Got another set of Lightforce lights, need suggestions on where to mount them

[oly884]

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I got a set of Lightforce 170's, and need some help locating where to mount. Suggestions are appreciated!

[slosurfer]

Won't fit or look good, send them to me. :flipoff:

Mount them to the underside of your camper above the cab. Can't tell how far forward the cabover comes, so they may need to go directly over the cab but to the side.

[oly884]

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That was my first thought, but I'll have to figure out a mounting method as I don't really want to drill into my camper to mount these...

[slosurfer]

.... I don't really want to drill into my camper to mount these...


Like I said, "Won't fit, send them to me!" :flipoff:

The other option is to rework your center hoop on the bumper. Cut the center posts out, move the 240's closer together with the 170's close on either side, and then put the center posts back in just farther outboard but not into the headlights, obviously.

[oly884]

I'll play some more tonight to see what I can come up with...

Also, I'm tempted to throw some 55 watt HID's into these as well. [Homer Simpson]mmmmm, 220 watts of HID, aaaaa[/Homer Simpson]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r6aQ9k1p2e8/SQihYPs625I/AAAAAAAAAIA/A2qwBxB8BYo/s400/homer_simpson31.jpg

[slosurfer]

I would if I had the $$ HID FTW!!!!

[slosurfer]

Get a straight on pic with one of the 170's sitting on the bumper. Then the photoshop gurus can play with different arraingments of the lights on the bumper.

This is what I did with mine and someone did it real quick so I could see how it would look.

[oly884]

Get a straight on pic with one of the 170's sitting on the bumper. Then the photoshop gurus can play with different arraingments of the lights on the bumper.

This is what I did with mine and someone did it real quick so I could see how it would look.


Sounds good, I'll grab that later today/tonight!

[Good Times]

Cut the tubes off the bumper and set all 4 across. It should look like oOOo after you're done.

Not sure if it'll squeeze in place w/o blocking a bit of light for your high beams when you're using them but I figure a quick flick of the 170's should fix that issue.

[oly884]

Update...

Won't really fit anywhere on the front, so now I'm going to have one bad ass set of camper lights! Possibly going to look for swivel heads (also need to prevent theft) for them so I can have a nice set of bright flood lights for the camper! Also need the diffuser pattern for these lights too.

Might throw in a set of 35 watt HID's for not only lighting, but also to keep the battery from running down. Wire them up independently as well so I can just have one on at a time. 35 watts isn't bad for a camp light, and with a 110 amp hour battery... no need to worry about running it down too fast!

[Scuba]

Heres what im thinking...Something like this...http://66.240.181.174/store/media/ss-184a.jpg Connected to the underside of your mirrors....YT is down right now or else id find the thread where somebody put 500's on cb antenna mounts then put them on his mirrors, Looks reaaaalll slick...

[Scuba]

Here...http://www.yotatech.com/f116/side-mirror-hella-500-s-163291/ ... Yes its an old school runner, But it gives you an idea http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x283/drock301/IMG_1942.jpg :bling:

[Good Times]

Mounting the lights on the side mirrors might be a good idea but I remember those 170's being pretty large. Not sure if it'll stick out a lot or not. One other thing to note, depending on your DOT regulations you may need to keep a permanent cover while on paved road.

I know that for CA DOT laws, any lights above the headlamp requires a cover on pavement and only can be used on the trails (damn nazi's!)

One other option would be to mount it right at the corner of your fiberglass camper. As much as you don't want to that might be your best option. The only problem you might experience is that the lights may catch your side mirrors.

ok I'm out of ideas for now.

[slosurfer]

The shape and arm of the 170's wouldn't allow that to work. :flipoff: I wouldn't trust drilling through the plastic on my mirrors to hold lights. Not to mention, holy hood glare unless you had them pointed way outboard.

[slosurfer]

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How hard would it be to make a lightbar that went across the front of the camper and used those same mounting holes as those front two hold down clamps?

[oly884]

To be honest, I really don't need any more light up front, the 240's w/ the 55 watt HID is bright enough to see for at least a mile. And I have been tempted to have some good lights on the back of the camper. I'll toss the idea around in the ol' noggin some more, then go from there!