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Old Oct 22, 2025 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bikespace
One nuance that I discovered when I did this on my 80 was that only the backup lights have cubic reflectors in them. This could become important if you are on the side of the highway at night, or if your light circuit fails.

So, in addition to adding very bright backup lights, I have additional reflectors to hang below the bumper, where they appear on many modern cars.
I thought of that too but I'm not too worried about that as I have traffic safety triangle in the car.
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Here is the webpage with the backup light listed.

VLEDS LPR LED License Plate Back Up Reverse Light System (hidkitpros.com)

ebay has a similar part for less $$. I don't know about the quality or brightness

Morimoto LED License Plate Backup Reverse Light Boost Bar | eBay

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