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General Category => Car/Truck Mod Talk => Topic started by: Rollingrock on January 09, 2020, 11:05:25 PM
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Got the new 6 inch Aurora mini lights in. Had an issue with aiming but they will work. I really just wanted them aimed at rear view mirror heights for those a holes camping in the Left lane.
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JP,
Looks good! What was the problem you ran into when mounting them? Nothing solid to mount to? Are they rated for paint removal? :funny:
When I was coming back from Colorado last month, I had an idiot in Iowa (in a Dodge pickup) with those damn Chinese "drop in" replacement LED headlight bulbs. You know, the kind that screws up the light pattern enough to provide 150% more glare to oncoming drivers? Well, he followed me - while blinding me - for a couple miles. After I had enough, I slowed down and forced him to pass me. Then I let him have it with the bazillion or so watts of forward facing lights that I have. He almost swerved off the road. Does that make me a bad person?
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Good for you. People have no idea on how how bad their lights affect other drivers, they are just happy to have "brighter" lights.
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I constantly have people flashing their high beams at me in my car because they think I have my high beams on. They are completely stock LEDs but the low beams consist of 5 stacked projectors on each side. Turning on my high beams adds an additional 4 projectors on each side. They are definitely bright which I appreciate in the middle of nowhere at night but I think the appearance of multiple light sources makes oncoming drivers assume I have my high beams on.
Pretty much a no win situation!
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I constantly have people flashing their high beams at me in my car because they think I have my high beams on. They are completely stock LEDs but the low beams consist of 5 stacked projectors on each side. Turning on my high beams adds an additional 4 projectors on each side. They are definitely bright which I appreciate in the middle of nowhere at night but I think the appearance of multiple light sources makes oncoming drivers assume I have my high beams on.
Pretty much a no win situation!
I'll take factory / OEM LED headlights any day over "drop in" aftermarket replacement bulbs. They just flat out do not work properly in housings designed for halogen bulbs. Here's a great thread written by a friend of mine as to why the aftermarket bulbs don[t work and bother so many people:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/ (https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/)
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JP,
Looks good! What was the problem you ran into when mounting them? Nothing solid to mount to? Are they rated for paint removal? :funny:
I am in year end sales activity so my time is a tad limited, i will post up a more detailed install, I may pull the grill this weekend and tinker more on the lights. Bascially I had to eye ball them and tried really hard to install them the exact same way on each side. The grill is curved and I also noticed that the bars in the grill are not level. Meeaning they angle down and back, i guess it is an optical illusion when you see them in person but by math they do slop downward so I need to mod the brackets a little more and tweek the install a bit. I also lost a collar that holds the washer fluid hose on that grill....it is now holding via zip ties.
UGH .
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No good deed goes unpunished. :om:
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Good for you. People have no idea on how how bad their lights affect other drivers, they are just happy to have "brighter" lights.
I don't believe this for a second. There is no way people are ignorant to the issue. Maybe at one time, but now with so many on the road, every single driver has come across it so many times, no one can plead ignorance. Now it's just piling on. If you can't beat em, join em mentality.
Also, while most of the drop ins are not designed properly, some of them are doing their research and designing lights that achieve a similar cut off. They're not cheap though.
Also... The lights look good, Jason!
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I don't believe this for a second. There is no way people are ignorant to the issue. ...<snip>...
Maybe not ignorant to the issue, but for sure don't care about the issue.
They think they have better lighting. They do not realize they are splattering light all over the road 35' in front of them and beyond that is still pitch black.
That deer just jumped out in front of me
- No dumbass, it was in the road for 6 min while you were driving up on it, you just could not see it.
I don't know about you guys, but the next new wave of stupidity seems to be 6500K and north color temps.
Nothing like purple lights ( splattered around ) to see what you are doing at midnight on the road :crazy:
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i was heads down today with work, almost 8 solid hours of calls.
I did manage to step out and look at the grill lights, I do think I need to pull the grill off again and re-aim them. The curved front end really threw me off and I was doing most of the install from the back so I didn't get a chance to really look at where they were pointed until I did a few test shots. In looking at them now, I have them aimed poorly. Thinking of also ordering the covers for them.
It maybe too cold this weekend to do it but my OCD has my brain thinking about it non stop until its fixed.
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You may be able to see that I have the. Aimed wrong and you may be able to see how the grill slopes.
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I constantly have people flashing their high beams at me in my car because they think I have my high beams on. They are completely stock LEDs but the low beams consist of 5 stacked projectors on each side. Turning on my high beams adds an additional 4 projectors on each side. They are definitely bright which I appreciate in the middle of nowhere at night but I think the appearance of multiple light sources makes oncoming drivers assume I have my high beams on.
Pretty much a no win situation!
I'll take factory / OEM LED headlights any day over "drop in" aftermarket replacement bulbs. They just flat out do not work properly in housings designed for halogen bulbs. Here's a great thread written by a friend of mine as to why the aftermarket bulbs don[t work and bother so many people:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/ (https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/why-leds-should-not-be-run-in-halogen-reflectors.454371/)
Yep. Agreed. These are OEM lights so they are doing what they are designed to do. Apparently a little too well. Had it happen on my way home tonight. A friend that has the same car has the problem too.
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You may be able to see that I have the. Aimed wrong and you may be able to see how the grill slopes.
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Looks like they might be splayed outward just a bit. Remember though, correcting the splay will make them look funny in the grill since they will no longer be even with it on both sides. Function over form here.
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You may be able to see that I have the. Aimed wrong and you may be able to see how the grill slopes.
Shitty photos
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Ok, so what would be your thoughts here? Move them to more front facing, (They are recessed a little so you may not see that ) or have them follow the contour and thus making them shine kind of outward as opposed to more strait?
Looks like they might be splayed outward just a bit. Remember though, correcting the splay will make them look funny in the grill since they will no longer be even with it on both sides. Function over form here.
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I think it all depends on where you want the light. They're.combo right? So spot beam in the middle and flood on the outside? Or are they driving beam? Do whatever you have to do to get the light where you want it.
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Got to tinkering. Pulled grill again and made some tweeks.....20 year old Dremel died half way through. Was using it to mod the brackets so one side of the lights would sit more level.
since we had 1 inch of snow today....busted out the heater garage. This thing is bad ass but I think it's time for a mini split system in here. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200112/e9b51895b2d746d5189862581c2ef53a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200112/cbc115c9ad3d537209e0218cfc507eac.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200112/c2847c61122d964720c3e1c9d2beff1d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200112/7105117e3d368da88849d6321771d46a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200112/d8e1bc7959e067209fd10c0d495b1f39.jpg)
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Looks better. Did it do the trick?
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Looks better. Did it do the trick?
Tom, I like the position of the lights better but we are talking about millimeters difference. I tried to dremel out and drill out a slot in the grill so I could slide them back farther. I need to look at some other fabrication options with my buddy who has a CNC machine. He may be able to make me some brackets that I can maneuver more. Over all I am more satisfied but still need to get it outside in the dark and aim them up and down...not sure where I want them pointing....other than directly in the rear view mirror of a left lane ass hole.
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Looks better. Did it do the trick?
Tom, I like the position of the lights better but we are talking about millimeters difference. I tried to dremel out and drill out a slot in the grill so I could slide them back farther. I need to look at some other fabrication options with my buddy who has a CNC machine. He may be able to make me some brackets that I can maneuver more. Over all I am more satisfied but still need to get it outside in the dark and aim them up and down...not sure where I want them pointing....other than directly in the rear view mirror of a left lane ass hole.
You're working in pretty tight quarters there, so I feel your pain. Compounding this is the fact that the farther down the road your lights reach, the more critical aim becomes - as you've already found out.
As for the desire to be able to shine something bright directly in the rear view mirror of idiots, I have a different solution. I carry a big rechargeable HID flashlight actually designed for marine search & rescue. The lens is about 8" diameter and as you might guess, it's pretty damn bright. I may have pulled this out of the back seat and shined it directly in one particular idiot's rear view mirror one dark night.
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Looks better. Did it do the trick?
Tom, I like the position of the lights better but we are talking about millimeters difference. I tried to dremel out and drill out a slot in the grill so I could slide them back farther. I need to look at some other fabrication options with my buddy who has a CNC machine. He may be able to make me some brackets that I can maneuver more. Over all I am more satisfied but still need to get it outside in the dark and aim them up and down...not sure where I want them pointing....other than directly in the rear view mirror of a left lane ass hole.
You're working in pretty tight quarters there, so I feel your pain. Compounding this is the fact that the farther down the road your lights reach, the more critical aim becomes - as you've already found out.
As for the desire to be able to shine something bright directly in the rear view mirror of idiots, I have a different solution. I carry a big rechargeable HID flashlight actually designed for marine search & rescue. The lens is about 8" diameter and as you might guess, it's pretty damn bright. I may have pulled this out of the back seat and shined it directly in one particular idiot's rear view mirror one dark night.
I've don't the flashlight thing. Very affective. Very satisfying. Very... petty? I think I'm in the right company though.
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So did you just drill straight in to the grille then? I can't bring myself to do that. On my Chevy I just cut half the grille put though so I guess it's not so bad.
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So did you just drill straight in to the grille then? I can't bring myself to do that. On my Chevy I just cut half the grille put though so I guess it's not so bad.
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yuppers, drilled 4 holes, it is tight in there, I had to do it with my socket wrench driver. I used a super heated drill bit to make the pilot hole. Then tapered it out with step down bit. It was a pain in the ass.
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So did you just drill straight in to the grille then? I can't bring myself to do that. On my Chevy I just cut half the grille put though so I guess it's not so bad.
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yuppers, drilled 4 holes, it is tight in there, I had to do it with my socket wrench driver. I used a super heated drill bit to make the pilot hole. Then tapered it out with step down bit. It was a pain in the ass.
I hadn't really given any though to the actual drilling of the holes. F that. If I was going to put holes in the grille, I think I would have just used a dremmel and cut slots from the back. Snug the bolts down and it wouldn't move. You could have made them slightly larger so you could tweak the angle slightly.
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yeah I follow that response.
I could make one side a slot then just change the bolt on that side to a tad longer so i could use a washer to hold that side in place...will keep that as an option for sure. Its pretty hard plastic so that may work.
I haven't had time to re aim them or see what the beam pattern looks like since I made the changes. I may have them pointed a tad high.
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Just out of curiosity, how did you wire them? Did you just go to an Upfitter switch on the dash?
I wired the 32" LED bar behind my grill through a relay triggered off my high beams. That way when I pull the stalk back, all hell breaks loose. I could have run it through an enable / disable switch on the dash to make it more legal, but decided not to.
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Just out of curiosity, how did you wire them? Did you just go to an Upfitter switch on the dash?
I wired the 32" LED bar behind my grill through a relay triggered off my high beams. That way when I pull the stalk back, all hell breaks loose. I could have run it through an enable / disable switch on the dash to make it more legal, but decided not to.
That's my preference, however, my irrational fear of wiring prevents me from doing such things.
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Just out of curiosity, how did you wire them? Did you just go to an Upfitter switch on the dash?
I wired the 32" LED bar behind my grill through a relay triggered off my high beams. That way when I pull the stalk back, all hell breaks loose. I could have run it through an enable / disable switch on the dash to make it more legal, but decided not to.
That's my preference, however, my irrational fear of wiring prevents me from doing such things.
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Aurora makes it really easy...connect the connectors, wire is already lumed, ran it over to the upfiitter, added a splice connector and grounded one side. No need for relay, they are built in the Fords. Boom done.
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Just out of curiosity, how did you wire them? Did you just go to an Upfitter switch on the dash?
I wired the 32" LED bar behind my grill through a relay triggered off my high beams. That way when I pull the stalk back, all hell breaks loose. I could have run it through an enable / disable switch on the dash to make it more legal, but decided not to.
That's my preference, however, my irrational fear of wiring prevents me from doing such things.
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Aurora makes it really easy...connect the connectors, wire is already lumed, ran it over to the upfiitter, added a splice connector and grounded one side. No need for relay, they are built in the Fords. Boom done.
I want the high beam stalk. I'll just buy everything, mount it and drive on up to Rochester and have Tom wire it.
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That's my preference, however, my irrational fear of wiring prevents me from doing such things.
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what year is your truck ?
I might have the EVTM for it, and be able to make a wiring diagram that even RP ( Brad ) could follow :redneck:
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Got to tinkering. Pulled grill again and made some tweeks.....20 year old Dremel died half way through. Was using it to mod the brackets so one side of the lights would sit more level.
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OK, I have to be the turd in the punch bowl... :dope:
Is that all plastic that you are mounted to ?
- It looks like it is.
I was looking at this for 5 min this evening, and think you might want a plate under it to add support to those bolt heads.
I am thinking vibrations creating spider cracks in the grille..
This is conjecture camouflaged as I know what I am talking about.. :redneck:
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Got to tinkering. Pulled grill again and made some tweeks.....20 year old Dremel died half way through. Was using it to mod the brackets so one side of the lights would sit more level.
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OK, I have to be the turd in the punch bowl... :dope:
Is that all plastic that you are mounted to ?
- It looks like it is.
I was looking at this for 5 min this evening, and think you might want a plate under it to add support to those bolt heads.
I am thinking vibrations creating spider cracks in the grille..
This is conjecture camouflaged as I know what I am talking about.. :redneck:
Hey I get what you are saying but this stuff is pretty beefy and these lights are not very heavy. What you don't see is that flat washer under the nuts. So its not just a bolt and a nut. The top is an "L" bracket and is 1.5 by 1 inch, then a large washer and nut. I will be monitoring it. Takes me about 10 min to pull the grill.
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Got to tinkering. Pulled grill again and made some tweeks.....20 year old Dremel died half way through. Was using it to mod the brackets so one side of the lights would sit more level.
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OK, I have to be the turd in the punch bowl... :dope:
Is that all plastic that you are mounted to ?
- It looks like it is.
I was looking at this for 5 min this evening, and think you might want a plate under it to add support to those bolt heads.
I am thinking vibrations creating spider cracks in the grille..
This is conjecture camouflaged as I know what I am talking about.. :redneck:
Hey I get what you are saying but this stuff is pretty beefy and these lights are not very heavy. What you don't see is that flat washer under the nuts. So its not just a bolt and a nut. The top is an "L" bracket and is 1.5 by 1 inch, then a large washer and nut. I will be monitoring it. Takes me about 10 min to pull the grill.
At least you were thinking about it in advance. :clap:
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Alright gents, I got to tinkering, just ordered a 20" light bar mount for my front bumper so I can mount my old 20" Aurora SR light bar I took off the Jeep....and got a relocation bracket for the front license plate. I am going to be that asshole with 40K+ raw lumens facing forward. LOL .
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Alright gents, I got to tinkering, just ordered a 20" light bar mount for my front bumper so I can mount my old 20" Aurora SR light bar I took off the Jeep....and got a relocation bracket for the front license plate. I am going to be that asshole with 40K+ raw lumens facing forward. LOL .
When you get it installed, you can face north-east and I can face south-west and we'll both turn everything on. I figure we'll light up most of the mid-section of the country. I find mine priceless when I'm driving around in the middle of nowhere.
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I like the grill lights!
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Some cleaned truck shots. Of the lights rather.
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Those look really good, fit seems to be quite nice
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They do look good in there. I'm in awe at how clean that chrome looks. That's just not something you see around here right now. Mine are so far from looking like that, they might as well be painted.
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Those look really good, fit seems to be quite nice
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Thank you sir, I am still futzen with them some. I don't like the driver side focal point. Need about 1/8 more adjustment.
They do look good in there. I'm in awe at how clean that chrome looks. That's just not something you see around here right now. Mine are so far from looking like that, they might as well be painted.
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Well, this was a shot gun cleaning....we have more rain chances this week, and I needed some cleaner photos, so I knocked it out. I don't need to go anywhere for a few days so I hope I can miss the rain. She is all tucked in and warm in the garage. BUT that all said, my chrome isn't super clean, I still had bug residue on there I just didn't get it cleaned up enough. Needed these for Matthew over at offbrand.
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Some cleaned truck shots. Of the lights rather.
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Looks like they were custom made for that truck. Nice, clean, professional looking installation!
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Thanks Tom
Got the 20 bar brackets intoday....wlep...I gotta pull the front bumper to do the install. Was really hoping that wouldn't be the case. So my project is now on hold until this weekend.
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Thanks Tom
Got the 20 bar brackets intoday....wlep...I gotta pull the front bumper to do the install. Was really hoping that wouldn't be the case. So my project is now on hold until this weekend.
JP,
If the current generation Super Duty is anything like the previous one, pulling the front bumper is a piece of cake. You will need two people due to the weight / bulk though.
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Thanks Tom
Got the 20 bar brackets intoday....wlep...I gotta pull the front bumper to do the install. Was really hoping that wouldn't be the case. So my project is now on hold until this weekend.
JP,
If the current generation Super Duty is anything like the previous one, pulling the front bumper is a piece of cake. You will need two people due to the weight / bulk though.
I watched a couple videos on it, only major issue i see is the block heater power line...it has to be disconnected and I don't see where that line goes....the fog lights too have to be disconnected. I can see that conector but the other one is hidden behind the bumper or something. That maybe the last thing I have to find once loose. I am mildly worried about lining it back up, there is a seal on the corners of the bumper that seal up to the bottom of the head lights.
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All done. Took a shit ton of time. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/2ebb1cba509af01131a7bd49773bda31.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/2781c0af5bbfa331f3db68e5b7ad6158.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/11b4b724018995d03815993558e8593f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/c0ea61c1aee81ad0b5f6789131d0c909.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/bfbe8e1b8ac515e5f84ccfeaa079c986.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/7a0b9c1f0d0823045bea9ef4aa13e103.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/c4acde0221dde5906029e1e144bf784d.jpg)
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So the license plate relocation? That just lowered it some?
That's a whole lotta light up front. I like it. What's with the channel lock in the tow hook?
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So the license plate relocation? That just lowered it some?
That's a whole lotta light up front. I like it. What's with the channel lock in the tow hook?
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Hey, didn't have a chance to update this yet, had to load photos from Tapatalk.
That is a whole new plate mount, it lowers it, from KD Fabworks where I bought the light bar brackets too. I did have to mod the shit of this but I knew that. The whole front air scoop is now gone.
The Channel Locks were holding the bumper on when I was taking off the drive side, I didn't want it to slide off and bang the paint. I gotta go aim them. Matthew from Off Brand send me free Amber covers for all the lights. Very cool of him to do that. I am helping write up an install for the grill lights. Back in a bit, gotta run out and aim them. (PS, I am still not super happy with the aim on the grill lights, THe driver side is still pointing a little left. Just need to pull the grill AGAIN and dremel out the bracket more. Needs prob an 1/8 inch more.
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Amber covers....installed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/964a38bbe8389f4ba3a5bc6a0385c01f.jpg)
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Man, I can't help but be jealous. I love everything you're doing. I just have so much other stuff I want to spend money on that I can't pull the trigger on anything. Looking great though.
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Man, I can't help but be jealous. I love everything you're doing. I just have so much other stuff I want to spend money on that I can't pull the trigger on anything. Looking great though.
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Thanks Mike, no reason to be jealous, i have waited and planned for awhile with this truck. It's so different and options are limited. Having been able to repurpose my 20 light bar saved money, the most expensive part of these lights has been the cost of the new 6 inch bars and the brackets. I am pretty much done at this point but I do want to consider new Bilstein shocks on all 4 corners and I am totally thinking about the sulastic springs for the rear and maybe the Phoenix stereo upgrade.
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Man, I can't help but be jealous. I love everything you're doing. I just have so much other stuff I want to spend money on that I can't pull the trigger on anything. Looking great though.
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Thanks Mike, no reason to be jealous, i have waited and planned for awhile with this truck. It's so different and options are limited. Having been able to repurpose my 20 light bar saved money, the most expensive part of these lights has been the cost of the new 6 inch bars and the brackets. I am pretty much done at this point but I do want to consider new Bilstein shocks on all 4 corners and I am totally thinking about the sulastic springs for the rear and maybe the Phoenix stereo upgrade.
It's ok. It's a healthy jealousy. Haha. I'm happy for you at the same time. It's not the bitter type of jealousy. I love seeing people do their thing.
I would love to upgrade my stereo. My last truck was acceptable with the higher end Bose system. This truck lacks what I'm used to since every other vehicle had tons of money dumped in to the stereo.
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Amber covers....installed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/964a38bbe8389f4ba3a5bc6a0385c01f.jpg)
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JP,
Just out of curiosity, how much did the amber filters cut down on light output.
BTW, I just installed a totally kick ass set of fogs in the Tacoma from Diode Dynamics. Selective yellow SS3 Pros in the fog pattern. Unbelievable light output and completely street legal.
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Fogs%20Front_zps40nbaapy.jpg)
This is low beams with the fogs:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Pro%20Fogs%20Street_zps3iy15whk.jpg)
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Amber covers....installed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/964a38bbe8389f4ba3a5bc6a0385c01f.jpg)
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JP,
Just out of curiosity, how much did the amber filters cut down on light output.
BTW, I just installed a totally kick ass set of fogs in the Tacoma from Diode Dynamics. Selective yellow SS3 Pros in the fog pattern. Unbelievable light output and completely street legal.
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Fogs%20Front_zps40nbaapy.jpg)
This is low beams with the fogs:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Pro%20Fogs%20Street_zps3iy15whk.jpg)
Tom, how is the color temperature. In the past, Diode Dynamics has had a greenish tint to their 3000k lights.
Cassie has the Rigid Side Shooters mounted to her hood hinges. I got her the clip on yellow covers and it cut a lot of the light out. Still functional in bad weather though and plenty bright. However, the side shooter design and mounting locations tends to reflect light off of the covers and distracts you similar to having your instrument panel turned up too bright at night, but worse.
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Amber covers....installed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/964a38bbe8389f4ba3a5bc6a0385c01f.jpg)
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JP,
Just out of curiosity, how much did the amber filters cut down on light output.
BTW, I just installed a totally kick ass set of fogs in the Tacoma from Diode Dynamics. Selective yellow SS3 Pros in the fog pattern. Unbelievable light output and completely street legal.
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Fogs%20Front_zps40nbaapy.jpg)
This is low beams with the fogs:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Pro%20Fogs%20Street_zps3iy15whk.jpg)
Tom, hard to say, but a LOT....however, I was able to test today in the fog and rain...the lights with the amber covers are brilliant...you can totally see...never experienced anything like it. When I had the jeep with all the light bars, if you turned them on in the fog, you blinded yourself and there was zero visibility. I didn't add these for the the use of fog lights but now that I know how much safer they are, I am prob gonna leave the covers on. It will still get attention of someone if i need them out of my way on the highway but it's not piercing light that comes out of them at 5k-6k kelvin.
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Amber covers....installed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/964a38bbe8389f4ba3a5bc6a0385c01f.jpg)
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JP,
Just out of curiosity, how much did the amber filters cut down on light output.
BTW, I just installed a totally kick ass set of fogs in the Tacoma from Diode Dynamics. Selective yellow SS3 Pros in the fog pattern. Unbelievable light output and completely street legal.
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Fogs%20Front_zps40nbaapy.jpg)
This is low beams with the fogs:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Pro%20Fogs%20Street_zps3iy15whk.jpg)
Tom, how is the color temperature. In the past, Diode Dynamics has had a greenish tint to their 3000k lights.
Cassie has the Rigid Side Shooters mounted to her hood hinges. I got her the clip on yellow covers and it cut a lot of the light out. Still functional in bad weather though and plenty bright. However, the side shooter design and mounting locations tends to reflect light off of the covers and distracts you similar to having your instrument panel turned up too bright at night, but worse.
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Mike,
I'd say they nailed the color temperature dead nuts. No green tint that I can detect. The only nit I can pick is that the Pro model fog beams are not as well defined as the Sport model in the same pattern. Then again, there's a significant bump up in light output. You know me. Power corrupts and absolute power is kind of neat. I had to go with the higher output. I'll have to get a better picture with fewer trees in it to show you the true reach of the pattern.
I'm waiting for a friend of mine in Tacoma World to finish his detailed testing of these lights - especially in comparison to the revised Baja Designs SAE fogs. In talking to him though, his initial reaction was that these things kick butt.
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Amber covers....installed. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200202/964a38bbe8389f4ba3a5bc6a0385c01f.jpg)
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JP,
Just out of curiosity, how much did the amber filters cut down on light output.
BTW, I just installed a totally kick ass set of fogs in the Tacoma from Diode Dynamics. Selective yellow SS3 Pros in the fog pattern. Unbelievable light output and completely street legal.
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Fogs%20Front_zps40nbaapy.jpg)
This is low beams with the fogs:
(https://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e60/tfwarda/2014%20Toyota%20Tacoma/DD%20SS3%20Pro%20Fogs%20Street_zps3iy15whk.jpg)
Tom, hard to say, but a LOT....however, I was able to test today in the fog and rain...the lights with the amber covers are brilliant...you can totally see...never experienced anything like it. When I had the jeep with all the light bars, if you turned them on in the fog, you blinded yourself and there was zero visibility. I didn't add these for the the use of fog lights but now that I know how much safer they are, I am prob gonna leave the covers on. It will still get attention of someone if i need them out of my way on the highway but it's not piercing light that comes out of them at 5k-6k kelvin.
I figured the filters would knock them back a bit. But as you've discovered, the change in color has other benefits. Sounds like a worth while trade off to me!
Speaking of amber, nobody noticed the strange yellow tint to my headlights? Based on the recommendation of a friend who's an expert in the field of lighting, I'm experimenting with a set of Osram 85/80 All Season headlight bulbs. I have to run a special heavy duty harness with dual relays to handle the draw. So far, I'm impressed.