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Title: magnetic toad lights
Post by: wayne m on November 19, 2021, 11:29:31 am
I have been frustrated with dim toad lights and bad grounds
for some time now. I have been towing it since 05, so connections
are old and so am I. does anyone have an opinion on the good
or bad of magnetic tow lights.
Title: Re: magnetic toad lights
Post by: Pierce & Gaylie Stewart on November 19, 2021, 12:07:52 pm
Our bulb HF tow lights worked OK but were a little dim in the day. The new LED HF lights are the ticket. https://www.harborfreight.com/12v-magnetic-led-towing-light-kit-64282.html

Don't let the wires rub against the paint. They WILL make marks.

Pierce
Title: Re: magnetic toad lights
Post by: Big Al on November 19, 2021, 01:15:43 pm
We have been using magnetic toad lights for two years. They work okay. You need to have strong batteries in them.
Once the batteries get a little week you start to have problems and that can be frustrating. You always need a back up set of batteries. I find that the Duracell Black Optimum batteries last longer. 
A lot of vehicles have plastic bumpers. Do you have a place to put the magnetic lights?
Sometimes I wish we would have wired the Jeep with the standard light set up. Good luck.
Title: Re: magnetic toad lights
Post by: jor on November 19, 2021, 01:35:56 pm
I've wired lights on a couple of toads but prefer the roof magnetics as our bikes obscure the car's regular lights. Anyhow, I used Harbor Freight lights for awhile but they kept falling off the car and their quality was poor. I ended up buying these. They are much more expensive but are a quality product. This link brings up the manufacturer's site. They were a bit less expensive on Amazon but I see they are not currently available there.

Magnetic Lights (https://www.anclighthouse.com/store/p2/7_Way_Round_Plug%2C_4_Way_RV_Blade_Style_configured_S.T.T._LED_Tow_Lights%2C_30Ft_Cable_from_Plug_End_to_Left_Light___7Ft_cable_between_Led_Tow_Lights.html)
jor