Stumbled upon
this thread on LegacyGT.com and got my curiousity piqued. Years ago I had looked into a bright reverse LED light from Diode Dynamics, but at
$90USD for the XP50 (410 lumens) it was simply too much.
At the time they were
$28USD from Ebay, shipped from China, pretty reasonable.. so I bought a pair. They're 100% plug and play, no modifications needed to the hatch.
They arrived 3 weeks later, nicely packed in a small cardboard box with form fitting foam inside.
Comparison with the stock 721 bulb, on the right:
Attachment to the Legacy hatch harness:
Holy crap they're bright:
Will take an outside shot later..
If you want super bright reverse lights but don't want to pay DD prices, I highly recommend these bulbs.
10/10 would buy again. I'm thinking of putting a stock 721 bulb back on one side and using the other as a spare.
Edit: Links fixed. Thanks!