LIGHT BARS

[MT Hillbilly]

Not sure about other states, but here in the wonderful state of California (*not*) LED light bars are illegal for street use. Off-road use only. Make sure you get covers for them or you’ll get stopped. Especially in your more rural areas.

Luckily in MT not many stateies running around, and.. no one I mean NO ONE covers them, and often peeps leave them on in the daylight. Snow plow guys for sure! Nothing like coming up behind a pickup with a blinding light on top shining in your eyes, at least when you are meeting them, you can flash your own, and they promptly shut it off!

 

[MT Hillbilly]

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Every time I see a light bar mounted up on top like yours I grin just a little. I used to have one up top towards front, and got sick of every piece of mud on the windshield glowing like a ufo, not to mention the hood. I found if you mount it back just enough that the cab casts a shadow over your hood, you don't have to worry about all that, and you loose nothing either. The light is higher than your head so the place where the light hits the ground in font is actually lower than what you can see over the hood. Plus it make the light come around on the sides further.. I am not sure why companies don't make a bracket that allows one to adjust that! I had a magnet system.

 

[Mikeyyyj]

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How did you mount the pods to the plastic cover?

 

[Ramm5.7]

Flush mount pods come with allen head screws. In the pic is cutout for pod to sit flush and 1 hole on each end for the screws

 

[Ramm5.7]

Zoom in on pic

 

[Ramm5.7]

Iv painted em black since i took that pic

 

[Mikeyyyj]

Flush mount pods come with allen head screws. In the pic is cutout for pod to sit flush and 1 hole on each end for the screws

The lights aren't heavy enough to strain the plastic ? It holds the light tight without bouncing up and down?

 

[Ramm5.7]

All good. Been on 6 months with no issues. Plastic is really pretty strong and pods arent too heavy. Iv upgraded from 18 watt flood to 40 watt flood about 3 months ago

 

[Mikeyyyj]

Thanks!! I think I'm gonna go with the mictuning 40w flush mount pods. They seem pretty good from what I have read so far.

 

[9th]

This is my set up; I went the non-light bar route...View attachment 118745 View attachment 118746 View attachment 118747

The middle two are 130w (each) halogen spots, the outer two are 8" 35w HID's with spread beam pattern...

Ehem...
My mount is broken after 8 months.

 

[Bo Daggart]

Let there be light
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How do you like the look of the hood lights on a stock height truck? I' thinking of doing that but I'm only going to have a 4" lift max.