2 way reverse lights

Question

so basically i just got some bright leds for my reverse lights. I want to be able to turn my reverse lights on even when I'm not in reverse, which would be done by a toggle switch I'll put on my dash but i also want the reverse lights to come on when i put my car in reverse and also i want it to work properly what i mean is i should not have to turn the switch off then put my car in reverse and vise versa .i basically drive at night on my farm and wanna be able to have some light in the rear but i don't want to put some aftermarket lights in my bumper ect. Is this possible and if it is how would it work. Do i need oneway/blocking diodes or relays? You can call this setup a switch back but like with 1 light cause technically in a switchback you switch from white to amber and vise versa but in my case you can say i want 2 way switch in a car. Please don't ask me why i wanna do this, if you have answers i highly appreciate your help Thanks :)

Answer 1

All you need to do is to use your toggle switch to supply the reverse light wire which runs from front to rear - from the reverse light switch.

The supply to the switch needs to be fused whether it is from ignition or permanent supply.

This assumes that the car does not have lots of computer control modules, which may require different options... But as you did not give make, model or year it was a fair assumption...

Edit, you could use a 2 or 3 position switch as so which would avoid the possibility of "back-feeding"...