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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 07:49 PM
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How much do you have invested?? That is a gnarly rack man!
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 08:28 PM
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Since I didn't buy everything at once, its really hard to say Sorry
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 01:57 AM
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Just want to say thanks for showing the HIDs in the HF lights. I was just wondering iwhat the light pattern might look like the other day, since I just put a pair on my ZJ's A pillars. Any pic showing down the road with HIDs?
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 08:27 AM
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I really don't have the ability to take a picture of high enough quality to really show the pattern. However, before I converted them I plugged one of the HF lights into my battery to see what it looked like. The HID's are definitely brighter and more powerful. The beam pattern isn't as focused as a lens designed for HIDs but you really can beat what you get for the price. Overall, its a definite improvement over the halogen bulbs. Hope this helps. Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to know
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 09:27 PM
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I shot this with the bumper about 20' from my garage door.
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Will the HIDs be more spread out?
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 07:17 AM
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Tell ya what ill do, the jeep is presently on jack stands in the barn but I hope to get it off today and ill back it in 20', fire them up and shoot some pics for ya.
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 07:49 AM
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This is exactly what I planned on doing with mine! I am a fan of the straight edge racks as the Jeep is a box anyways lol


You did an awesome job and product looks great! Nice work!
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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 07:24 PM
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Sorry it took longer than I though to get the jeep rolling. It still had wet paint on it so I didn't want to pull it out of the barn so it just pushed it as far back as I had room. Consequently, this picture is from more like 15' but you'll get the idea.
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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That light spreads a bit more than I hoped. Might consider them though, for the front bumper. How bad is the glare to look through? Thanks for the pic!
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 04:26 PM
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Glare? Can you specify what your asking?
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 05:24 PM
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Glare off the hood.
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 05:29 PM
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Oh I didn't read his whole post :P though he meant off the bumper. The glare isn't to bad, It lights up the hood but since I have a darker color it isn't that bad.
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 05:33 PM
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I had to move my light bar back further when I had one because of the glare. It can be bad lol.
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 06:12 PM
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Yes, off the hood. Thanks.
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Old Dec 24, 2013 | 02:05 PM
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