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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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Time and money is one thing we all search for haha
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Old Jun 12, 2013 | 09:09 PM
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Truer words have never been spoken...
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by adamk
Time and money is one thing we all search for haha
And rarely find lol
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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Yup...its either one or the other but never both
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Old Jun 13, 2013 | 02:54 PM
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Well here's an update!!!



Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-77116731.jpg
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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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Well I finally got around to reading this. Yours progressed much faster than mine haha
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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 99Classic
Well I finally got around to reading this. Yours progressed much faster than mine haha
Haha thanks man! Hopefully it'll keep growing like it has been
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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 10:37 PM
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Where u at?
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by poorstang
Where u at?
For the summer I'm in Vale, NC, which is about 20 minutes outside Lincolnton, but I go to UNCC so I'll be back in Charlotte this fall
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 01:50 AM
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A couple weeks ago I bought a Cobra 25 CB radio. It's now wired and hooked up to a 102" steel whip mounted into the quarter panel on the passenger's side



Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-2435174411.jpg



Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-2633446292.jpg

I also got a 5' joint of 3/4" EMT conduit and 2 $10 sets of Harbor Freight lights, made a light bar, I'll wire it up tomorrow, but it's mounted. The whole setup cost less then $30

Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-1972688153.jpg



Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-2456814500.jpg

How it's mounted to the gutter


Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-2215542889.jpg

Tomorrow night I'll get some pics of how bright it is, shouldn't be too shabby given that each light is 55 watts
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 04:50 AM
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Nice light bar. Pretty simple idea.
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by onlyinajeep726
Nice light bar. Pretty simple idea.
Oh yeah, with my dad bending the conduit (he's a licensed electrician and has worked with this stuff for 25+ years), it took about an hour to get everything built and mounted up

These are my poorly aimed high beams (brighter in real life)
Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-558713543.jpg

And this is just the lights on the light bar, they need to be aimed too
Project Banjo: 2001 XJ-image-2109023025.jpg

Now I'll be able to actually see the trail this upcoming URE trip
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 09:02 PM
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This is about 30 feet away from the front of the Jeep, just aimed the lights, needless to say I'm happy
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 09:47 PM
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Nice and bright. My roof lights are 55W each also.
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by onlyinajeep726
Nice and bright. My roof lights are 55W each also.
I also have 2 100W lights from 99classic, they'll go on the bumper I'm gonna buy from him haha
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