Reverse / Backup Light?

[Motorhead27]

I was lying awake late last night, as insomnia is not a friend of sleep but is to the thought process. I was thinking about Cobras and various details. Somehow I ended up on the reverse light and how Cobra's don't have one. I've seen Cobra's where the owner installed one but usually it just doesn't look nice. Then I remembered one guy who made a reverse light that would drop down from the bottom of the car via a servo motor when needed. Even if your state doesn't require one for registration, I know there is a certain comfort in knowing that you have a backup light to tell everyone of your intentions. The hide away reverse light had the right idea, but perhaps is too low crossed my mind.

Then I had an idea. What if Cobra's could have a hidden reverse light, in plain view of the rear end? The Lucas license plate light becomes the reverse / backup light. It would take some clever design work, but the light inside the housing would be a movable part and swing down 90 degrees to become the reverse light. Making a small moving assembly that could fit mostly inside the light housing would be the problem but not an impossible one. The reverse switch used to activate the rear light would activate some sort of small servo that would rotate the light in some fashion. Using LED's for the light would result in a tiny but very bright light would be perfect for a reverse light. When you aren't backing up, no one would know that the license plate light also serves another function.



What do you guys think of this idea?