If #14 wires came with the light bar from KC, then it's unlikely rated at a true 288w, more like inrust rating. You can checks another lower current led lamps with a standard 10a rated multimeter. You will be surprised that they draws 30-60% less than the rated wattage.
I prefer cotter pins inserted from the rear so i can easily hit it with a punch. How long did them Synergy joints lasted? Mine didn't make it 25k miles.
I've seen as highest $8.75 for diesel here. If one don't have a job or a career that's benifit from the higher wages for living here, it's pretty much screwed.
Let us know how it holds up after sometimes. The design seems to put a lot of leverage on the weak spring nuts and tiny screws. I can imagine it probably flex quite a bit right?
A taser can cause glitches with the canbus communication due to how this type of devices bypassed the security gate box. Personally, i wouldn't leave one connected at all time.