Reversing Lights

[Swazi280]

Wow, blimey, just spent half what I spent on the car getting it roadworthy - but still under five hundred quid, heh heh!

Only one problem; the reversing lights are very.. well.. dim.  I had a search through the site but either everybody else eats lots of carrots or I have the visual acuity of an onanistic bat, because no-one has made any mention of this as a problem.

As I live up a dirt road in the middle of the countryside, there are no street lights and I'm beginning to find "three-point turning by braille" a little wearing on the old bumpers.

My question, then, is: can I safely put more powerful bulbs into the reversing lights and, if so, is there a limit to how exciting they can be?  Obviously I don't need to light up the bush like a distress flare, or melt the back of my car, however delapidated it may be.

 

[Matt Crooke]

You could try putting more powerful bulbs in, but im not sure what effect it would have on the reflectors or the light casring, however if a more powerful bulb can be put in the fog lamp i cant see why not. Failing that, fit a single front bumper attach fog light to the rear of the car!

 

[Swazi280]

Matt.. that made me laugh, but it's probably an excellent idea.

I'll let you know if I blind anybody..