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Push Bar/Update Post 96

Push Bar

  • I Like It

    Votes: 9 31.0%

  • It's ok

    Votes: 14 48.3%

  • I hate it

    Votes: 4 13.8%

  • NEKKID

    Votes: 2 6.9%
  • Total voters
    29
  • Poll closed .
1978Blazerk5 said:
I thought KC's were like $100 for the set.

any recomendations on what type off light i should put offroad, drivin, fog, ect.
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Well, this gets complicated real quick. The problem is that there is no standard, and people will interchange "fog" or "driving" lights to refer to damn near ANY auxiliary lighting.

A good foglight, like, say, the Hella 550's

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=HLA%2D005700881&N=700+4294922591+115&autoview=sku

is of course the halogen amber yellow color, as this penetrates fog better. It also sends out a *diffused* light pattern, so as not to reflect and blind the way a headlight-style beam would. These you would point down and a bit to the sides, so as to give you maximum visibility not only of the road but of the shoulders as well... so you don't go OFF the road.

For rocklights, for instance, you'd want something like this in a whiter color. I'd stick with something cheap, as they WILL get bashed; the rubberized tractor lights at your local auto parts house are a good choice.

Driving lights would be more in the vein of e.g. the Hella 500:

http://store.summitracing.com/partd...A-H13750611&N=700+4294922591+115&autoview=sku

Though they're still halogen, these are of a whiter color spectrum, and their beams are more focussed as to provide longer distance visibility on the road ahead.

For off-road use, I would imagine you'd want a bit of both -- sure it's nice to see ten miles ahead, but if you're night-wheeling you're more concerned about obstacles closer in, like rocks, trees, the rig in front of you, midgets, and chihuahuas if you wheel with Chevyfumes. (Does 'Fumes wheel?)

Point being, for 'wheeling you'd prolly want a whiter light, but a semi-diffused pattern (not a "point" style like a headlight) ... having several lights allows you to aim for a wider spread, thus the attraction of lightbars or the pushbar that started this whole discussion.

So, to make a long answer longer, in your case, I think a pair of KC or Hella or whatever lights on the pushbar, and if you decide you want more, weld a coupla pieces of flat stock to the outside, and put two more lights on the outer edges to get the coverage you want.

(NB for the clued-in: Yes, I know about DOT certification or lack thereof, and yes, I did oversimplify here. It's a *start*, though! :deal: )

-- A
 
1978Blazerk5 said:
I just thought what i might paint this thing with, POR15
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IIRC, POR15 will fade with sun exposure -- it's more like a primer than a paint. Considering that for four bucks you can buy a rattle can of paint in any color under the sun, it's quick and easy.

-- A
 
dremu said:
IIRC, POR15 will fade with sun exposure -- it's more like a primer than a paint. Considering that for four bucks you can buy a rattle can of paint in any color under the sun, it's quick and easy.

-- A
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oh ya thats right:doah:. Well then the old Krylon route it is.
 
something i gotta ask what do watts mean when you are talking lights? like i said i dont know anything about this stuff.
 
1978Blazerk5 said:
something i gotta ask what do watts mean when you are talking lights? like i said i dont know anything about this stuff.
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It's just like light bulbs for your house :D

Well, watts are a unit of power. As it relates to lights, it measure how much power is required to run them ... which IN THEORY would tell you how much light would come out, i.e. a 100W light puts out more light than a 50W.

However, this depends on what kind of light (halogen, etc), beam pattern, phase of the moon, and how much BS the manufacturer is dumping on you ... so, basically, it doesn't mean much.

Except that any bulb over 55W is not DOT certified -- doesn't matter how much light comes out, just how much electricity goes in :screwy:

-- A
 
I say keep it, I got one on my truck and like how it looks. Now as to lights I have 6x9" 100w procomp driving lights on mine. I have one pointing straight down my lane, and one crossed to the opposite shoulder a few hundred feet ahead (easy now, my driving lights are wired to my high beams).

The reason I have it set like this is I have the Hella E-Code H4's, and the relay mod, w/ 80/100w bulbs in the top lights, and 130w in the lower high beams. The E-codes throw a crapload of light straight ahead and off the right shoulder, but if there is a deer on the opposite shoulder about to dart across, no way in hell to see it. Those Hella lights are one of the best mods I have done, the difference from my sealed beams was AMAZING. It was absolutely incredible the difference it made, my friends say its like the light of God comin down the road , even on low beams
 
well i just got the paint some rattle cans of "Low Gloss" Tractor paint.:D Its a little tougher than krylon.

Its gonna get painted this weekend
 
well its all painted it gets bolted back in tomorrow

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I like it! It fits that era truck and it's not too big and overpowering. Don't put too many lights on it or some that are too big. It'll take away from it IMO. :waytogo:
 
Copasetic said:
I like it! It fits that era truck and it's not too big and overpowering. Don't put too many lights on it or some that are too big. It'll take away from it IMO. :waytogo:
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Thanks, part of the reason i put this on is my grandpa used to have a 76' in about 1980 and its the reason my uncle bought the k5 i own and i bought it off of him.

I am kinda building it like it would of been way back then.
 
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