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by MrSmithsTB » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:39 am

So, I have pretty much free reign over my projects for the most part, but I have to choose between two to finish the weekend. The Fi(n)ance kinda brought the holiday guilt trip on me. Blah, blah, blah. It is between the overall completion of the light bar or the addition of a roof basket. I want to see where the votes go.
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by bobbyblaze » Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:46 am

Excuse me for my nobness but is this where the poll starts ? If so, put one vote down for the light bar for less wind resistance unless you plan on taking trips where you need extra room for storage outside your ride.

I'll be doing a lightbar eventually when the other million projects of mine are done (in time for Tecore III).
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by cowboy63645 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:51 pm

Are you doing more night trips, or going places on-road where the light can be used? Is the extra storage of the roof basket needed? I would say, and this is just personal prefference, but I would add the light bar first, but in my area more light is needed on the road at night, as well as on the trail's.
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by bgwolfpack » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:04 pm

Why not the basket with lights on it? I think I've seen that done here.

Oh you said "On road". So you're talking car style driving or fog lights right?

Basket, it would look cooler! With off road lights, cooler yet.
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by irishboy02 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:24 pm

Go with lightbar first

I had my basket before my light bar, just looked stupid sitting up there by itself.

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by SteveTB03 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:33 pm

Go with the basket.
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by MrSmithsTB » Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:03 pm

Light bar it is. even though there is not much of Sunday left. I had to get the Roadie/JD signature Baja Blazer lights ordered in to my local AAP, as they only had one set of two. I have plenty of storage space for now, just thinking ahead to the next TECORE and where all of the camping gear will go. Nixing the lights I picked up to the brush guard tomorrow. Leaving it empty for now, and adding some fogs to the bumper. I'll throw some round Hellas on if I feel it really needs more light.
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by foosh » Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:20 pm

So how'd it turn out? This weekend i took mine off, gonna reposition some of the lights, I have a new game plan...
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by MrSmithsTB » Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:57 pm

I think I'm leaving the top naked for now. Going to wait to go all out for the roof basket with integrated front and read HIDs for the next TECORE. Exchanged the lights for the brush guard with 6" round and installed them today. I'll put pics up in my mod thread in a few.
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by foosh » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:08 pm

Ah i understand... I thought you were trying to leave the front end naked?
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by MrSmithsTB » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:18 pm

Mr too, but I kinda like it better as it is now.
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by foosh » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:24 pm

I'm dreading the day- next month when i remove my Waag... I love, loved that thing plus i gotta find a new place to mount those awesome daylighters i have.
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by Philberto » Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:17 pm

foosh wrote:I'm dreading the day- next month when i remove my Waag... I love, loved that thing plus i gotta find a new place to mount those awesome daylighters i have.


Why losing the Waag?
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by foosh » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:46 pm

It will no longer fit with my new mod....
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by Philberto » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:53 pm

foosh wrote:It will no longer fit with my new mod....



oooh... that had better be a front bumper.... or a curt front hitch
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by foosh » Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:11 am

Haha the Curt really would do bad things for me, Like adding a good bit of drag through mud and probably getting hung up along the way. And no the front bumper is still down the list of mods... gotta do some other thing before hand.
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