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LabRak ARB Fog Lamp Kit

Discussion in 'Armor' started by tacoman15, May 9, 2017.

  1. May 9, 2017 at 6:04 PM
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    tacoman15

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    After doing some reading here, it seems my suspensions have been confirmed about LabRak. Several emails later and no phone number listed, I have not heard a response from them.

    I am looking for something similar to the LED Fog Lamp Kit upgrade for ARB bumpers. Yes I know I can make up some mounts myself (which I might end up having to do), but I would really prefer a nice, clean look similar to the one they used (?) to provide.

    Can anyone recommend another manufacturer to look at?
     
  2. May 16, 2017 at 8:24 PM
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    I didn't get any responses either. It eventually showed up at my door months later. Great product but poor customer service. Save your time and don't go threw with them.
     
  3. May 17, 2017 at 12:11 PM
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    Thanks for sharing your experience. I am going to work with a local guy and he's going to build some off the bumper similar to the LabRak ones.

    How are the bolts utilized? There are no holes around the opening for the fog lamp brackets.
     
  4. May 17, 2017 at 12:51 PM
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    There's holes in the bumper for the bolts to go right into. They lined right up
     
  5. May 24, 2017 at 10:36 AM
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    Inside of the cutout itself?
     
  6. May 24, 2017 at 2:34 PM
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    Please post what you end up using. My ARB is at the trucking depot getting delivered on Friday.
     
  7. Jun 25, 2017 at 8:52 AM
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    I don't know if there are other alternatives to the Labrak inserts - i liked them, i bought them.. I didn't have any issues with him, but he was fresh off his last internet-burn back in the winter of 2015, and was actually semi-responsive. He seems to deep-cycle through a pattern of inconsistency.

    The Labrak inserts fit entirely in place of the the OEM ARB plastic turn-signal / fog light inserts. The OEM ARB inserts are held in place by molded stud, going through the bumper, held in place by screw coming in from the inside of the bumper. The insert cutout has bolt holes in the same stud pattern .. the inserts just bolt into place, coming through the front of the insert, secured at the back with conventional lock-nut.

    A year and half in, i have a bit of surface-rust starting to oxidize through the powder coat on the edges, and i'm kind of wondering where i am going to source the combo LED turn-signal/marker light assembly, if one of them fails.

    You can see the chrome bolt heads in the outline of the insert.

     
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  8. Jun 25, 2017 at 8:55 AM
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    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    They also lost a lawsuit recently I believe for ripping people off
     
  9. Feb 25, 2018 at 12:43 PM
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    ..and less than a year after the above post, the combo LED turn-signal/marker light assemblies are both failing.

    Search on these based on stamped lense info Resun A077530 brings up nothing. Boned. Another project needing remediation.
     
  10. Mar 5, 2018 at 10:05 PM
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    For possible future reference for any owners of the now-defunct Labrak dual function, i have not found a single source of the original clear, running White/Amber LED turn-signal combination. Simply do not exist. Wonder if perhaps a custom production run that Labrak commissioned using a standardized compact sized chinese LED housing.. and found something workable in dimensions on AliExpress.

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/24L...32763859274.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.oRTslG

    I bought a 1/2 dozen of Amber and Clear each.. we'll if they generate enough lumens, to pass off as secondary turn signal units.
     

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