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Old 11-12-2013, 04:53 AM
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8 track, cassette, CD, MP3, satellite,... technology moves on.

incandescent, sealed beam, halogen, HID, LED,...
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I think that the old-school light bars still have their place. Definitely a more affordable option at this point, and some people prefer the old-school look of chrome lights and halogen bulbs. I do, depending on the vehicle, but after I installed my 10" light bar on my Jeep I was hooked also! I love it

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Same lightbar on a different chero (no night shots of mine yet)
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I like how much light leds put out and such, but I just love having the huge spot lights on my roof. I love the look of them too much to change to leds
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You could buy LEDs that kinda look like old school spot lights :shrug:

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Bought em on Amazon for 20 bucks each. They're 4.5" but I think they had larger diameter ones too.

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Originally Posted by 70hemicuda
I like how much light leds put out and such, but I just love having the huge spot lights on my roof. I love the look of them too much to change to leds
Check these out..
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And these..
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Originally Posted by XJEvo
You could LEDs that kinda look like old school spot lights :shrug:


Bought em on Amazon for 20 bucks each. They're 4.5" but I think they had larger diameter ones too.
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I love LED's but the price on them things needs to come down before I go there.
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Originally Posted by Tony_SS
I love LED's but the price on them things needs to come down before I go there.
LED's are worth every penny. I snagged a 9" LED and was skeptical of how great it would be. it is now one of my favorite upgrades. so much more bright than any of my friends lighting. and it uses almost no amperage. I'll never run anything else

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/off-road-lights/
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If you compare buying a light bar and 4 kc's to go on it you could buy a 30" Olympus led bar for about the same.. the led bar with put out more light with less amp draw.
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Originally Posted by Atmos

LED's are worth every penny. I snagged a 9" LED..

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/off-road-lights/
This one is the same price but has about 2000 more lumens
http://olympusoffroad.3dcartstores.c...Row-_p_10.html
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Originally Posted by PocketsEmpty
That is the cleanest garage floor I have ever seen.
Lol. Just had it refinished a few months ago so I try to keep it as clean as possible.
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