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My compressor fills up each tire in 2 minutes. Eventually i'll get a small tank which will speed that up slightly, and allow me to run air tools. What i'd really like is a small co2 tank that will fill 4-8 tires in case the compressor dies. Something the size of a paintball gun tank would be awesome.

 

Every time I am out camping or trying to find junk in the bed I'm always looking for more light so I added some additional lighting to my shell today. Wired the interior, rear, and each side flip up windows separately to only use what lights I need, turned out pretty bright for cheap LEDs off of Amazon. Now if I'm cooking on the tailgate or just looking for something around the truck I'm set.

 

Super Bright 6500K SMD5050 LED Modules Waterproof Sign Box White 3SMD 12-Volt 60-66 Lumens Each Module (100-Pack), Certified Channel Letter 5 Year Warranty

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00B2HK0LY

I used 20 of them just cut them apart and stuck them where I wanted them. Just have to be careful connecting them because it's such small wire sometimes the crimper pinches it to the point it cuts the wire.

 

6 of these will be mounted to the bottom of the All Pro bed rack if I ever get it...

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&vxp=mtr&item=251486498678

Super cheap and bright... I'll get light output shots tomorrow night. Should be installing a couple under the hood and toolbox as long as everything works out.

 

Nice Dave, looks awesome! I need to do something similar.

 

I like my rigid bed lights. Super nice.

 

You have the Rigid bed lights? I had no idea you owned anything Rigid Industries haha

 

If I had a bigger budget......but these will do for now.

 

Not sure they are Rigid industries...

just call rigid bars..as they are 1' long bars...

 

Ah, gotcha haha

I thought you had their bed light kit. I thought, "Since when does Monte buy a kit for lighting!?"

Just looked at your pics, I'm interested to see how bright mine will be now...

 

One was more than bright enough to light up the engine bay, but that's boring haha

 

Yup, my pin switches came in the mail today but didn't get out of work in time to pick them up. Otherwise I would have done it today....

It'll be nice to have them in my toolbox as well....

 

yea screw kits!! CUSTOM! haha


Little LED are cheap enough to buy 20-30 and just put them everywhere. They will all be bright enough for flooding the bed, engine bay or under the truck.

Don't sweat it too much Timmy..haha

 

Yeah, at $6 a piece I really like these. Very low profile.

 

Friend has those lights very bright. great bang for the buck.

 

I'll just leave this here.

This is just one of the 6" COB LED's mentioned above. I have eight of them rigged up and waiting for the final install.

 

ears burning much

 

shopping around for an axe and shovel to throw on the rig...

thoughts between these two axes?


Kobalt Michigan Axe with 34" hickory handle, 3.5lbs


or a dual blade

Husky 3.5lb Pulaski axe with 34" fiberglass handle