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Old 07-12-2013, 05:47 PM
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I know I know there's prolly tons of threads on this.
And I'm very well capable of mounting them and Hooking them up just fine. But what I made this thread for, is to see y'all's setups. What size, style, and quantity lights y'all have. And also maybe how they look behind different style grilles, and if y'all mounted them differently from eachother or the same and how.
I'm thinking about these or the blue rings mainly.

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I think theyed look beyond sexilicious on my truck. Specially with the halos illuminated

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Not sure how I like the blue. I mean if you like it then I would say go for it. IMO clear LEDs look sick behind the grill. Its all about personal preference man
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A. Those are sealed beam headlight replacements not offroad lights
B. the blue will most definitely get you in trouble with the POPO

Get some hella 500's, they are the best lights for the price for that grille setup. It's what I ran

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I loved the setup at the time, but after running LED's I'm off the halogen boat lol for the money LED's are the way to go. Spend a little more money and get 5x the light.

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Like browning said, careful with colours, white and amber you're probably fine, anything else though, unless you're authorized for it, and you'll be given trouble for it.
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Browning- what LEDs would ou recommend as an alternative to the Hella 500's?
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2 6" bars would be the best but for cheaper you would be fine with the cube spot lights
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This is my set up right now. I'm in the same boat as browning, I'm all LED. I'm in the market right now for a LED light bar go go with my LED fogs, and then I'll take out my lights behind the grill
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These are Hella 1000 Black Magics... They were a heck of a tight fit with some cutting required. They work great as ditch lights. I have the switch hidden behind the door for the cigarette lighter socket
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Originally Posted by skidsareforkids
These are Hella 1000 Black Magics... They were a heck of a tight fit with some cutting required. They work great as ditch lights. I have the switch hidden behind the door for the cigarette lighter socket
What size are they? 7-8"?
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7 3/8" diameter... Like I said, I had to trim away some plastic behind the grille to squeeze them in there, but they fill the space really nicely


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