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And they'll custom make them for you, too!!

That is the same style Contura that I have for my overhead console, by far the best looking switch on the market! I am just now getting around to getting all the cool stuff that they will power, lol!!!

I have a thread on here about the console build and I have six of those switches.


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I know. Its on my Christmas List for my girlfriend (she made me make one and its how I avoid getting clothes....) Those guys have an awesome selection of lights!



 
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KC 6x9 HIDs with driving beam lens, M4Products 30" LED bar in combo, and KC 5x7 100w with driving lens in the OEM fog locations. Upper lights are mounted to a bar found currently on EBAY. Bar lights are fed from the up-fitter switches, fogs are fed thru their own harness relay switched with the OEM Head/Fog switch. I run them due to the wildlife around my area. It's cheaper to buy lights then keep replacing the front end. FWIW the HID outshine my LED by far. It might be related to the height placement of either. I like it, it works for me.


 
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Lighted running boards and under hood lights using LED light strips. You can read about doing this in detail in the following thread. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-time-out.html








 
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I've got a 20'' Rigid Industries SR bar with two dually D2's as fog lights.I have the bar wired to my number 0ne upfitter switch.On the second pic that is with just the bar and D2's.I can tell you no doubt that road was as dark as night.


 
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Madsonp how did you hook up the under hook lights?

Also i love those switches by OTRATTW I want to get some funny ones but ones that i will also remember whats what lol.
 
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Madsonp how did you hook up the under hook lights?

Also i love those switches by OTRATTW I want to get some funny ones but ones that i will also remember whats what lol.
I just bought one of these that has the adapter that fits into the existing bulb socket/tilt switch of the factory under hood light. It makes a huge difference in light compared to the factory one. If you do this you'll want to mount it towards the front of the hood so it doesn't get affected by the heat of the engine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/48-SMD-3528-LED-Dome-Door-Box-Light-Panel-Interior-Bulb-T10-Adapter-white-12V/310710839074?_trksid=p2047675.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D2826919091005268296%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D1005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D390552076760%26
Then what I did with the LED panel that came with it, I put it inside my slide in truck camper. I hooked up to a magnetic switch mounted at the door so when I open the door to the camper, the light comes on automatically, sure beats having to fumble for light switches in the dark.
 
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Oh that's genius! I have a few of those from my dome light led panels. Hopefully my hood switch works though because it never has and I don't think the bulb is burnt out.
 
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Did you have OEM fogs in the bumper already?
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KC 6x9 HIDs with driving beam lens, M4Products 30" LED bar in combo, and KC 5x7 100w with driving lens in the OEM fog locations. Upper lights are mounted to a bar found currently on EBAY. Bar lights are fed from the up-fitter switches, fogs are fed thru their own harness relay switched with the OEM Head/Fog switch. I run them due to the wildlife around my area. It's cheaper to buy lights then keep replacing the front end. FWIW the HID outshine my LED by far. It might be related to the height placement of either. I like it, it works for me.


 
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First pic is great, love the perspective!! Looks like the light thrown onto the ground shows the LED bar to be more of the beam style while the two square lights have a wider spread? Is that accurate?

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I've got a 20'' Rigid Industries SR bar with two dually D2's as fog lights.I have the bar wired to my number 0ne upfitter switch.On the second pic that is with just the bar and D2's.I can tell you no doubt that road was as dark as night.


 
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First pic is great, love the perspective!! Looks like the light thrown onto the ground shows the LED bar to be more of the beam style while the two square lights have a wider spread? Is that accurate?
The leds in the middle of the bar are driving lights and the ones on each end are spot\flood lights(On the bar).The D2's are driving lights.
 
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How did you mount the middle bar (20" or 14"?) to your bumper? Do you think the D2's could be mounted under it if there was no license plate? Also i have a bull bar do you think that would cut off the light significantly? I'm trying to come up with mounting idea's before i get some led bars lol.
 
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did your truck come with the Ford insulation from the factory? would love to install one on my 5.4...
 
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Originally Posted by xmontex4
How did you mount the middle bar (20" or 14"?) to your bumper? Do you think the D2's could be mounted under it if there was no license plate? Also i have a bull bar do you think that would cut off the light significantly? I'm trying to come up with mounting idea's before i get some led bars lol.
Its a 20" bar.I used the L shape brackets that came with the bar.I then just mounted them to the existing factory fog Light brackets.You shouldn't have any problems with mounting the D2's to them.As far as the bull bar goes I cant give you an answer to that.Its something that your just gonna have to test fit.
 
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Originally Posted by SuperDutyScaler
did your truck come with the Ford insulation from the factory? would love to install one on my 5.4...
Yes, it came with it. My truck has the 6.2 gas engine, I guess the diesel trucks don't have it.
 
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Did you have OEM fogs in the bumper already?
Yes. I ran a plug with pigtails off the OEM harness to the switching side of the KC harness relay. This way the KC lights are fed off their designed harness while controlled thru the OEM switch.
 


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