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01-09-2013, 12:36 PM
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#1241
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Thinking about ditching my Randy Ellis light bar and going with some LED light bars behind the grille. Right now with my 4 Hella 500FF lights, I have about 6600 lumens which seems to work pretty well. It won't take much to match that with some LED's...
My only thought on removing the light bar is will it make the truck look naked? I'm staring at the front of Kyle's truck right now I think I like the more plain look a little better...
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01-09-2013, 12:46 PM
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#1242
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I'm all about subtle looks brotha........ But your right, The light bar has become a part of your truck.. But I think it would still look good and subtle if you removed it.
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01-09-2013, 01:05 PM
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#1243
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A 30" light bar between the tow hook would be perfect, but that damn winch is in the way.
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01-09-2013, 02:11 PM
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Lumens is a nice number but it's not exactly correct a light bar is WAY brighter than similar round headlight setups but those throw much more light out I'm a big fan of led bars but the lumens thing to me is pretty much a advertising thing... That's not a good indication of light output in real life... To me anyways and I have both setups
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01-09-2013, 05:39 PM
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#1245
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I kinda wish I would have kept my dual 7s.....but.....I just don't need it.
Hell, I sold 4 bars this week.
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01-09-2013, 05:57 PM
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#1246
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I did some measuring today and I could fit about a 10" bar on either side of the grille. Any more than that and it looks like I'll run into clearance issues with the washer fluid and coolant reservoirs. However, it looks like I could fit a 40" in the cutout area on the plastic bumper area.
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01-09-2013, 05:59 PM
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Don't forget to leave room for the mounting brackets makes it more than 40"
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01-09-2013, 06:01 PM
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What's the overall width of your 40"? I'd probably have to do some trimming on the plastic but I don't mind that. Only problem with putting it there is it wouldn't be protected at all and it could be very vulnerable to damage offroad.
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01-09-2013, 06:06 PM
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I'm a little concerned with putting small ones behind the grille, I think my inserts would block a lot of light. The slats are about a 1/2" wide with a 1/2" space in between. I think I would have to go with a single row light for those.
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01-09-2013, 06:53 PM
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Is it bad I want one, even though it doesnt work for my trucks look?
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