Abstract: Methods and apparatus for customizing vehicles with decorative and useful embellishments by modifying standard vehicles with unique lighting through the provision of openings, or orifices, in the form of letters, logos or designs in portions of the vehicle, particularly the rear bumper thereof, to provide enhanced design and safety features. Elements of the invention may be contained in a display-light kit comprised of an assemblage, or package, of light bulb(s), socket(s), wire(s) and reflective lens, along with suitable instructions for guiding a do-it-yourself person in practicing the invention in accordance with the method of equipping a vehicle with the unique display-light and safety signal.