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Lightforce Lights
i recently decided to upgrade my roof lights to Lightforce 140's, i discovered that they wouldent fit where i wanted them. after a discussion with TFC who rightly pointed out that lighting comming the roof can glare off the screen and reflect of airbourne dust.
i decided to mount the lights lower down, not wanting to fit an a bar, i am toying with the idea of fitting them into the grill (somehow)
i have mounted the lights in the right place and now just have to work out trying to cut the grill to suit. or i might just cut the center out of the grill and put in some ss grill.
any one any good with photoshop? i would love to know what it would look like
more pics in gallery, "work in progress"CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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Been planning something very similar myself Chris, though I'll be using 170's The End
23rd Jul 2007 8:27 pm
christyler
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Slimer wrote:
Been planning something very similar myself Chris
what do you reckon to cutting the grill ? i have no problem with buying a new one to play with first.CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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23rd Jul 2007 8:29 pm
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Cut the grille - but sort out the mounting height first drop down off the slam panel with threaded bar and some angle on it
Could do, just cutting a section out of the bottom should be enough, they come up on eBay cheap enough from time to time, I've got a couple.
Need to get a solid fixing otherwise they'll vibrate too much, as I've already got the holes in a bumper cover I was thinking of a 'light bar' using the same mounting points as the nudge bar uses or even attached to the winch cradle (not so easy with an hidden winch though )The End
23rd Jul 2007 8:36 pm
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Gents , don't know my from my elbow here.But could the lights be mounted on a more forward bracket brought back down to the slam plate , a sort of Z bracket as such.Up vertical from slamplate , under and forward of grille and finally up again to form a vertical face to fix to ? ( presuming lightforces can be fixed to vertical plane , if not a flat plate to take a horizontal mount ? )
Maybe it would vibrate too much . Forgive me a D3 newby thinking aloud
23rd Jul 2007 9:01 pm
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RLD wrote:
What diamiter are they
140 millCLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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23rd Jul 2007 9:01 pm
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DG wrote:
Will try and put a mesh grill in
well what do you recon, i dont think it looks to bad CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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Get some plywood and fix it to your grill then mark out where the lights go and cut them out with a hole saw but
you must strengthen it at the back with something that will not show only a suggestion.Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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23rd Jul 2007 9:05 pm
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RLD wrote:
Get some plywood and fix it to your grill then mark out where the lights go and cut them out with a hole saw but
you must strengthen it at the back with something that will not show only a suggestion.
thanks ray, i was thinking along those lines, clamping a bit of 9mm ply on. trickey but should workCLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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drop down off the slam panel with threaded bar and some angle on it
from my elbow here.But could the lights be mounted on a more forward bracket brought back down to the slam plate , a sort of Z bracket as such.Up vertical from slamplate , under and forward of grille and finally up again to form a vertical face to fix to ? ( presuming lightforces can be fixed to vertical plane , if not a flat plate to take a horizontal mount ? )
