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I am debating about mounting a 24" LED Light Bar on my 99 E350 Super Duty 7.3 Turbo Diesel 4R100 Trans Dana 70 rear end. I was thinking of putting it in the slot inside the center of the front bumper. or would mounting it here block to much air flow to the cooling system.
I have a 14" LED I thought about putting between them on the bumper but 2 things helped me decide not to:
1 = I used the LED on an ATV for a while, but was never happy with the light pattern. Not sure how it would work on the road.
Have you used yours before?
2 = I recently changed to a set of Autopal replacement headlights. My van is an Econoline with the old fashioned sealed beam headlights, not the plastic aero lights.
The Autopals are effin fantastic. Better than expected. As good as the stockers + the Hellas. Better in some cases (better light spread specifically). If I had changed these first, I would not have bothered with the 500s.
Not sure how legal or not but they passed TX safety inspection. Good enough for me.
I bought them from eBay seller " americancap" and use 55/60W bulbs + a light harness I bought off Amazon
current eBay ad for headlights:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/200-mm-or-7x6-HALOGEN-HI-LOW-BEAM-HEADLIGHTS-HEADLAMP-LIGHT-Cadillac-Chevy-Buick-/221271398134?hash=item3384cd96f6
I was wondering if the headlight upgrades at lmc truck was a good kit and it looks like they are from the one u pieced together. at the least they very similar.
I think auxiliary lighting is fine, but a 24" light bar is so impractical driving on the road unless you want to impress teenage boys and get the attention of law enforcement and get a citation. I garn-tee you will accidentally leave it on a few times when a car comes around the corner and then you have DECREASED safety...they cant see at all and you're now looking for the damn switch! While driving at night around a curve! Not to mention the drastic drop in brightness that messes with human vision at night. People who need those know who they are, and why they need one. Slow off-roading, road construction, and or law-enforcement comes to mind. Mounted on top of a city-dweller jeep, such as we see now, just looks dumb to me. But others may think they look cool. To each his own.
I put my 2 Rigid Dually LED aux lights on a relay that turns them on with high beams, turns them off on low beams and when the ignition is switched off. They work good...almost TOO good. The pics here dont do them justice....they light up the road for at least a half mile. These are small enough they dont block the airflow at all.
I have 20" LED light bar mounted on the top of the grille. I'll show pictures in a couple of days.
I love them. They are wired with the high beams and a switch. On regular driving they are off. On a forest road or in the middle of nowhere they are great. Think of a UFO landing. :
They also work great to get the attention of the left lane campers.
I sell these projector retrofit lights built specifically for the Ford vans with either the 92-07 or 08-current front end. They offer drastically improved light output as seen in the low beam driving shot below. They remain DOT legal for use on public roads as well. There are many variations to match your needs and budget. Contact me for details and pricing.
I used to have Hella H4 (e-code) with Osram Nightbreaker bulbs and they worked very good, way better than the US DOT beam pattern. I then switched over to Trucklite LED headlights (e-code beam pattern) and they are great
I also added a set of Hella Micro Xenon (35W HID) aux high beams spliced into the stock high beams via relay.
Fog lights are also LED units. LED and HID technology make a huge different on those old vehicles.
The Gen2 RAM 2500 I owned before was equipped with a 40" 240W LED light bar on top of the bumper. I added a switch to switch it on manually and be able to switch it on with the high beams automatically, talk about laser weapon
My van might get a curved light bar in front of the top of the windshield eventually. But then again, we have a lot of deer and other critters on the country roads at night.
I used to have Hella H4 (e-code) with Osram Nightbreaker bulbs and they worked very good, way better than the US DOT beam pattern. I then switched over to Trucklite LED headlights (e-code beam pattern) and they are great
I also added a set of Hella Micro Xenon (35W HID) aux high beams spliced into the stock high beams via relay.
Fog lights are also LED units. LED and HID technology make a huge different on those old vehicles.
The Gen2 RAM 2500 I owned before was equipped with a 40" 240W LED light bar on top of the bumper. I added a switch to switch it on manually and be able to switch it on with the high beams automatically, talk about laser weapon
My van might get a curved light bar in front of the top of the windshield eventually. But then again, we have a lot of deer and other critters on the country roads at night.
Hey KarstenP, not to derail this conversation further, but do you happen to have any night output shots of the Trucklite LED headlamps? They look to be a quality replacement, but I have not seen them in action.
To the OP, I am planning to put a 20" single row light bar in my bumper/valance opening as well to assist with offroad night runs. I am not concerned about cooling capabilities as there seems to be plenty of open areas in the stock bodywork for airflow. I have a buddy with an 09 that has two 24" bars directly in front of the radiator behind the stock grill and he seems to be fine (no overheating with the 5.4L).
wow I like the projectors but I have a sealed beam set up and that's why I was looking at that 200mm glass lens kit that uses a modern halogen bulb via a relay. might be a good way to splice in some led lights to my high beams too. its a big mod but probably worth it once I get my 4r100 rebuilt. I took it for a flush and it works better but still hard shifting. anyways back on topic, I like the ideas I am getting. seams like upgrading sealed beams and ting in some leds is a good way to go by the sounds of it.
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