Aftermarket Lighting?

[trox88]

Good morning everyone. I looked around a bit but decided to come to the enthusiasts and experts for the best recommendations.
I live outside the city and regularly have to drive on some roads with no lighting except those of us on the road. With this, I am looking to install lighting myself to allow other drivers to see me better/ from further away. While front and rear lighting are a must, I'm also looking for side lighting ideas for when I come to intersections and all. With all the recommendations, I'm hoping to not have to drill holes into the body unless I have to.
What are some recommendations you have that I can look into?

 

[Bigburb3500]

Side and rear? I don’t have anything but for front lighting I installed two Rigid fog lights that I also built a custom harness that connects them directly to the factory fog light switch. They sit behind the front grill.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I put GTR Ultra 2 LEDs in the front, and I am happy with the extra illumination. They are expensive, but they are adjustable to obtain perfect light beam alignment, and they are warrantied for life.

I put 2 8" LED bars on the rear, since IMO the OEM backup lights are next to worthless. They are located under the bumper (pretty well protected against road hazards), and they are wired to light when shifting into reverse.

 

[trox88]

Side and rear? I don’t have anything but for front lighting I installed two Rigid fog lights that I also built a custom harness that connects them directly to the factory fog light switch. They sit behind the front grill.

I love this idea! I forgot to mention that I have a bull bar on the front and mounted a light bar on it. These still definitely would help. How did you mount them?

 

[trox88]

I put GTR Ultra 2 LEDs in the front, and I am happy with the extra illumination. They are expensive, but they are adjustable to obtain perfect light beam alignment, and they are warrantied for life.

I put 2 8" LED bars on the rear, since IMO the OEM backup lights are next to worthless. They are located under the bumper (pretty well protected against road hazards), and they are wired to light when shifting into reverse.

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That is incredible lighting! Do you have the link to where you got them?

 

[Bigburb3500]

I love this idea! I forgot to mention that I have a bull bar on the front and mounted a light bar on it. These still definitely would help. How did you mount them?

I had two leftover L-brackets from another project that I drilled two holes into the radiator support (I think that’s what it is at least) the. With a nut and bolt, mounted it up.
Not a great pic but you can see where I sprays a bit of black paint to seal it up after drilling.

 

[trox88]

I put GTR Ultra 2 LEDs in the front, and I am happy with the extra illumination. They are expensive, but they are adjustable to obtain perfect light beam alignment, and they are warrantied for life.

I put 2 8" LED bars on the rear, since IMO the OEM backup lights are next to worthless. They are located under the bumper (pretty well protected against road hazards), and they are wired to light when shifting into reverse.

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Also, on my Tahoe, the reverse lights activate when I remote unlock the doors. It would just be a nuisance if not, but do you have a way to wire them to illuminate into the reverse shift but not when unlocking the doors?

 

[Bigburb3500]

Also, on my Tahoe, the reverse lights activate when I remote unlock the doors. It would just be a nuisance if not, but do you have a way to wire them to illuminate into the reverse shift but not when unlocking the doors?

I THINK you can program that in the infotainment system.

 

[trox88]

I had two leftover L-brackets from another project that I drilled two holes into the radiator support (I think that’s what it is at least) the. With a nut and bolt, mounted it up.
Not a great pic but you can see where I sprays a bit of black paint to seal it up after drilling.

Very nice! I have two small square lights leftover after removing them from near the windshield. I'm definitely going to try this idea if they fit the clearance. Thank you very much!

 

[trox88]

I THINK you can program that in the infotainment system.

I wish I had that option. 2005 LS without one Thank you though.