David K
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A NEW BAJA TRIP WEB PAGE ADDED:
I have been slow to get my trip web pages saved and posted on VivaBaja.com... so here is the second of the 2009 trips, called '509 (for May, 2009)
Shell Island Fun Time'... Enjoy: http://vivabaja.com/509/
I am almost done making our big July trip to Ignacio Springs, Playa Frambes, Loreto, 7 mission sites and more... stay tuned.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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Great site and photos David K. I saw your old truck with the light bar you added and thought... Now David K has to do it all over again
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David K
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Yes, I have the light bar here in the garage... just need four holes drilled through the frame (below the bumper) and put the wires and a switch in.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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David, that's cool you can reuse the light bar on your new truck. Now you don’t have to wait weeks to machine the tubing. Woo Hoo.
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David K
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Oh, for sure... the light bar and the air bags that Off Road Warehouse installed on my '05 were all removed by the dealer.
I removed the wiring and switch for the lights and the 2 Hella 4000 lights here before I took them my old truck for the trade in.
[Edited on 1-11-2010 by David K]
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mulegemichael
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give me some examples of when you might use, or need, those lights david...i mean, really...are you driving in horrific dust storms, or total
eclipses, or in the dead of night???....nice look, tho..
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mulegemichael
give me some examples of when you might use, or need, those lights david...i mean, really...are you driving in horrific dust storms, or total
eclipses, or in the dead of night???....nice look, tho.. |
Thanks for asking... No, never in fog or dust storms... all the light would bounce back at you. Yes, in the 'dead of night', of course... off road
getting someplace or going for a night drive in the desert... for fun or animal watching. It's amazing what wonders around the desert at night!
These are 'pencil beams', for long distance and the most light on the road in front of you. Standard headlights produce poor quality light. HIDs
produce the best... just like sunlight. However, these are halogen 100 watt bulbs...
Stock Low Beam:
Stock High Beam:
Hella 4000 Pencil Beam:
Another example, stock high beams:
Hella 4000s:
It's all about seeing more...
Well... there is also the 'look' factor. It looks more like an off road, 4WD Baja truck with the lights! 
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Gaucho
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When I took my first road trip to Cabo (1982) my buddy and I brought along an experienced off road guy. Before our trip he was busy mounting some
heavy duty lights to my buddy's 4WD van. We thought it was overkill but we did alot of night driving (I know, I know) and it made SUCH a difference.
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LancairDriver
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Since most people's reflexes are at least 100 yards behind their vehicle due to the speed they are driving, high intensity lights just might give a
needed edge at nite- as long as they are kept out of an oncoming drivers face. In DK's application makes perfect sense.
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bkbend
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I don't use mine that much in Baja, the night driving thingy, but do use them a whole lot in Eastern Oregon/Nevada where you may drive 20-30 miles at
night without seeing another vehicle but there are a lot of deer, elk, cows, etc. which are worth getting a visual on as early as possible.
Different perils in Baja but the same theory would apply if you drive after dark... see it before it hurts.
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rts551
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yes. but there is always the idiot that leaves them on in the face of on-coming traffic.
| Quote: | Originally posted by LancairDriver
Since most people's reflexes are at least 100 yards behind their vehicle due to the speed they are driving, high intensity lights just might give a
needed edge at nite- as long as they are kept out of an oncoming drivers face. In DK's application makes perfect sense. |
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bkbend
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I've wired mine through the high beam switch so I've got the little blue reminder light on the dash to help. I've also got a second switch to turn
off completely when there is a lot of traffic or conditions don't require extra light. I generally won't use them where I'm cycling a lot between
high and low beams, more traffic = less speed = less risk.
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David K
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Yes, these aren't for the highway... do it in the dirt!!!
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Yes, these aren't for the highway... do it in the dirt!!!
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Did you wire yours to an idiot light?
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David K
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The light switch that turned them on illuminates, but when they are on, there is no doubt!
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