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Old 03-05-2015, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by rcruz3568
didn't know a light bar was supposed to light up the day... Lol
Cmon, that's definitely night time
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Originally Posted by dopewaffle
Cmon, that's definitely night time
yeah that is and that building is pretty far away. I'm am completely satisfied with my bar. I actually only have 50 dollars invested in my whole set up. But I would pay 120 for this same bar. I don't need to see 5 miles out in front of me. 200 - 300 feet is plenty. And my truck has plug and play hids lol no way in hell they comes close to the light output of the light bar
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Originally Posted by rcruz3568
yeah that is and that building is pretty far away. I'm am completely satisfied with my bar. I actually only have 50 dollars invested in my whole set up. But I would pay 120 for this same bar. I don't need to see 5 miles out in front of me. 200 - 300 feet is plenty. And my truck has plug and play hids lol no way in hell they comes close to the light output of the light bar
You got yourself a hell of a deal man, can't argue with that. The plug and play HID's are terrible, I'll be glad when you get your retrofits done.
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Originally Posted by dopewaffle
You got yourself a hell of a deal man, can't argue with that. The plug and play HID's are terrible, I'll be glad when you get your retrofits done.
me too can't see at night driving with my hids now that I went back to them cause a Silvana ultra headlight bulb blew and I wasn't buying anymore cause I'm doing the reto fit...the hid kit was just laying there so I put it in till my retro for is done. Just for the record I got the light bar so cheap because the drive side mount home was stripped out.... 3/8 tap and a t handle fixed that right up. So my bar has a 3/8 bolt on the driver side and the regular size in the passenger side

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Originally Posted by rcruz3568
me too can't see at night driving with my hids now that I went back to them cause a Silvana ultra headlight bulb blew and I wasn't buying anymore cause I'm doing the reto fit...the hid kit was just laying there so I put it in till my retro for is done. Just for the record I got the light bar so cheap because the drive side mount home was stripped out.... 3/8 tap and a t handle fixed that right up. So my bar has a 3/8 bolt on the driver side and the regular size in the passenger side
that's not bad. If i ran across one for that cheap I would pick it up too
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I know a $500 bar isn't going to be as good as a rigid, but for just driving around back roads at night trying to get a little extra light, I think this does pretty good!!

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And the bench blocks a little bit of light, so it would shine further into the trees if it wasn't there!
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Originally Posted by Connor97
I know a $500 bar isn't going to be as good as a rigid, but for just driving around back roads at night trying to get a little extra light, I think this does pretty good!!

And the bench blocks a little bit of light, so it would shine further into the trees if it wasn't there!
I'm glad your happy with it man. I bet it really does help on those back roads!
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
it works on supercrews and single cabs. You'll want 07-13 Chevy 1500 mounts from rough country. They will work without any modification. Here's a pic
I just got these mounts in. Im going to surprise my lady with a light bar on her lariat.
The screws in the kit arent whats pictured. The kit came with some rivnuts and machine allen screws. What kind of screws are pictured here?
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Anyone running a Cree brand led bar?? Found 1 it's 400$ worth it?
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Originally Posted by Stick.Schulz
Anyone running a Cree brand led bar?? Found 1 it's 400$ worth it?
"CREE" is a very broad term online for light bars. Many advertise CREE bars, but in reality there not. I've seen 50" bars go for $150 to $400 for knockoffs, so definitely don't pay $400, you can find them much cheaper, like the one below that's located in the US.

http://ebay.to/1CR4U83

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