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Lighting
I am not sure how many members on this site are like me but I can never seem to get enough extra lighting on a truck. Post up some pictures of the lighting mods you have done to your own trucks (i.e. driving lights, Fog lights, backup lights, etc). I am headed back to my friends place in the mountains in arkansas and I want to add more light before I get there so I am looking for all the ways people have accomplished it. If you went extreme with your lighting package let me know of any other upgrades that you had to do to the electrical system to get it all to work.
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I haven't figured out how to get pics in a gallery yet. But I put a headache rack, painted white to match, with the Clearance, Brake, Turn and Backup, sealed lights on top (slanted) like a "western hauler". I can email a photo, or I'll just keep doing mods and taking pictures until I get it all figured out.. I'll be adding Running boards and Lights later on as well.
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From: Gilbert
I just put these on last week. Love 'em! KC lights, 800 series. 2 beam (in the center) and 2 fogs (on the outside). Both on separate switches/relays/etc. Wired it up to my parking lights so I won't forget and leave 'em on.
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From: Gilbert
Should be www.randyellisdesign.com
Thanks for the heads up, I'll fix it in my gallery.
EDIT- The light bar requires no hardware to install, it utilizes the bumper bolts for installation. I somehow managed to put it on myself using a bunch of tie downs to hold the bumper up.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll fix it in my gallery.
EDIT- The light bar requires no hardware to install, it utilizes the bumper bolts for installation. I somehow managed to put it on myself using a bunch of tie downs to hold the bumper up.
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After reading his site I am going to have to get me one of those. The installation instructions on the site say the bumper will stay on once the bolts are out so it sounds pretty easy. I am just worried about how it will look on a stock truck
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I don't know how the bumper would stay on without the bolts. I loosened 'em and the bumper just about came off. Luckily I threw some tie downs on it beforehand and those caught it before it hit the ground. It was pretty easy to install but would've been much smoother with another set of hands.
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i want that light bar too, but i'm only probably going to run 6" lights on it. Question though for silverbullit...If i put 6" lights on there, am i still going to be able to see the ford emblem from straight on? Its hard to tell by your pictures and you are also running biger lights.
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I can still see my emblem with the bigger lights (factory grille) so if you go with the 6" lights, you'd be able to see it significantly clearer.
By the way, I got to really test out my lights tonight. I had to take a buddy home from the bar that lives out in the booneys. What a great investment, they shine everything in front and beside you for a couple hundred yards (sideways lit up about 25 yards on each side). It's worked out great for me when people that don't realize you have 'em and decide to cut you off. You can light 'em up and almost count the change in their ashtray.
By the way, I got to really test out my lights tonight. I had to take a buddy home from the bar that lives out in the booneys. What a great investment, they shine everything in front and beside you for a couple hundred yards (sideways lit up about 25 yards on each side). It's worked out great for me when people that don't realize you have 'em and decide to cut you off. You can light 'em up and almost count the change in their ashtray.
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For some cool running lights: http://www.runninglites.com
A nice strip of amber on the running boards, and a strip of red w/ 5 markers in them between the tailgate and bumper.
sounds great to me!
A nice strip of amber on the running boards, and a strip of red w/ 5 markers in them between the tailgate and bumper.
sounds great to me!
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I've added LED lights to my running boards & below tailgate; and bumper guides, also whitenight backups. That's not counting stock cab lights and factory fogs and lighted mirrors. I am trying to decide how I want to add 4 LightForce lights up front, that Ellis bar looks interesting. Anyway checkout my gallery a bunch of pics.
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