Hiluxforever
SILVER Star
That's a low bar. Lived in Texas in 3 stints, in Houston, Austin and San Antonio.Isn't it amazing how much better life is outside of Texas?
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That's a low bar. Lived in Texas in 3 stints, in Houston, Austin and San Antonio.Isn't it amazing how much better life is outside of Texas?
I lived in Austin while going to UT. Austin was great, but coming from the Ozarks I felt the amount of public land and outdoor opportunities were sorely lacking (perhaps outside of Big Bend which was 8 hours away - and some smaller state parks/conservation areas around Austin). I do, however, certainly miss the food, culture, winter weather, and other forms of scenery that Texas has in spades.That's a low bar. Lived in Texas in 3 stints, in Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
When I left it felt liberating as soon as I crossed into Arkansas at Texarkana. Now that I've been back in the Ozarks for over a decade, I'm never leaving!Yes, 1,000,000% yes. Not even close.
Never thought about putting switches there.Decided to add my ditch lights. I still need to adjust the vertical angle and my dumbass used red loctite thinking i had the right angle.On the brightside my switch placement works as I had hoped. I've been using it for my light bar for awhile now. My next project are my red & white flashers when I'm on scene and amber flashers for general use. That'll be the purpose of the 3 position rocker switch on the left.
Those wires tucked in nicely in a flap of carpet directly under the seat.
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I wanted a solution that didn't involve dash modifications AND that I had easy access with plenty of space and a quick spot to turn off the lights when a vehicle is coming. It is pretty easy to unbolt the seat. As a bonus it was a straight shot from tne firewall grommet to the seat under the carpet. I tried those aftermarket "Toyota" Chinesium switches in the blank spots but for some odd reason I couldn't get them to work. Plus I didn't want to overload behind the dash with wires.Never thought about putting switches there.
Any issues with moving the seat forward/rearward? Considering I'm 6'-0" and my wife, 5'1", the seat is all the way back for me and is moved quite a bit forward for her. I'd have to have a considerable lag loop of wire to accommodate that range of movement.
The light bar doesn't increase the throw range, but really gives a much larger peripheral lit area.Nice little Easter egg eh?![]()
The light bar doesn't increase the throw range, but really gives a much larger peripheral lit area.
The ditch lights look like they throw way out there AND increase peripheral view.
My biggest concern is that my headlights/accessory lights have enough range so I don't "out run" them when I'm driving.
I've had vehicles when doing 65 MPH or so on an empty road at night with no moon, and have had to slow down because I'm coming up on things faster than I can see them with the headlights.
One only needs to the lights to throw out as far as one needs for their speed, whether it's 30 MPH, or 60 MPH. So long as you can see what you're coming up on with your lights before you reach that point. If you speed limits or safe speed is only 50 - 60 MPH, I'd think that lights that throw out a 1,000 feet are a waste.I'll post up a picture of the light bar hitting an object at distance at night. How far would you like me to test? The speed limit for the highways here are 55 and 60 and I don't have any issues outrunning the light. It does throw out a decent spot beam considering the price point and the body/heat dissipators are metal and not plastic so that's a plus. FYI the center of the bar is a spot light and the sides are flood lights.
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One only needs to the lights to throw out as far as one needs for their speed, whether it's 30 MPH, or 60 MPH. So long as you can see what you're coming up on with your lights before you reach that point. If you speed limits or safe speed is only 50 - 60 MPH, I'd think that lights that throw out a 1,000 feet are a waste.
THAT's what I'm talking about!!!It does do that yes. It isn't a 1,000ft kind of light bar, but I suppose it throws a solid maybe ~500ft? It is just enough to see a moose, elk, or bear in the road to stop in enough time and to light up the trails like daylight.![]()