Patent ID: 7284869

Claim:
A method of testing the operational ability of rear lights of a vehicle, said method comprising the steps of; providing a panel having a top side and a bottom side, a magnet being attached to said bottom side of said panel; providing an auxiliary base including a plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface having at least one suction cup attached thereto, a coupler being attached to said upper surface for selectively attaching said auxiliary base to said bottom side of said panel; providing an arm being removably attached to and extending upwardly from said top side, said arm having an upper end and a lower end; providing a mirror being attached to said upper end of said arm such that a mirrored surface of said mirror faces away from said upper end; attaching said panel to a trunk of the vehicle; orientating the mirror such that an image of the rear lights is reflected from the mirror to a rear view mirror of the vehicle; and actuating the rear lights and determining whether the rear lights are illuminated.