Just wanted to throw this picture up...someone else had something exactly like this and after I saw it, I HAD to have it! Can't remember who though. The mount was like 5 bucks shipped on amazon.

 

I picked up some of those clips at Home Depot. They may have been 3 or 4 bucks. I put mine on the tranny tunnel on the passenger's side-real estate on my side is hard to come by.

 

ive wanted these for years, and have been searching everywhere!!! i did, however, use flat stock alluminum and make a bracket that held my maglite on the door of my 85. i still want a "legit" one though!!

 

And if you ever get in an accident, you can expect to have a Mag-Light shaped torpedo shooting around the inside of your rig.

I've got some of those, too, but never installed them because I wouldn't trust them to hold anything in the event of an accident.

Edit: to be constructive, you'd be better off with something like a LiteGrip mount, or something along those lines.

 

True, but those brackets have a pretty good hold on the light. Plus, I probably always have some sort of something just laying around in the runner that has the potential to turn into a high-velocity projectile in the event of a high-impact accident...

 

if you drive a 4runner it fits beautifully between the seat and the console

 

I aimed mine at the back of my head so I won't have to deal with the loss of my rig

 

I gave up on maglites a few ages ago. I never had one that would work past a year. Repalce all batteries, replace the bulb and clean up the contacts and still as dim as that fat cow from the dixie chicks.

Surefire FTW! Its so small I could store it in my sock yet it puts out 10x the light any 5 D cell Maglite has ever produced.

 

[quote=Sportsmanphil;51751800]I gave up on maglites a few ages ago. I never had one that would work past a year. Repalce all batteries, replace the bulb and clean up the contacts and still as dim as that fat cow from the dixie chicks.


That's strange I have had a 3 cell mag light for well over 20 years. Made the mistake of damaging the reflector trying to clean it, contacted the company to price a new one and they shipped me one free of charge.The batteries make a big difference,the cheap batteries are bad to leak and will cause the parts to corrode up.

 

ive had that same problem. i dont use maglites all so often, but i'd still turn them on about once a month to check the batteries, oil the orings, etc. but everytime i actually need them, they dont wanna work. ive been through 3 now and they all just done quit, and none of them lasted over a year.

i have a 6dcell maglite in the one farm truck, thats well over 10yrs. old and that works everytime, getting quite dim but it works. i wish the 4 and 5 cells would be as reliable, i like that size alot better

 

Surefire's are phenomenal...a little spendy though. I also keep a small gerber light that uses one of those CR123a (i think) lithium batteries...that sucker is bright, but sucks down those batteries pretty quickly. Luckily, I recently found a 40pk for 40 bucks..instead of the usual 6 dollars per battery.

 

I went with the LED upgrade on my Mag and it's pretty darned bright. Also, it spent the winter in a snowbank and works like a charm. You guys must be unlucky.

 

I'm a headlamp man myself now that they are so small and bright with leds I've had my S&W one for 2 years now and only changed the batteries twice with heavy use i can see a good 250 feet with this sucker.

 

I hate talking to people with those little bright headlamps on. They always forget they have them on and end up blinding me ha...

 

For those concerned about a maglite torpedo..:
http://www.endroad.com/index.php/quick-fist-mounts.html

 

wow thats really cool i think im gonna have to do that