring plug, so I've got one wire connected to white (ground) and the other to brown (tail lights) and have 12v at the light end of the harness with the headlights on. I have no continuity at either LED using my meter's diode tester, at either polarity.

So are these dead or have I had too many day beers?

Are there better options?


Oh, and what are y'all putting in the factory license plate mount in the hatch? It looks like garbage with nothing back there.

 

[UnderFire]

On a Tacoma so the wire's easier to get to, but my plate hangs under the swing out itself. I have this popped right into the bottom of that, simple, easy and more than enough light.

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[theesotericone]

I've never had any real luck testing LED's for continuity. I just hook them up with small jumpers to my rigs battery. If it doesn't light up, hook it up in reverse. Usually it'll light up.

 

[phattyduck]

An LED light that is meant to be powered from 12V will not show a reading with a multimeter diode checker.

Check connected directly to the battery, as theesotericone suggested.

There are plenty of options meant for motorcycle license plate lights if the current ones you have aren't working.

-Charlie

 

[mtbtim]

In Part 2 of this video series of installing a CBI dual swing out bumper on my rig, I cover hooking up power to the license plate light by tapping into the trailer wiring. Start watching at play time 30:21.

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[04rnr]

I use this: Attention Required! | Cloudflare

IMHO the light is to bright, so I took off the cover and used electrical tape to cover up some up the light cover, much better now.

 

[Road Bull]

I use this: Attention Required! | Cloudflare

IMHO the light is to bright, so I took off the cover and used electrical tape to cover up some up the light cover, much better now.

Thanks for the reminder. I recently mounted my new lower 4X Innovations bumper on the new rig. I revisited why I didn't care for the stupid pass-through LED light bolts. You need to snip them to change plates. I have been meaning to order one of these to use as a replacement. With my luck, maybe I should get the submersible one...

 

[Ed_C]

Swap the two wires around, LEDs are polarity specific unlike incandescents.

 

[sleepydad]

Thanks for the reminder. I recently mounted my new lower 4X Innovations bumper on the new rig. I revisited why I didn't care for the stupid pass-through LED light bolts. You need to snip them to change plates. I have been meaning to order one of these to use as a replacement. With my luck, maybe I should get the submersible one...

I just drilled a couple of extra holes in the plate they sent.
one hole for lights and one for plate, I agree it's kind of stupid but this has worked just fine for me. these stupid little lights have held up pretty well thru 2 winters now.


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[04rnr]

I revisited why I didn't care for the stupid pass-through LED light bolts.

I had those, they stopped working within 2 weeks. I cant remember what brand, but waste of money IMHO.

 

[shadow247]

I had those, they stopped working within 2 weeks. I cant remember what brand, but waste of money IMHO.

Yeah I ran them on a motorcycle and they worked about about 2-3 weeks for me as well.