lighting project questions
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lighting project questions
hey all after a really bad winter i have decided that the factory lighting isn't even close enough to being visible in the snow. can you mount lights on a headache rack? i was planning on two amber strobe lights flush mounted one on each side off the rack.then for better lighting front and back i am planning on running three led light bars with the one in the middle facing towards the back for better visibility when backing to a trailer. the other option would be to mount two smaller ones to the bumper on each side of the hitch. what would be better? if i mounted them to the bumper i could add three to the headache rack but could break or snag them on something where they would be more protected if they were on the track. i am Adding the rack for when I am hualing wood and for more overall protection
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I have been thinking about adding some brighter back up lights to the back of my truck, I've had lights mounted to the underside of bumpers on my old Rangers and kept breaking them off. I was at auto zone the other day looking thru all the ricer add on lights an I found some pretty cool glue on led strip that where really bright. I was thinking that I could glue them either between the bumper and tail gate or on the receiver to do the same thing backing to trailers and also have some light for hooking up and disconnecting. In haven't figured out out quite how I want to wire them. Tapping into the reverse lights would be the most obvious way but I do not want to have to leave my truck in reverse to have to use them. So a switch on the dash next to the brake controller is my other idea.
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knowing somebody is over driving the conditions behind you.
also as a note the strobes would be for behind me only. pretty sure people are going to see me with the light bars.
also who makes the best headache rack for our trucks and how do they attach?
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crew cabber brings up another thing i am doing. i am making a wiring harness that its only one single hoook up to the battery but splits off to separate switches for day forward and reverse lights and maybe strobe lights. i will also be using led lights for super low amp draw
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Mounting lights up high can cause a lot more glare coming back at you, especially in fog or snow. For lights that are there to help me see (as opposed to helping me be seen) I like keeping them near bumper height.
Having rear facing lights on a headache rack could also be useful for lighting up the bed when loading/unloading in the dark. But the tailgate will throw a pretty big shadow over where you are trying to hook up a trailer.
I've put rear facing floods under my bumper but a little forward of it, on the side plates of the receiver hitch. That's a lot more protected than the underside of the bumper, and I haven't broken any off yet (although I do use cheap tractor utility lights, just in case)
Having rear facing lights on a headache rack could also be useful for lighting up the bed when loading/unloading in the dark. But the tailgate will throw a pretty big shadow over where you are trying to hook up a trailer.
I've put rear facing floods under my bumper but a little forward of it, on the side plates of the receiver hitch. That's a lot more protected than the underside of the bumper, and I haven't broken any off yet (although I do use cheap tractor utility lights, just in case)
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It's made by BackRack and the attach inside the stake holes so you don't ned to drill anything.
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I have the Safety rack on my ranger and I love it. Multiple pieces of firewood, trash and metal have bounced off it and save the rear window. It also doubles as a ladder rack.
I have a ProTech Aluminum Rack in my CCSB. NOT cheap and not as tough as the Safety rack. I have tail Lights and strobes mounted in the upper corners. I have LED bulbs in the taillights, LED cutouts in the bumper and pair of 27W LED backup lights under the bumper.
I have a ProTech Aluminum Rack in my CCSB. NOT cheap and not as tough as the Safety rack. I have tail Lights and strobes mounted in the upper corners. I have LED bulbs in the taillights, LED cutouts in the bumper and pair of 27W LED backup lights under the bumper.
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