New Illuminated Third Brake Light for Bronco

[rwgreen1173]

Got mine today and installed it. Seems quality and well built. Watch the install vid and fill in the blanks with a little common sense and you’ll have a clean install. Word to the wise, DO NOT use the wire taps included in the kit. Do yourself a favor and educate urself on crimping or soldering some more permanent/reliable connectors on there, if not it’s definitely less than a 12 Pack bribe worth of parts and labor to get someone that can. Overall I like it, thanks @ORACLELighting

What kind of connector did you get for connection to the factory ?

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[rtazz17]

its simple to split the wires and direct connect. It all gets tucked out of site. I soldered and put heat shrink on mine. Not worth buying a connector imo

 

[newclubfront]

I was wondering about that, but I think it'll still work. My BD is ordered, and I'm getting the steelies, so I hope it'll work!

Did you ever get your black diamond and install this? Looking for a pic of the lights inside the steelies.

 

[Tacanta14]

Did you ever get your black diamond and install this? Looking for a pic of the lights inside the steelies.

It's built but still not delivered, but I did see a pix of the spare steelie and it works.

 

[newclubfront]

Hey @OracleLights, where am I supposed to put the self tapping screws? I tried over 6 different spots and all but 1 had a metal plate behind it preventing the installation. I am fully aware that there is a metal reinforcing plate on the backside of the plastic but I made sure to go around that (either super close to the camera or super far away on the outer edge and nothing worked. I have a 2022 black diamond.

 

[ORACLE Lighting]

Hey @OracleLights, where am I supposed to put the self tapping screws? I tried over 6 different spots and all but 1 had a metal plate behind it preventing the installation. I am fully aware that there is a metal reinforcing plate on the backside of the plastic but I made sure to go around that (either super close to the camera or super far away on the outer edge and nothing worked. I have a 2022 black diamond.

Sure, here is a close-up photo showing how we did it.

Here is a picture of th plate form the back for reference.

 

[I SPEED]

Is this light DOT approved?
I ask because here in NH all exterior lighting must be DOT compliant or they are deemed "off road only" and will not pass safety inspection.

 

[OracleLights]

Is this light DOT approved?
I ask because here in NH all exterior lighting must be DOT compliant or they are deemed "off road only" and will not pass safety inspection.

If Red as a brake light it meets DOT regulations, however it is not stamped DOT.

 

[I SPEED]

Unfortunately, they would want to see the "DOT" on the light. Thank you for the quick response.

 

[smoot618]

Sure, here is a close-up photo showing how we did it.

Here is a picture of th plate form the back for reference.

After drilling 8 holes, I wish I would have this or was included…

 

[JohnnyMotorBoat]

Sure, here is a close-up photo showing how we did it.

Here is a picture of th plate form the back for reference.

So... after spending almost 2 hours working to install the damn thing, I can say for 1000% certain that the ORACLE LIGHTING LED Wheel Ring Tail Light is NOT useable on 2022+ Broncos (for clarity, I'm attempting to install on a 2022 Wildtrak / Sasquatch). For starters, the 3 center brackets are too long and will not fit around the center bore diameter of the camera mount. I used a dremel and wrecked 4 cutting wheels to shorten the mounting brackets so they'd even sit flush on the spare carrier.

So after all that, I found that you cannot use the provided self tapping screws to attach the ring light. Apparently now there is an in-mold metal plate in the spare carrier part that completely prevents you from running the self tapping screws into it. I used a drill in 6 different locations attempting to pre-tap holes, and every one had metal shavings coming up from the hole and so the self tapping screws are worthless. Need to drill thru and use machine screws to attach. After spending all this time cutting, drilling, etc., I'm in no mood for a Home Depot run to buy additional hardware to mount this thing. Especially when it doesn't even come with electrical connectors that plug into the stock Bronco tail light connector, you have to split and wire-tap the factory harness.

@ORACLE Lighting if you're going to market this on the Bronco forums, at least be transparent and tell us this was designed for Jeeps, but it "CAN" work for your Bronco with sufficient modifications.

 

[JP_Oracle]

So... after spending almost 2 hours working to install the damn thing, I can say for 1000% certain that the ORACLE LIGHTING LED Wheel Ring Tail Light is NOT useable on 2022+ Broncos (for clarity, I'm attempting to install on a 2022 Wildtrak / Sasquatch). For starters, the 3 center brackets are too long and will not fit around the center bore diameter of the camera mount. I used a dremel and wrecked 4 cutting wheels to shorten the mounting brackets so they'd even sit flush on the spare carrier.

So after all that, I found that you cannot use the provided self tapping screws to attach the ring light. Apparently now there is an in-mold metal plate in the spare carrier part that completely prevents you from running the self tapping screws into it. I used a drill in 6 different locations attempting to pre-tap holes, and every one had metal shavings coming up from the hole and so the self tapping screws are worthless. Need to drill thru and use machine screws to attach. After spending all this time cutting, drilling, etc., I'm in no mood for a Home Depot run to buy additional hardware to mount this thing. Especially when it doesn't even come with electrical connectors that plug into the stock Bronco tail light connector, you have to split and wire-tap the factory harness.

@ORACLE Lighting if you're going to market this on the Bronco forums, at least be transparent and tell us this was designed for Jeeps, but it "CAN" work for your Bronco with sufficient modifications.

Sorry to hear you had so much trouble there. As shown in our photo, we didn't have to make those mods, although it is definitely a tight fit to the center. This is a universal product not specific to any 1 vehicle. It works on both Jeeps and Broncos, or just about anything else with a carrier like this!

 

[ORACLE Lighting]

If you look at the post you quoted there is a metal plate on all of the years (yes this is a Sasquatch carrier) the holes on the outside (red) go on the outside of the plate the holes on the inside (blue) go on the inside of the plate you can use either for mounting.

The brackets dont need to be modified, you can see in the first photo from the post you quoted that these can make contact with the shaft and still install properly.

 

[JohnnyMotorBoat]

If you look at the post you quoted there is a metal plate on all of the years (yes this is a Sasquatch carrier) the holes on the outside (red) go on the outside of the plate the holes on the inside (blue) go on the inside of the plate you can use either for mounting.

The brackets dont need to be modified, you can see in the first photo from the post you quoted that these can make contact with the shaft and still install properly.

I think you're missing what I'm saying. I had the whole spare carrier off so I could see the external metal plate you're referencing. But what I'm telling you is there is an "overmolded" metal plate inside of the plastic, in addition to the darker black "elephant head"-shaped one that sits on the inner surface. If you drill anywhere within the flat surface of the carrier, you are drilling into metal. Including where you show the red circles. In my photo below, I did a transparent overlay of the external plate on the back so you can see I wasn't drilling into it. All the spots I circled in red are where I drilled and hit metal.

I suspect your test build was an earlier Bronco year model (likely '21). My guess is that Ford decided they needed to further strengthen the carrier and added the in-mold metal to support the spare. It's a process called overmolding. In this diagram the black rectangle would be the metal plate I'm referencing

And the bracket length on my Sasquatch absolutely had to be modified. It was impossible for them to sit flat otherwise, which would have interfered with seating the spare tire against the mount.

 

[ORACLE Lighting]

Not missing what you are saying at all. The screws are self-drilling metal TEK screws they have no problem going through the aluminum overmolded panel, it is the steel panel (elephant head) that you need to avoid.

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