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Driving Lights to mount on a bull bar for a 2003

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by dramey, Jan 20, 2011.

  1. Jan 20, 2011 at 9:32 PM
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    dramey

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    I need help. I am not sure what I would be best to put on my bull bar. I think that I want driving lights to mount there and eventially do long range lights on the roof. I did a HID headlight conversion recently and I am still not sure how I feel about it, so I do not think want HID lights. I have looked at KC, PIAA and Hella but i dont know what would be best. I am new to all of this so any help and advice will be appreciated.
     
  2. Jan 20, 2011 at 9:54 PM
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    Ridgerunner

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    2001 with; cat-back side-swept twin exhaust, elbow mod, Westin bullbar with Hella 450 driving lights, Snugtop XTR camper shell, TRD off-road 2x4-black beauty.
    I bought my Hellas 3 years ago-still work like new, throw hella light everywhere, and look damn good:) I love them! Can only use them when nobody's coming the other way or offroad because they are super white and bright.
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  3. Jan 22, 2011 at 12:58 PM
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    I like the look of KC's and PIAA's better because of the cages around the light. Anybody else have any suggestions?
     
  4. Jan 22, 2011 at 11:04 PM
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    Yamaha Dave

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    That's a nice setup you got there looks simple and clean.



     
  5. Jan 23, 2011 at 6:46 AM
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    Thanks Dave:)
     
  6. Jan 23, 2011 at 7:19 AM
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    Leather Interior, Hunter Bull Bar with 4" KC Driving Lights, Black Pro Comp 16" Alloy Wheels, Yokohama ATS Tires, OME 881 Coils with Bilstein 5100's set at 1", Rear Dakar Leaf Springs with Bilstein 5125's, Removed Rear Decals on Bed
    I am running 5" (4 3/4") KC Driving Lights, with a fog light switch out of a 4Runner. It is a push button switch like Rear Diff switch, it mounted right below the ash tray where there are some pluged holes, next to the power outlets. I have a picture of the lights, but not of the switch. However I couldn't figure out how to get the switch to light up, it turns the lights on and off.

    Here are the lights.
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  7. Jan 24, 2011 at 3:23 PM
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  9. Jan 24, 2011 at 6:58 PM
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    01GREENTACO

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    I love my PIAAs. 4 520s up top on my rack back in the day but sold the camper and moved 2 of them down to my brush guard. (no pics sorry) But as for the light output, you cant beat it. I have 35 watt 5000k HIDs in my head lights and the bright white of the HIDs plus the yellow/orange of the 520 PIAA really pick up everything reflective on the roads. The PIAAs put a beam about 300-400 yards ahead of the truck and the HIDs put a beam right out in front of the truck out to about where the PIAA pick up. The PIAAs are a bit more costly than the KCs but I personally think it is worth it.

    Here's a pic of them on the rack.
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    Here they are on:
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    Here they are behind the grill plus back when I had 8000k HIDs
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