Hi all, I've been doing some more night driving in the hills these days, and the roads are quite twisty. I'm needing some better lighting for the twistiness of the roads and the speeds that I am going. Has anyone installed light bars on these trucks? I'm just thinking about width, placement, and beam angle. Under bumper? Behind grille? Any and all help is always appreciated. Cheers
Not many places available for mounting in these that hide the light aside from the grille. whatever you do just dont be the asshole that drives with them on all time and blinds everyone coming the opposite direction
I just ordered a 52” 1525W curved light bar to mount under the overhang of my camper rather than roof mount it. I’m really frustrated when driving at night and someone comes at you with their high beams on. I flick my lights momentarily to high hoping they will dim theirs, If not, I leave on high. Unfortunately, these trucks sit so low to the ground it really has no effect on the other driver. Once installed, I’ll give the same courtesy momentarily flick of factory headlights to high beam. If ignored, they will not like my response
^careful doing that, someday you'll flash the ahole in a brodozer without any lights on, who's apparently got LED light bars EVERYWHERE...That was a fun evening almost putting my car in a ditch after getting blinded. Same with the douches with them pointed backward off their truck If you don't want a permanent install, I believe these days there are magnetic lightbars that use cigarette lighter power. Example: https://www.amazon.com/LEMIL-Magnetic-Cigarette-Lighter-Driving/dp/B07T74NL95
LOL never heard “brodozer’ used before. I have some friends with rigs like that. Guess I’ll just have to take my chances.
driving a lowered truck, I feel like we are all victims of high beam rage. I remember stories of my grandpa in New Mexoco installing a foot switch for his high beams. I do believe that in California that an auxilary light like a light bar legally requires an independent switch, so I may do a foot switch.
Actually, strictly speaking, Calif (and prolly other states but I only know Calif rules) is more restrictive than that (unless they've eased up the rules in the last few years): Both aftermarket and factory auxiliary FOG lights have to be wired to only go on with the regular headlights. They cannot be used independently. I believe this is a Federal requirement. Yeah, I know. Defeats the purpose of foglights. So, everybody (except factory fogs) ignores the law. Auxiliary DRIVING lights must not only be never used on the street, the circuit is supposed to be fused independently and the fuse removed until the vehicle is off-highway. Yeah, this rule is also ignored. Not only are the rules ignored by owners/installers, they're generally not enforced. Unless, of course, the police want justification to stop you....
thanks for the input! I tried to look up the regulations, and only found the things that others said, no actual vehicle codes. Cops do hate on older and modofied vehicles around here. I've gotten the ol "what else can we find wrong here?" from the CHP befofe. I've got super bright fog lights, but they only shine so far. Maybe I should just change my headlights.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/...ivision=12.&title=&part=&chapter=2.&article=2. Appears I misspoke about the fusing. Looks like covers are only required but I could swear I read that fuses are required somewhere... Just noticed, all those roof mounted lights are illegal. And yet...
yeah, I saw the laws about covering them, that is why I'm thinking that behind the grille is the way to go. My headlights are a conversion to 5.75 round lenses, but I can look into projectors for that. I would just hate to loose the halos that I have, i really dig them.
Actually, in the “old days” cars came factory with push switch on the floor for the high beams. Gramps was using what was common at that time. (Yes, I’m old).
I dunno, dude, you aren't that old. For me, "pops" was using the floor mounted high beam button.... LOL American cars had floor mounted buttons until the late 1960s. The rest of the world had push/pull stalks first. I think, in the US, everyone just thought, "those quirky Europeans" until the 1970s when Japanese cars suddenly flooded the market with their stalk-actuated high-beams. Well, that's what I thought, anyway...
If you read Justin’s post, he references his grandfather installing a push button on the floor for high beams. I was referencing “gramps” when I explained that push buttons on the floor were standard equipment back then. My first car was a 1963 Chevy impala. I’m 67 years old. I remember push button high beams. And “three on the tree” shifters.
BMW "ellipsoids" off an older 5 series. Takes some massaging to the headlight bezel and core support but they're awesome. Been running mine with HIDs til Dec when one died and then i switched to LED. Only issue would be they are only low beams. This here is with HID. The light is a little over exposed but they're still bright as fck.