(Rear box) MARKER LIGHTS

[groundeater]

I would like to run side marker lights on each side of my box. Placing them at approximately the same height as my front Amber ones.

Need a clever way to conceal & protect the wiring running up to the light. What makes this a challenge, is of course the trucks....single-walled box.(nowhere to hide wiring, on my ‘67 FJ-45 Len)

Let your McGyver “creative juices” flow my way !!

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

look at any newer Fj45, they came with rear bed lights. Just below the floor of the bed on each side.

 

[Living in the Past]

I have a trailer made from a seventies Hilux pickup. The tail lights are in the vertical sections on either side of the tailgate. They have a cover to protect the back side of the light housing. They also have marker lights high like your wanting. This also have a cover to protect them. Uses the bolt for the front of the marker light and couple bolts that bolt to the tail light back cover. Find a couple of the marker cover could fabricate a channel the floor. Actually like this design because tail lights and marker lights are not exposed like the 45 pickup and Stout pickup.

 

[groundeater]

I have a trailer made from a seventies Hilux pickup. The tail lights are in the vertical sections on either side of the tailgate. They have a cover to protect the back side of the light housing. They also have marker lights high like your wanting. This also have a cover to protect them. Uses the bolt for the front of the marker light and couple bolts that bolt to the tail light back cover. Find a couple of the marker cover could fabricate a channel the floor. Actually like this design because tail lights and marker lights are not exposed like the 45 pickup and Stout pickup.

I have a trailer made from a seventies Hilux pickup. The tail lights are in the vertical sections on either side of the tailgate. They have a cover to protect the back side of the light housing. They also have marker lights high like your wanting. This also have a cover to protect them. Uses the bolt for the front of the marker light and couple bolts that bolt to the tail light back cover. Find a couple of the marker cover could fabricate a channel the floor. Actually like this design because tail lights and marker lights are not exposed like the 45 pickup and Stout pickup.

I have a trailer made from a seventies Hilux pickup. The tail lights are in the vertical sections on either side of the tailgate. They have a cover to protect the back side of the light housing. They also have marker lights high like your wanting. This also have a cover to protect them. Uses the bolt for the front of the marker light and couple bolts that bolt to the tail light back cover. Find a couple of the marker cover could fabricate a channel the floor. Actually like this design because tail lights and marker lights are not exposed like the 45 pickup and Stout pickup.

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I have a trailer made from a seventies Hilux pickup. The tail lights are in the vertical sections on either side of the tailgate. They have a cover to protect the back side of the light housing. They also have marker lights high like your wanting. This also have a cover to protect them. Uses the bolt for the front of the marker light and couple bolts that bolt to the tail light back cover. Find a couple of the marker cover could fabricate a channel the floor. Actually like this design because tail lights and marker lights are not exposed like the 45 pickup and Stout pickup.

Do you have any pics, they are worth a thousand words.....?

 

[Living in the Past]

When I get home I'll snap a couple. Hopefully can post them with the software changes. My post you quoted shows up four times.

 

[groundeater]

When I get home I'll snap a couple. Hopefully can post them with the software changes. My post you quoted shows up four times.

My fault on the multiple showing of your quotes I had a difficult time being able to see what I was writing, so I tried several times...

So far I came up with this idea...
I thought of using small (1/4 in.) chrome copper pipe that’s used
for plumbing under sinks. Now
how can I attach these inside my single wall box without welding or drilling ? Sadly, my truck is already painted. These pipes wouldn’t stick out that far off the side of my box
(inside). I would require 2 small holes to mount my light on the outside of the box, up near that forged body line towards the top of my outer box (‘67 FJ-45 lwb)

If this would work, maybe a hole drilled very close to the wall on the bottom bed & ran through the bed, could be somehow secured underneath and an 90 degree elbow on top (to the marker) requiring no other fastening ?

More brainstorming the better here, feel free to jump right in..don’t be shy !

On a whole ‘nother note... these chrome covered copper pipes make great 22 caliber reloading tubes for my son’s Remington 66 rifle that loads through the butt end of the stock. Just take off the ringed plug end and pour the 14 rounds in !!

 

[Living in the Past]