Just wondering how others have the reversing lights on the Avant/Allroad?

Ive had real problems reverse parking or manouvring in the dark in this car as the thin strip that are the reversing lights simply doesn’t put much light out at all.

im thinking of adding additional lights, anyone else had problems or added extra reversing lights?

If you did add some, what & how please? 

Looking for ideas.

cheers all!

Could you change the bulbs for led? Or add an led strip on the bumper? 

6 hours ago, Steve Q said:

Could you change the bulbs for led? Or add a led strip on the bumper? 

IVe already uprated the lamps to LEDs but it’s such a small aperture, they just dont put out much light

LED strip, thought about it, found 1 that attaches below the number plate, which I might give a go but it’s £45 & needs a hole drilling in the door. Others need 2 holes for each lamp & only surface mount, so wouldn’t look too good

i was hoping someone else had tried adding something so I could pick their brain!

I found reversing camera worked better than the LED lights as the Infer Red was clearer for me that is. Well until it gets dirty! Plenty of kits about for it but bit of a faf wiring

Mine doesn’t have an infra red camera, just the standard one. So needs lots of light to work, currently switch my rear fogs on if the street lighting is no good (or not there!) to give me some light but the reversing lights the car came with are pathetic!

Edited October 14, 2025Oct 14 by 56Doc

you could upgrade the camera maybe then?

I didn’t know you could get an infra red reversing camera, (you’d know if it was as it would have a ring of infrared LEDs around it) but I’m planning on getting the 360 camera fitted, not sure if that has a low light/infra red function though.

its only on this car that it’s been an issue, every other I’ve had with a reversing camera, the nighttime view has been fine.