Can Sealed, Uni-Lite Mini LED Side Marker and Clearance Light be Used as Eyes in a Skull Hitch Cover

Updated 04/13/2013 | Published 04/10/2013

Question:

Im trying to find round lights at least one inch and no bigger than 1.5 inches to fit in eye sockets of a very cool giant skull for my tow hitch would your smaller diode lights work as brake lights if I wire them to a 4 pin connector? Please advise.

asked by: Michael S

Helpful Expert Reply:

Actually, yes, you could wire in the mini LED light # MCL11RKB to a 4-Way. Here is how you would need to do it. The power wire for the drivers side eye you need to connect to the left turn/brake light wire on the 4-Way. The other one would go to the right turn/brake light wire (the very last pin furthest from the ground). The ground wires could both go to the 4-Way ground.

This would cause both eyes to light up when you step on the brakes and the correct eye to wink when turning left or right. years ago, my father put a life sized skull in the back of his pink 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville and wired lights to the eyes like this (see picture). He was the first, followed by many imitators afterwards, but the result is still cool. Now the idea has moved on to hitch covers and LED lights and it is still cool.

expert reply by: Michael H