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Old Jan 5, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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LED light bars anyone?

Looking at LED light bars to put on grill guard of '78. Friend of mine just put ZERO DARK bars on his hunting rig. I haven't seen them light up the night but he is impressed. They are a bit on the high side on price compared to cheap ones on Ebay. Curious if anyone has done a LED light bar comparison on performance?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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I want one. But I don't have to room on top of my roll bar. Too close to the header of my garage.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2014 | 02:18 PM
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Highboys werent designed with garages in mind.....Or vice versa....
 
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Old Jan 5, 2014 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by iggybob44
Highboys werent designed with garages in mind.....Or vice versa....
I may cut the header to fit one though. I want the full cab width one. That should light up the woods.

I saw a small led light bar on a raptor awhile back, maybe 18" or so wide. I was around 50 to 100 yards ahead of him when he kicked it on. It was like the sun came out. I was impressed.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 05:03 AM
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This is the new thing , anyone have them on a dent yet?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 06:02 AM
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I haven't seen one yet. I did find a couple of company's that make a nice slim one. 1.5" tall I'll be getting one soon.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 06:12 AM
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There's a post here recently, some one got a 50 inch led bar and mounted it on top the windshield, he has pictures at night before and after, awsome. search for the post 50" led it should come up. I know its here
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 01:03 PM
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They're bright as ****. My buddy has a 52" and an 18 on his jeep. Here are a couple comparison pics

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52" only





As far as putting one on a dent, I've never seen one. For a full width, I'd mount it above the windshield

I found a side by side comparison on Pirate 4x4 once... I'll see if I can find it again.


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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Wow, that is crazy bright!
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 04:53 PM
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I wonder about putting 1 behind the "ford" letters on the 73-77 grills.
I also have seen 1 mounted above the windshield, tucked under the visor of an older gmc/chevy full size.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 08:06 PM
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My buddy bought a cheap eBay LED light bar for a little less than $200, about 3 or 4 feet wide on his Polaris RZR. It's very impressive. Need one for my RZR now...
 
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That's cool, what is it...a LED work light, fish tank light?
 
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Old Aug 4, 2014 | 08:57 PM
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Don't forget to check HIO's awesome "technical info hyperlink compilation" stickied at the top of the page.

You'll find great DIY write ups like this one..

DIY Hight Powered LED Light Bar


 
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Originally Posted by Robertcoupe
I wonder about putting 1 behind the "ford" letters on the 73-77 grills.
I also have seen 1 mounted above the windshield, tucked under the visor of an older gmc/chevy full size.

I'm thinking behind the Ford in the 73-77 grills would be really cool. You would need 2, one on each side.
 
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