"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
09/22/2016 at 23:59 • Filed to: None
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"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
09/22/2016 at 23:59 • Filed to: None | 0
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I traverse a lot of remote roads in the middle of the night, such as highway 16 in between McBride and Prince George where the mooses outnumber the cars, and where once I went an hour and only saw two other cars.
I want to mount an additional axuillary high beam light for my 2012 Ford Focus. I don’t need it to be functional in the city but a seperate relay or high beam tie in would be great for those dark dark roads.
I am thinking a 12 inch LED light bar would do nicely.
I am just wondering, in a car with no real grill to speak of, where I should mount it. Anyone have any experience?
This is the front we are dealing with.
CB
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:02 |
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Look for a part of the grill where there’s no air going through? Maybe just above the plate? Or put it on the roof.
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thebigbossyboss
> CB
09/23/2016 at 00:04 |
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There is no plate. This is Alberta.
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CB
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:06 |
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Is there a spot where the plate would mount otherwise?
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thebigbossyboss
> CB
09/23/2016 at 00:06 |
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Yes.
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CB
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:09 |
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Hm. Could you just mount a small light bar on the plate area? Crappy Tire sells one small enough, last time I checked.
Then there are the little cube ones that you could probably put on your mirror or A-pillar.
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thebigbossyboss
> CB
09/23/2016 at 00:10 |
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Are they bright? Link me to the piece in the CT catalogue? I want something that will help me see when I’m doing a buck 10 and the next nearest car is 40 kms away.
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CB
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:15 |
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Here you go. They’re pretty great at blinding Canadian Tire employees (ask how I know).
EDIT: And this one too.
G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:16 |
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It’s a bottom-breather anyways, just remove the upper “grille” trim and stick it in there by bending up some brackets out of sheet metal and using factory points.
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thebigbossyboss
> CB
09/23/2016 at 00:18 |
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Thanks CB! I actually saw a little 6 incher on amazon. Check this one out! $19.99! https://www.amazon.ca/LITE-WAY-Waterproof-Jeep4X4-motorcycle-Daytime/dp/B01HD5L21K/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&qid=1474604008&sr=8-34-spons&keywords=led+light+bars&psc=1
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CB
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:19 |
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Ooh, that could be good.
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thebigbossyboss
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
09/23/2016 at 00:20 |
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Good thinking. Check out this little guy. Just put him on the drivers side and away I go. https://www.amazon.ca/LITE-WAY-Waterproof-Jeep4X4-motorcycle-Daytime/dp/B01HD5L21K/ref=sr_1_34?ie=UTF8&qid=1474604008&sr=8-34-spons&keywords=led+light+bars&psc=1
I might order it next week!
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:25 |
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I was just thinking to take the chrome strip and Ford logo out, measure, and order the biggest one that will fit.
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thebigbossyboss
> G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
09/23/2016 at 00:44 |
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I’d like to leave the Ford logo on if possible. I was thinking that guy is so little he could fit behind the strip somewhere for mounting.
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thebigbossyboss
> CB
09/23/2016 at 00:45 |
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I shall order it in a few days although I should get out the measuring tape first.
Where have all the lightweights gone?
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:48 |
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Why not go full-on rally lights?
Batman the Horse
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 00:51 |
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 01:44 |
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The answer is two rally lights!
Textured Soy Protein
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 01:58 |
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These instructions are with the facelifted grille but same basic idea applies.
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 03:29 |
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above the windshield like all the jeep bros and leave it on during the day
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 08:38 |
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I miss not having fogs in inclimate weather here in Nova Scotia and I often have to drive in bad weather in the wintertime, so I’ve been looking into two small LED lights to mount on Humdrum for a little extra light.
These were what I was thinking of going with:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0185H4OZ6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A29KE0DEY43V2S&psc=1
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thebigbossyboss
> Textured Soy Protein
09/23/2016 at 11:38 |
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Ohhh. Thanks.
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G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
> thebigbossyboss
09/23/2016 at 12:08 |
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If you took the upper grille trim out along with the badge, stuck the light bar in there, and shaved all the other emblems, you could re-badge it as a Mercury Tracer (even though it was the Sable that lit up).