Tail light upgrade:

After installing upgraded Sport Lights at the front of my '02, I figured I needed better lights at the rear as well ‑ if for no other reason, to give the Ford and GM drivers something of interest to watch disappear ahead of them. I was especially interested in improving the visibility when backing up after dark - I have added the accessory backup lights seen under the rear bumper, those direct a great pattern aimed somewhat to the sides of the truck and 5er when towing - and the new tail lights provide their own improved lighting directly behind.

Here's what I ended up with:



Those really improve both the appearance of the rearend of the truck, as well as providing FAR better backup lighting than the OEM ones do.

Here's a closeup:



In the process of this mod, I noticed that the backup light fixture is arranged so that only 1 filament of the 2 filament bulb is lit ‑ within the next day or so, I'll mod the bulb holder so that both filaments are used for better backup lighting.

The light assembly itself came from Ebay, for $29.95, and is a simple 5 minute swap that uses the OEM bulbs and harness

 

nice! i been thinking of some of those LED tail lights

 

ive been lookin at the same lights for my 01,hows the fitment on these. dothey sit flush.