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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Rock Lights

I did a search but I couldnt find anything conclusive about them.
Could everyone answer these couple of questions

1) What do you think of them

2) What type do you have (link if you can)

3) How well do they work
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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i think gangbang screwed around with these... at least he claimed to.. see if you can find anything by him about it..
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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1) What do you think of them

I think they're neat-o.


2) What type do you have (link if you can)

Some fancy neon tube lights I got off ebay for cheap.


3) How well do they work?

I've not had the chance to really use them wheeling at night yet, but just from testing them out they seem like they'll do the job nicely and help me/spotters see rocks and obstacles better.

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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I have tractor lights.

They are great and cheap.

If you are going to really use them, the three key lighting places are in front of the front tires, behind the front tires and in front of the rear tires.

When the current round of fixing is done I hope to add LED ropes instead of these for a BLING factor. You can get ones to pulse with the ghetto bass and that makes me laugh.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:11 PM
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Two sets, six 55w "tractor" lights for the real lighting duties and some fancy, low-draw L.E.D. jobbies for all night/around camp use.

Tractor lights:



L.E.D. "disco" lights


I use the ALL the time.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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I loved mine... until i broke 4 of 6 out... here what they looked like when i first had them installed.




here they are in action...

all i have left are the 2 in the middle under the driver/passenger door.

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Flygtenstein
I have tractor lights.

They are great and cheap.

If you are going to really use them, the three key lighting places are in front of the front tires, behind the front tires and in front of the rear tires.

When the current round of fixing is done I hope to add LED ropes instead of these for a BLING factor. You can get ones to pulse with the ghetto bass and that makes me laugh.


Now that you've said this, I'm gonna be real disappointed if, when I wheel with you, your rig doesn't beat and flash a disco party at night. BLING BLING!


I'm missing on the front of my front tires. I've got two extra light tubes ready to go, but I'm sorta waiting till I get my winch and front end "finalized" before I put that tube on. Maybe one in the rear too.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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Ohhhh SNAP !
Daddy like !
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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heres some pretty cheap ones, probably the ones i will use eventually.

http://www.jeepinoutfitters.com/scri...?idProduct=169
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Here's a sneak peak of my super duper top secret rocklight project. There are 2 Luxeon 1 Watt LEDs there. Hopefully, 2 for each front tire and 1 for each rear tire will do.

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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I'm going to get some custom built into my front/rear bumpers as well get some mounted inside of my rock sliders.

Cool thread, I'm loving the pics!

Also want some LED's now to show off in the theatre parking lot. Bling Bling, Neon in the thing
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 10:42 PM
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A couple of old threads to browse through...

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f31/unconventional-rock-lighting-29656/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f31/undercarraige-rock-lights-shopping-62940/

I babble about mine towards the bottom fo the 2nd page of the first thread. There're pictures there too with colors.

I like to think that I'm responsible for Rob (WATRD) getting his disco lights since I had them first out here.

I think they're fine for general night driving and a boatload of fun in camp, but they're kinda' dark for really _navigating_ at night. But they're also a bit fragile. I've broken one tube by bouncing off of "something", and I have my tubes mounted above the sliders.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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I love my rock loghts. They have saved my ass on Moab Rim and on Carnage Canyon (Boulder) several times!

I have 8 rock lights total 4 running per switch. I got them from Walmart of all places and they work great!



Sorry about the image size


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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 04:05 AM
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Good pics Molly. Do you have any more info on your 4Runner, looks to be setup really nice.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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Yup - check my profile here...


https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f78/molly-aka-lysmachias-profile-73982/
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:30 PM
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im running 2 sets of the $13/pair fog lights from walmart, it was just gonna be temporary before a trip, but i really like the way they work, think im gonna get one more set to put under there. you can see they do a pretty good job of lighting the trail, when im crawling, i dont even need my headlights half the time.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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The nice thing about those wlamart lights. You break one, you just go get another pair for 10-15 bones and you are all good. It's pretty great!
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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exactly, they dont break the bank which is the best part. i know i have a couple pairs of tractor worklights somewhere out in one of the barns, but i havent really looked yet. my plan is to mount some of them between my sliders and frame, and move one set of the walmart lights to the back for a little extra reverse light, or behind me rock lights.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:46 PM
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nuther vote for the tractor lights...

I use two under the front bumper on the axle, two aimed down from the cage on the front tires, two in front of the rear axle, one from the back of the rear bumper shining on the rear axle.

similar to these:

http://www.pmlights.com/assets/products/sm578025546.jpg
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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......LYSMACHIA.......

OMG those pictures have been the best i've seen ever...molly you are my hero i want my rig to do that, gotta have more lights...
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