NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Exactly. On one trip with JDAM we were coming back on the mountain loop highway and it was dark, pulled over to cook up some dinner and would have been really nice to have them then. Ever since I've been thinking about it.

 

Sweet looking suspension parts Brady

 

Is anyone going on any trails or up a mountain on Sunday?
I have the day off and would like to go somewhere!

 

Preferably in the north end?

 

Exactly why I want them. Being in the dark out camping, skiing, ect and walking around the truck. Be nice to have the ground lit up at least a bit.

Ill probably end up just getting some cheaper ebay ones. Im thinking I can tuck them up under everything enough that they shouldn't really see water or get hit by rocks to much.

 

I bet they will see a ton of water and dirt/mud, when ever it rains they will get wet most likely. I have seen a lot of good reviews on the vision x ones so ill probably end up trying those out, nice plug and play kit.

 

I think it would be great for camping and trail repairs... or for looking like a pimp driving down the road

I'm gonna do it but I would use a very cheap LED. I mean with rock lights who cares. They seem breakable too.

 

Are you talking about lights that surrounds your truck or for under?

I plan on getting these to light up the area around the truck just not sure of I want 4x 8" or 2x 13". Either way they will be going on the sides of the truck pointed downward.

8":

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NP..._1_4?colid=1CJA6H4GFOAGV&coliid=IO4R7BJBPAVX8

13":

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00NP...1_1?colid=1CJA6H4GFOAGV&coliid=I3NUNVYZWZ5MTG

 

He's talking about the kind under your truck. I think I would just run strip lighting like they do for bed lights.

 

The only thing I don't like about the pods is they never seem to really light the area up all that well. They work great for right under them but after that only seems to ~2ft out or so. Would work fine for just walking around the truck though and the remote would be nice on the Vison X, turn them off sleeping and be able to turn them on from the RTT

I was thinking of just getting some led pod type lights. Have them mounted at each corner and face them under the truck...ie so passenger rear lights up the passenger front, driver front lights up driver rear. But I don't know how well that would really work. But being brighter than pods you could tuck them up higher and protect them a bit better.

The LED strips (like in the bed) might work. Id have to looks at the truck a bit more and see if theres a good way to mount them

 

Oh okay I see what you mean. I just remembered I habe 4 extra pods I'm not using (2 flood 2 spot beam although the spots are more flood) I wonder how they would do under, I can try them this weekend and find out. That would be the cheapest for me, plus I have an extra wiring harness from my roof light bar. Why didn't I think of this sooner they all have deutsch connectors on them so I'm just thinking the best way to connect all 4 to one switch.

 

Check these out Kolt. I got these for my dad and we put them on his superduty as reverse lights, they light up our entire cul de sac. Waterproof for us, had them on a year now and no moisture in them.

Nilight 2PCS 7" 18W Ultra-Slim Single Row Flood LED Light Bar 1530LM Fog Driving Work Light with 16AWG Wiring Harness Kit-2 Lead, 2 Years Warranty

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GL...+light+bar&dpPl=1&dpID=51g0Dx-JvtL&ref=plSrch

 

Be curious to see how they work! Be nice if they could be aimed and work well enough to light up say a nice 10' area around the truck.

Those Vison X pods would work good enough Im sure but some additional lighting would be nice.....well and not having ot shell out to much for it!

 

Anybody here in the Wenatchee area?

 

The Vision X ones some pictures show it as a spot beam and some show it more as a flood so im not sure. Im thinking how to mount those pods, 2 on each side and then maybe that 6 inch led bar straight down in the middle in the back, or 2 Ill have to do some test stuff when I get my truck back.

 

Dakota is closest to you I believe, Ellensburg

 

I did look at those originally but was comparing the ratings And preferred the ones that I linked.
6" 18w 1530 lumen vs 8" 30w 2520 lumen. Plus I like the design a bit better.

I looked into rock lights and was going to get the visionx kit but like dakota said I would most likely just get the waterproof led strip for under the truck. I have them installed in my bed and canopy, soon to be me hood and don't see any issues with under the truck.

You could also look at these for rock lights:

RioRand RR-2P-6W-6K-S LED Daytime Running Light (2-Piece Waterproof Aluminum High Power 6W 6000K Xenon Slim COB, White)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00C1YI2XA/ref=pd_aw_fbt__auto_img_2?refRID=12JRGA09N9X8X1FCVKZQ

 

Oh okay. I thought about the strips but I feel like they wouldn't stay on very well over time. Is there a good spot to mount the bar in the back?

 

Every time I buy the strips I buy a roll of 3M permanent adhesive tape. Remove the crap tape and add permanent tape.

Which bar and which back?

 

Oh okay.

And those LED bars that you posted earlier in the very back, like between the spar tire and hitch somewhere to get light out the back of the truck