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For a little added safety and aesthetics (looking cool), I installed red rear, rear/side and rear identification LED marker lights and amber front/side LED marker lights.
I found the LED marker lights sold on eBay in pairs for $48.00 postpaid.
Erik’s has the metal brackets for the bed http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/mobrforsimal.html and I fabricated the marker light bracket for the front turn signal housing out of 1/8” x 2” flat bar aluminum. All the wiring components (male/female shell connectors, Y-adapters and bulkhead connectors) also came from Erik’s.
The bed brackets were located and the bed marked and drilled for mounting. Same went for the fender brackets.
The front lights were connected to the 491 (parking lamps) leads on their respective sides. I used a Y-adapter with two bulkhead connectors (you can also change to female connectors on the light side) on both sides to split the marker/parking light connection. NOTE: in order for these lights to work in service drive you have to do this mod…http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?46341-Turn-the-deuce-front-parking-lights-into-markers…Yes, it works for the M809-series 5-Tons.
The rear identification, rear and rear/side marker lights were connected to a 5 wire instrument cluster harness http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/5wiinclha83.html. I attached the harness behind the bed rear bulkhead up near the bed floor. A 1/4“ screw, nut and washer are sufficient to hold it in place.
I found the LED marker lights sold on eBay in pairs for $48.00 postpaid.
Erik’s has the metal brackets for the bed http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/mobrforsimal.html and I fabricated the marker light bracket for the front turn signal housing out of 1/8” x 2” flat bar aluminum. All the wiring components (male/female shell connectors, Y-adapters and bulkhead connectors) also came from Erik’s.
The bed brackets were located and the bed marked and drilled for mounting. Same went for the fender brackets.
The front lights were connected to the 491 (parking lamps) leads on their respective sides. I used a Y-adapter with two bulkhead connectors (you can also change to female connectors on the light side) on both sides to split the marker/parking light connection. NOTE: in order for these lights to work in service drive you have to do this mod…http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?46341-Turn-the-deuce-front-parking-lights-into-markers…Yes, it works for the M809-series 5-Tons.
The rear identification, rear and rear/side marker lights were connected to a 5 wire instrument cluster harness http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/5wiinclha83.html. I attached the harness behind the bed rear bulkhead up near the bed floor. A 1/4“ screw, nut and washer are sufficient to hold it in place.
