Light Bar for my RRC

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Originally Posted by bee utey

Narva stackable relay bases part no. 68084.

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Correct - thanks for that, I haven't logged on for a couple of days. I just got these from Bursons - each store only keeps a few of these at a time, so I raided 3 different stores on my way home one night to get all 9. I think the bases were about $4.30 each or something similar. The lugs that come with these use a special crimper which I have access to, but you can solder them on if you don't have one. The bases are a much neater way of doing things IMO, and easier to change relays should the need arise.

Cheers - Gav.

I know of a couple of vehicles booked for roof mounted lights just out of Bathurst a couple of years ago.

My understanding from these blokes is that the way they had the lights wired the lights were considered driving lights and driving lights can’t in NSW be mounted higher than the vehicles normal lights.

If they had been wired as “work” lights they would have been fine?

In terms of the issue with pedestrians when I read another posting on the ADR’s elsewhere on this forum it applies to anything attached to the vehicle front rear, top bottom or side. Certainly a lot tougher on the front.

Never mind all that - we want night pics !!!!

1. Just headlights low beam.
2 Headlights hi beam
3. All of it !!!!!!!

Nice lights and nice relays.

I had a set of those driving lights 20 years ago and they were great lights for the highway.

More recently I had a set of Hella 181's for the roof of the D1 which were set up for bush work.

Different jobs require different lights but what ever you put on a good general rule is the higher you get them the better IMO as they get the light further in front of the car where you need it instead of under the bumper.

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

Never mind all that - we want night pics !!!!

1. Just headlights low beam.
2 Headlights hi beam
3. All of it !!!!!!!

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Will do. I tried to take a few when I went out to adjust them, but my crappy camera on my phone was no good. I'll take the good camera out this week and get some snaps.

Cheers - Gav

good looking setup. I am writing in response of fitting calcium batteries. I had the RAA (sa equivilant to RACV) road service fit a new bty when I suspected that on cold mornings the bty (wet cell) was marginal. after 3 years the new calcium bty failed. my local auto electrician (RAA approved) told me that calcium bty's need to be charged at a higher voltage (14.2 -14.8) and that they are becoming more seen fitted to new model ford as standard and having a alternator rigged to suite.

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Originally Posted by sarmourer

good looking setup. I am writing in response of fitting calcium batteries. I had the RAA (sa equivilant to RACV) road service fit a new bty when I suspected that on cold mornings the bty (wet cell) was marginal. after 3 years the new calcium bty failed. my local auto electrician (RAA approved) told me that calcium bty's need to be charged at a higher voltage (14.2 -14.8) and that they are becoming more seen fitted to new model ford as standard and having a alternator rigged to suite.

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That seems to fit in with some I was running in a work vehicle a couple of years ago. I had two in the back of the van, charging off the alternator, and wired so I could jump start vehicles/gensets at either 12 or 24 volt. They started to die just as the lease on the vehicle ran out - 3 years. Out of the 2 in the Rangie, the N70 is now been in the vehicle about 3 years, but the vehicle was until recently used very rarely, so not sure how much longer this has left. The N86 equivilent is about 3 years old, but never been in a vehicle, just used around the workshop to jump start my motor bikes - so this one will be a bit of hit and miss as well. I guess I'll just wait and see. Luckily, in my line of work, I have the opportunity occationally to come across near new batteries that are going begging. That is the only reason I shoe horned in the N86 - I had it lying around.

Cheers - Gav

PS - the photos of the lights in action are coming - The rego on the Rangie ran out a few weeks ago, and I've only just got around to paying this, so she is back on the road.

Another option for relays and bases is to visit the local wrecker and start pulling them out of Ford Falcons - work a treat :)


Cheers
Chris

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Originally Posted by big guy

A bunch of 240"s, No, 2 is plenty and they will give out more light than you anyone could possiblt wish for. So much so I now have the 170's as they are plenty and yes they do give more airflow to the radiator.

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In your opinion. For those of us who have run roof lights for a few years with the outer two pointing slightly outwards - we know the benefits of it.

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Originally Posted by big guy

A light bar on the roof---Come on though be real!!!

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And obviously you don't go 4WDing at night - because if you did you'd understand the primary reason for a lot of us having lights up top.


Hint - think water/mud crossings :angel:




Whilst it's easy to think something is a waste of time and money - how about we stop and think WHY someone has done what they have. There's a chance there's a reason that we haven't thought about in the first place.

Sometimes asking why works better than bagging out in the first post :wasntme: