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Headache Rack - Flood lights?
I have a Road Gear Headache rack and looking for ideas for a pair of flood lights:
The rack doesnt have a flat top. It's sorta a box top with 2 edges and an angle back, so I am not even sure how I can mount something.
I called Road Gear and they dont even sell any accessory for this.
I'd like to get a pair of decent LED spots or something but also need a way to mount them ??
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I used an aluminum piece of angle iron and attached it to the top of the rack with self tapping screws. Then mounted the lights to the piece of angle. I used two small pieces, one for each side. I made sure I got the LED lights that could move 90 degrees within the light mount.
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This is what I used http://www.truckntow.com/p-26201-max...ork-light.aspx they are really bright and not a bad price either...
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Mr Hanadarko,here's a pratical idea for you.
It isn't the easy way but nothing worth having is easy.
At the top off the rack,between the back off the cab and the front off the headache rack(if you don't have enough room,you can do it at the other side off the headache rack but doesn't look as nice),you bolt a aluminium tube(have a few flat pieces welded to the tube) with self tapping screws.
Then you insert 2 pieces off tube which are half the lenght(actually a little bit shorter) off the long tube which is fixed to the rack.
Weld a flat piece to the end off each tube.There you can mount whatever light you prefer.
On the long tube,at either end,you drill a hole and weld a Nut on it.
In that nut you put a bolt with a small rod welded on it(so you can undo and redo the bolt without a wrench)
What you then have are the only lights that will allow you to shine light on your entire trailer because you can extend then sideways.
I have seen a few guys round here with that setup and it works.
But like i said.............it will take some work.(no pain,no gain
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Golight makes some awesome stuff, but they are really pricey. If you drop the idea of LED the prices drop considerably.
Have a look on awdirect web site. Something like this http://www.awdirect.com/truck-lite-f...d-work-lights/. They have a bunch if you search "work light"
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I ended up getting a set of Grote 63611 Flood lamps:
http://www.grote.com/product.php?product_number=63611
...should arrive Monday or so.
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let me know how they work. How much were they? I did not see a price..
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I have used off road driving lights.
I would not invest the money in LED's unless you use them all the time
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These sell for under $100 each. They are not terribly expensive and since I converted the entire rest
of the rig to LED, it made sense to stay on course...
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