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Originally Posted by Three Peaks
Seems like a lot of work to reinvent the wheel. IMHO. I'd like to see a prototype and a cost before commenting further.
The most common fix for the back up light is a Mini Cooper back up light you can buy at BMW for around $20 or so. Cut a hole in the body just below the trunk lid and inset it in and wire it and you've got it done. You can glass in a nice enclosure for it for a couple bucks worth of materials.
Bob
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I don't think it's reinventing the wheel, the wheel would have to already exist in order to be reinvented in this case.
While the Mini Cooper light is the common one used to have a backup light, it screws with the look of the Cobra IMO.
Right now this is just thinking out loud but if you were to create this, I imagine it would cost at least twice much as the Lucas part ($35). Chances are it would be three times as much though. There would have to be a hinge as part of the housing and that means producing a new one, most likely from billet aluminum. The electronic pieces and hardware wouldn't cost much.
A more cost effective method would be going with Earl's idea.