LED lights bars
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: The Great White North!
I really appreciate the advice, but I work overnight at the University of Iowa hospital and their parking ramps are right at.....7ft iirc. My antenna scraps on the beams lol. So as much as I would love to mount it up good, high and secure, I'm forced to push it down over the windshield a little. (Double row btw) your single row really looks sleak and tight and I'm a little jealous lol. I think ive resigned to just having to find a machine shop around here. I am a big fan of like a disconnect though....one that's solid but secure, and an electrical one to match, good idea. I get a lot of downtime here and I have some drafting experience, I might look into designing something based off all the fantastic input yall have offered.
If you push it over the w/s you will get glare on the glass and hood.
I have seen some custom deflectors made and mounted under the light to prevent that, but that means more metal, and I think that takes the look away.
Next time I see that vehicle I will try and get a photo and post it up.
In the mean time here is a good photo of a bracket I just found.
https://www.customwheeloffset.com/50...ur-windshield/
Or you could always do the hood mount. NOT!
https://www.customwheeloffset.com/wh...75-custom-rims
5th Wheeling
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Riverside, IA
Lmao you'll enjoy this... so if I had a single row 50 spot, I actually debated a hood mounted design, either right behind the bug deflector or just in front of the wipers. Obviously as you pointed out....just....no. I do like those other mounts though, that would be a good height. If aimed right they really give off that much glare?
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Central Va
Lmao you'll enjoy this... so if I had a single row 50 spot, I actually debated a hood mounted design, either right behind the bug deflector or just in front of the wipers. Obviously as you pointed out....just....no. I do like those other mounts though, that would be a good height. If aimed right they really give off that much glare?
ALL the bars I have seen have a LOT of spill...so yes..it's going to glare...A LOT. One of the main reasons I bumper mounted..
5th Wheeling
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Riverside, IA
wow that's actually an incredible picture to prove your point. I'll have to mock fit it just for fun today/night to see how bad it really is. That's kind of disappointing...I assume the amount of glare really doesn't change too much between a 'low' mount vs the ones that mount just above the roofline...?
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Central Va
wow that's actually an incredible picture to prove your point. I'll have to mock fit it just for fun today/night to see how bad it really is. That's kind of disappointing...I assume the amount of glare really doesn't change too much between a 'low' mount vs the ones that mount just above the roofline...?
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Blairsville, Pennsylvania
wow that's actually an incredible picture to prove your point. I'll have to mock fit it just for fun today/night to see how bad it really is. That's kind of disappointing...I assume the amount of glare really doesn't change too much between a 'low' mount vs the ones that mount just above the roofline...?
5th Wheeling
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Riverside, IA
See I actually assumed that it is worse than the picture even since you always hear how the camera never does a bright light justice
More Turbo
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From: Central Va
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5th Wheeling
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Riverside, IA
With that said, I'm going to play a few rounds of League of Legends (yup) while it warms up and Ill go about throwing up some pics of the 50 in various spots so stay tuned!
also bcrew.....dear god...crazy disappointing
also bcrew.....dear god...crazy disappointing
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Blairsville, Pennsylvania
I guess it's possible the light is being spilled out left and right and forward only (as we would hope to get from a light bar)? It doesn't look that way from the pic, for sure.
I've been looking at LED light bars. Key word is "looking" LOL!
More Turbo
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Central Va
you're going to get light nearly 180* with the leds, most any led bars. The reflectors are simply too shallow to be able to focus the light into a beam, which is why they're going to be labeled as "off road" only. Mine is no issue on the bumper obviously, but anywhere hood or above is going to be an issue, plus the truck itself will block a lot of useable light, I will take a side shot tonight and see if I can capture the beam pattern, maybe I'll fire up the smoke machine to show it better.
5th Wheeling
Joined: Oct 2012
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From: Riverside, IA
obsession, maybe
12 of these little dudes
only place they fit perfectly
bright little guy!
mid roof 50"
mid roof 50"
top-front roof 50"
hahah just on front of the black wiper valence
behind the deflector
brighter than the sun
Ill still have to play in the dark to see anything really. So far though....its gunna take a miracle for me to pull off mounting that thing and actually being ok with it. Im WAY too picky for my own good, and I didnt like it anywhere... :/
