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LED light bars (Installation update pg. 4)
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:53 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:53 pm
I started noticing these on different jeeps belonging to what I believed to be real deal homosexuals a few years ago. Naturally, I scoffed at the idea.
Last year, a hunting buddy put one on his 4 wheeler. After seeing it come through the woods at night, I started to become more interested.
This past winter I had to hay cows a couple times after dark and when I have a roll bale on the front end loader spike it blocks my head lights. You can raise the loader, but it isn't safe to travel with a roll bale of hay on the front end very high.
I feel like I actually have a need for a light bar now on my tractor.
The guy with one on his 4 wheeler said it was $60 or so at autozone, but he didn't know the brand.
I come to you great minds with my hat in my hand. I was wrong. Light bars are awesome.
What are some good brands? What about specs like wattage, etc.?
Last year, a hunting buddy put one on his 4 wheeler. After seeing it come through the woods at night, I started to become more interested.
This past winter I had to hay cows a couple times after dark and when I have a roll bale on the front end loader spike it blocks my head lights. You can raise the loader, but it isn't safe to travel with a roll bale of hay on the front end very high.
I feel like I actually have a need for a light bar now on my tractor.
The guy with one on his 4 wheeler said it was $60 or so at autozone, but he didn't know the brand.
I come to you great minds with my hat in my hand. I was wrong. Light bars are awesome.
What are some good brands? What about specs like wattage, etc.?
This post was edited on 4/4/16 at 11:27 am
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Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:56 pm to Clyde Tipton
ebay. get you one of them no name economical light bars. don't look back.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:56 pm to Clyde Tipton
I think you can get them cheap from Amazon. CP3 is the goto light bar expert...
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:58 pm to Chad504boy
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ebay. get you one of them no name economical light bars. don't look back.
That's what I'm looking at now.
I recognize the Cree brand. Prices seem to be low for a quality product.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:58 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:Light is a good thing when needed. Too many of these are needed about as much as fake fender vents.
I come to you great minds with my hat in my hand. I was wrong. Light bars are awesome.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:58 pm to Clyde Tipton
For something like that get on amazon and look for totron or nilights.
I run them on my daily driver, but never on when on the road except the 12 mile bit of two lane that runs to the house. I make sure to cut them off immediately if I see someone coming around a curve ahead.
Rigid is made in china, assembled in the US, and as a result they ask eleventy billion for their bars. Not worth it.
I run them on my daily driver, but never on when on the road except the 12 mile bit of two lane that runs to the house. I make sure to cut them off immediately if I see someone coming around a curve ahead.
Rigid is made in china, assembled in the US, and as a result they ask eleventy billion for their bars. Not worth it.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 2:59 pm to Clyde Tipton
Get a light bar from Amazon.
Saw a cat the other day on East Texas in an old shitty Silverado with a double stack full length on the roof, a 12" or so on the fricking hood and another one on the toolbox on the back.
Saw a cat the other day on East Texas in an old shitty Silverado with a double stack full length on the roof, a 12" or so on the fricking hood and another one on the toolbox on the back.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:00 pm to wickowick
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CP3 is the goto electrical expert...
But yeah, Ebay ones are perfectly fine. Don't pay $600 for a Ridgid unless you just like throwing money away.
Go with a spot/flood combo. Will give you spotlight angles in the middle and flood light angles on the outside LEDs for max light spread.
Most of them use CREE LEDs if I remember correctly. Some may get condensation in the lens after a while. Just unscrew lens and put a bead of silicone down to seal it. Or buy another one for $60
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:01 pm to Clyde Tipton
Just look on Amazon for one with good reviews.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:02 pm to X123F45
I want to add that the nilight distributor is based in louisiana. If you order on amazon, it is usually to your door the next day.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:12 pm to Clyde Tipton
Got mine on eBay 
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:18 pm to Big_country346
If these fricks around here could figure out how to mount that many lights on their rigs I believe they would do it in a heartbeat
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:24 pm to Big_country346
Amazon or Ebay $50 o $100 range depending on size.
Education time: The led you want is anything with CREE led's. those LED's are the strongest best quality and will last. FYI all internal transformers are the exact same manufacturer because the still hold the patent for another year or so. Some companies try to boast they are brighter and so forth....THEY ARE NOT. We have tested them all they have stacked transformers internally to give the LED a short term false impression that they are birghter...after a couple of uses the transformer will "burn in" as we call it and emit the same light as a single stacked LED light bar. Some light bars have fancy light reflecting tin and mirror in odd shapes inside the bars....all tricks to make you think it is brighter or better...IT IS NOT. Again Cree Led's and you good. All internal transformers are the same no matter what they say. Don't fall for double stacked transformers cause they look brighter in the beginning. Good Luck
Education time: The led you want is anything with CREE led's. those LED's are the strongest best quality and will last. FYI all internal transformers are the exact same manufacturer because the still hold the patent for another year or so. Some companies try to boast they are brighter and so forth....THEY ARE NOT. We have tested them all they have stacked transformers internally to give the LED a short term false impression that they are birghter...after a couple of uses the transformer will "burn in" as we call it and emit the same light as a single stacked LED light bar. Some light bars have fancy light reflecting tin and mirror in odd shapes inside the bars....all tricks to make you think it is brighter or better...IT IS NOT. Again Cree Led's and you good. All internal transformers are the same no matter what they say. Don't fall for double stacked transformers cause they look brighter in the beginning. Good Luck
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:26 pm to Clyde Tipton
Ebay/Amazon. I have 2 on my truck under the grill. they put out plenty of light. thr Raptor Forum did a test of all different brands and while the china LEDs didnt perform to the level the 1000 dollar ones did. They performed well enough to me.
Had them on for a year or so. No issues.
Had them on for a year or so. No issues.
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:38 pm to Clyde Tipton
Good brand is kind of an open ended question. I can tell you the best brands, but you gotta pay to play. That's something not a lot of people are willing to do.
Sort of like buying flashlights and knives
Sort of like buying flashlights and knives
This post was edited on 3/22/16 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:38 pm to CarRamrod
As seen on Essen Lane
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:41 pm to Chad504boy
My truck came with good headlights from the factory, so I just added some little light bars for the fog lights so I can see in the fog.
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:42 pm to CP3
First glance i thought that was an older tundra........then i saw VAN
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:42 pm to s14suspense
Those are some sweet spike and skull studs, breh
Posted on 3/22/16 at 3:43 pm to CP3
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As seen on Essen Lane
No way man.
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