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Looking to install some lighting onto my push bar. Recommendations?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by mattski81, Aug 24, 2022.

  1. Aug 25, 2022 at 12:16 PM
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    mattski81

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    Thank you, checking it out now! Appreciate the post.
     
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    Are you must change the alternator to provide for those light on?
     
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    Sounds like you've got your use-case figured out. If you can't justify buying a heavy, expensive steel bumper and the mods needed to install and support it, then rock what works for you. Nothing wrong with it, so long as you know your capabilities and limitations.

    In my limited experience, driving lights are only really good at throwing a ton of light very far downrange. Illuminating the sides of the roadway isn't really a strength of any forward-firing spot, driving, or combo auxiliary light. My Cibie Super Oscars have a very wide pattern for driving lights, which is great when clipping along on rural highways. That said, it still isn't enough spread when trying to spot lurking critters while navigate twisting country backroads.

    I have been considering mounting a pair of fog light pattern SAE pods in ditch light mounts:
    https://www.diodedynamics.com/stage-series-3-sae-dot-white-max-standard-led-pod-pair.html

    ... then wiring them up with Stedi's harness, which slaves the ditch lights to the high beams:
    https://www.stedi.com.au/plug-and-play-high-beam-driving-light-smart-harnesstm.html

    Electronically, this setup would be identical to my existing Cibie aux hi beams, with a switch to disable them on command. Functionally, the short/wide SAE fog pattern would offer quite a bit of lateral coverage with even intensity throughout the pattern.
     

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