So I noticed predatorinc has some light cowls for the H3. http://shop.predatorinc.com/h3lightcowlset.aspx. Anyone already have these? I'm thinking about getting them. Input would be much appreciated!!
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Can't say that I recall seeing those installed anywhere
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Wow! Those are expensive!
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Pt barnum. lol! seriously though, if the aftermarket will bear them the god bless sell away.
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You could probably do something pretty custom on your own, have LED lighting, and spend less money. There are a lot more LED options out there than before, like http://www.rigidindustries.com/SR-Q2-LED-Light-Wide-p/sr-q2-wd.htm . You could mount those, or similar lights, to the existing vent covers or even cut through them and fab a bracket to the metal underneath.
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after reading the description of there product i thought to myself that i really need to get these, because they improve "safty". lol :giggle:
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Look up posts on this site by "HUNNER."
Years ago, he installed lights to that exact same location using the existing covers.
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Saw those a while back... thought they would be cool to have... then I saw the price.... never looked at them again until now!
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i like hunner's setup a little bit better. they're remote controlled from so you can move them around and stuff. that's pretty cool.
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They make them for the 2's also. I absolutely love them but can't justify the price tag.....its ridiciulous high!
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Just make up your own and I'm sure you can do it for a lot less, I've been wanting to get some lights and mount them there for awhile
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yeah hunners are just plain awesome! do you happen to know what brand of lights he has up there?
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Any link to his thread on the cowl lights. I'll try and search myself but figured if someone knew already.... They will sell just the cowels without the PIAA's but they're still upwards of $450. I did think about buying a set off ebay and hacking them up and trying some fiberglass to make a set similar but haven't taken that project on yet.
They don't specify how much light they put out. If they produced a lot of light they would brag about it, so their omission makes me skeptical.
For off road lights, you want the lights mounted above your line of sight so that they can illuminate into dips and holes. With the light below your line of sight, you get shadows in the holes that make they appear to be much deeper than they really are. The cowl mounted lights will be below your line of sight.
When the lights are above the hood you can get a lot of glare off the hood, which causes your pupils to contract reducing your night vision. Poorly located lights can do more harm than good. Off road lights should be located above the roof behind the front edge so that the shadow case by the roof covers the hood. This eliminates the glare off the hood. With the lights located on the cowl it will be very difficult to avoid illuminating the hood.
For the money, you could be a LED light bar that will provide much more light and mount it where it will do more good.
For off road lights, you want the lights mounted above your line of sight so that they can illuminate into dips and holes. With the light below your line of sight, you get shadows in the holes that make they appear to be much deeper than they really are. The cowl mounted lights will be below your line of sight.
When the lights are above the hood you can get a lot of glare off the hood, which causes your pupils to contract reducing your night vision. Poorly located lights can do more harm than good. Off road lights should be located above the roof behind the front edge so that the shadow case by the roof covers the hood. This eliminates the glare off the hood. With the lights located on the cowl it will be very difficult to avoid illuminating the hood.
For the money, you could be a LED light bar that will provide much more light and mount it where it will do more good.
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i don't remember. i asked him in his build thread but i forgot.
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My bull bar-style light bar was built for about $250. Doesn't take much money to get one made and then you can choose the style to match whatever lights you want on there.
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