If you own a pickup truck or an SUV, a tailgate light bar is a great way to add an extra layer of safety and functionality to your vehicle. These products are added onto your tailgate to provide additional lighting, whether it serves as a running light, brake lighting, reverse light, or turn signal. Most of these products are easy to install, using adhesive tape on the back, allowing you to simply peel and stick the light bar onto your tailgate. A plug-and-play connector is also typically included, which attaches to your trailer plug.
When shopping for a tailgate light bar, you’ll have to determine just how bright of a product you need. These products can feature anywhere from one to four rows of LED lights and vary in length, from 48 to 60 inches. Most of them are also universal, which means you won’t have to shop for a vehicle-specific application, although that also means sometimes a product won’t work as well on your vehicle as others.
In this article, we’ll take a look at five of the most popular tailgate light bars and what you should look out for when shopping for one. For more information on tailgate light bars, refer to our table of contents.