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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by VTJeep
Glad she's running well. It's a good feeling for sure. Do you have a build thread? Not everyday you see a PNG build.

On topic:
Got sick of not wheeling. So I did a quick 3 mile stretch of old logging road. It's been the peak of "foliage season" for the past week so it's basically red, yellow and orange throughout. Wish I took more pics, but I was solo, so ya know..

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Very Nice!

The man in my favorite brown van brought me these today...



$20.00/pair wan-hung-lo brand from amazon, very highly rated, though. Initial impression out of the box, powdercoat looks nice, build and weight looks & feels better than expected. Teardown and review to come.

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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:07 AM
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Looking forward to your review.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Crash_Course
Very Nice!

The man in my favorite brown van brought me these today...



$20.00/pair wan-hung-lo brand from amazon, very highly rated, though. Initial impression out of the box, powdercoat looks nice, build and weight looks & feels better than expected. Teardown and review to come.
I have the same ones. They work great - no need for anything additional IMO
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Crash_Course
Very Nice!

The man in my favorite brown van brought me these today...



$20.00/pair wan-hung-lo brand from amazon, very highly rated, though. Initial impression out of the box, powdercoat looks nice, build and weight looks & feels better than expected. Teardown and review to come.

Amazon.com: TMS® 2 x 18W 1260LM CREE Spot Led Work Light Bar For Off-road SUV Boat 4x4 Jeep Lamp: Automotive
Hmm. If these are the makers of the headlamps I use at work. Then these can take some abuse.

May be a good project to add these to roof rack shining Dow back and sides of jeep for reversing and such.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 11:42 AM
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I have those exact LED lights from Amazon,,great little lights. The bracket screws seemed a little long and would not hold the light right . Replaced screws with different ones all good.
They do put out the light, I was happy with them.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Dumajones
I have those exact LED lights from Amazon,,great little lights. The bracket screws seemed a little long and would not hold the light right . Replaced screws with different ones all good.
They do put out the light, I was happy with them.
Agreed on the screws, but I was planning to use socket-head screws on them anyhows. And yeah, the output is acceptable, when I was testing them, the first one rolled over just as I touched it to the battery terminal and blinded me.

Originally Posted by dukie564
I have the same ones. They work great - no need for anything additional IMO
Now that I think about it, I believe you recommended them to me... I know it was someone here... oh well.

Originally Posted by sycoglitch
Hmm. If these are the makers of the headlamps I use at work. Then these can take some abuse.

May be a good project to add these to roof rack shining Dow back and sides of jeep for reversing and such.
I just disassembled one and I'm amazed they're this cheap... good extrusions and beefy end caps, they're nicely powdercoated, they did a nice job on the sealing, no glaring issues with the PCB, just one tiny issue with not quite enough thermal grease between the PCB and the aluminum for my taste, but that's minor. For a product that's built down to a price, I'm sufficiently impressed and will be ordering more.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Crash_Course
I just disassembled one and I'm amazed they're this cheap... good extrusions and beefy end caps, they're nicely powdercoated, they did a nice job on the sealing, no glaring issues with the PCB, just one tiny issue with not quite enough thermal grease between the PCB and the aluminum for my taste, but that's minor. For a product that's built down to a price, I'm sufficiently impressed and will be ordering more.
They've been on my daily driver for over a year now. No issues at all with failing powdercoat or condensation. Still look and work as good as the day I installed them.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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well i ordered and received new:

upper and lower rad hoses
heater hoses
water pump
thermostat and housing
radiator
fan clutch
front hub assemblies
front axle u-joints

just have to find time to install it all. should be good to go for winter then..
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MurderCityXJ
Drill em out and make the jump to ubolts!
I was just gonna replace them with the spares I have... are u bolts better?
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 01:43 PM
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are they water safe?

decent for driving lights? or just for area lighting
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jswift716
I was just gonna replace them with the spares I have... are u bolts better?
When they break you don't need to drill anything out lol
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ehall
are they water safe?

decent for driving lights? or just for area lighting
mine have been though rain, snow, rivers, you name it - haven't flinched. Not the best in sticky snow but no LEDs are since they don't get hot enough to melt it quickly.

I use mine for both driving lights and area lighting. The output easily exceeds that of my high beams
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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Thanks dukie, might replace my old yella Hellas
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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Got 5 used but decent 31's with rims for $150. Cooper discover tires.
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Old Oct 14, 2015 | 05:27 PM
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Got the carpeting pulled. Waiting for my new floor pans. Passenger side is worse than the drivers side.



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