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OK,
I'm gonna lose the angled ends, but I gained another inch.
This will put me at 6'10", the garage gate is 7'.
Hopefully the other lights show up tomorrow and this will be mounted. I won't be wiring right away.
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OK,
I'm gonna lose the angled ends, but I gained another inch.
This will put me at 6'10", the garage gate is 7'.
Hopefully the other lights show up tomorrow and this will be mounted. I won't be wiring right away.
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a light bar for the light bar?
 

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OK,
I'm gonna lose the angled ends, but I gained another inch.
This will put me at 6'10", the garage gate is 7'.
Hopefully the other lights show up tomorrow and this will be mounted. I won't be wiring right away.
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Geez, how dark does it get in Florida? I bet I can see your rig in Iowa when all the lights are on!:sun::sun:
I like that “roll bar” piece!
 

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Geez, how dark does it get in Florida? I bet I can see your rig in Iowa when all the lights are on!:sun::sun:
I like that “roll bar” piece!
Yeah I was gonna say, I like almost all your mods but these lights don't really fit, looks small. I feel like lights there have to be at least 6", and you have tons of lights. What you can do is maybe make these lights rotatable so that you can have lighting in the bed or the sides if you are camping/tailgating... then it will have more function....
 
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Yeah I was gonna say, I like almost all your mods but these lights don't really fit, looks small. I feel like lights there have to be at least 6", and you have tons of lights. What you can do is maybe make these lights rotatable so that you can have lighting in the bed or the sides if you are camping/tailgating... then it will have more function....
Ya, we'll see.
I even alluded to the hem/haw I'm having when I didn't commit to wiring. For now it'll only be 2 bolts and they are off.
I just thought it needed something up there, so we'll see.
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I'll throw them up there and install the basket, probably stare at it over a beer, then go grab another beer and pull them back off. :facepalm:
If this is the worst problem I have, I call it a win. :LOL:
 
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K, HERE WE GO:
Bar:
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added 7x5" lights up top:
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added basket:
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so now,
I suppose it's time for a beer... :LOL:
 
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I'd turn the lights around and give yourself 180 degrees of rear visibility. Never know when you'll need to look at something in the mall parking lot. :giggle:
 
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Gotta give credit to you though, you install stuff right away. I still have a bunch of mods in parts sitting in my garage and haven't gotten around to it :blush::CWL:
ya, total ADHD.
The only thing not installed now are the 4.88s that the last of the parts arrived yesterday.
Probably going in for that next (1/6) week.
 

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I'm just giving him a hard time, that's all. It's mostly because I'm jealous mine doesn't look as cool.
 

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Nice build! I went back and looked through your posts but couldn’t find what wheels you used.
What Brand/model are they?
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