If you think your factory backup lights are poor, don't even bother trying the LED replacement bulbs. The current LED replacement bulbs out there just put out a fraction of the amount of light compared to a stock bulb.
What you call the "ultra-brite 50-watt" bulbs, I have a pair of those on my truck and they are bright but the extra heat created by them may melt your backup light housing. The backup light sections of my taillights are melted due to the extra heat from the bulbs.
Adding an auxillary set of backup lights will probably be your best solution. I did have a set of auxillary backup lights on my truck but I removed them due to water leaking into them and haven't replaced them yet. Those lights were only cheapie lights that I bought at an Autozone.
The factory rear bumper on my 1989 truck does have two holes underneath it and it may be there just for that purpose. They were covered by an aluminum/chrome colored tape to match the chrome bumper. I only noticed them when I was looking for a place to drill underneath my bumper to mount my lights. Looks like Toyota read my mind and did it for me ahead of time.
BTW, just wondering, which backup lights do you have? The ones right beside the license plate or the tailgate mounted ones w/the spare tire carrier on the back???
What you call the "ultra-brite 50-watt" bulbs, I have a pair of those on my truck and they are bright but the extra heat created by them may melt your backup light housing. The backup light sections of my taillights are melted due to the extra heat from the bulbs.
Adding an auxillary set of backup lights will probably be your best solution. I did have a set of auxillary backup lights on my truck but I removed them due to water leaking into them and haven't replaced them yet. Those lights were only cheapie lights that I bought at an Autozone.
The factory rear bumper on my 1989 truck does have two holes underneath it and it may be there just for that purpose. They were covered by an aluminum/chrome colored tape to match the chrome bumper. I only noticed them when I was looking for a place to drill underneath my bumper to mount my lights. Looks like Toyota read my mind and did it for me ahead of time.
BTW, just wondering, which backup lights do you have? The ones right beside the license plate or the tailgate mounted ones w/the spare tire carrier on the back???