To chicken light, or not

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Gumper, Jan 18, 2020.

Opinions on the extra truck lights

  1. Keep what’s left of the glorious lights

    9 vote(s)
    10.1%
  2. Take all of it off, go bare minimum

    24 vote(s)
    27.0%
  3. Add more like it’s Christmas

    56 vote(s)
    62.9%
  1. DeereRunner97

    DeereRunner97 Medium Load Member

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    So I didn’t get the cleaner bands done because nothing ever goes as planned on home time, but I think it turned out well. The pictures don’t do it justice in my opinion. It looks sharper in person.
     

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  3. JonJon78

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    I think that does look sharp. I would like to see a front picture with both showing.

    What is used to hold those onto the filters? Clips?
     
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  4. DeereRunner97

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    They are stick ons. So you just take the stuff off the back side and they stick to the air breather lid. Kind of a pain to wire though because you need enough to take the lid off but then have to tuck them away to keep it clean looking
     
  5. DeereRunner97

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    So for my amber turn signal lights, I got the ones that are dual function. They are amber when you flip the turn signal light on, then LED when the turn signal is off. They add some more light seeing down the road. But here is what it looks like in front of the truck. Sorry about the other lights
     

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  6. DeereRunner97

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    Last time I bump this forum for awhile, I promise. I finished the air breather straps.
     

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  7. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    That’s cool! I’ve. Never seen that yet. Are they fiberoptic type strips that lay between the straps and housing?
     
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  8. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    Mmm. No no pink or fusha for me.

    That isn't red.

    Some people like that, and that's ok...
     
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  9. DeereRunner97

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    Thank you sir. It just an LED strip. Peeled off the one side, stuck it to the back of the strap and reinstalled with longer bolts. I saw a guy in Pennsylvania have the straps light up and that’s where I got the idea.
     
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  10. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    Wish I had a pic but a few years ago coming in one night from Kerrville on I-10 I got passed by 3 of the Monster Energy Drink NasCar haulers. I guess they were coming back east from the Pheonix race. They were lit up underneath from front to back tractors and trailers in glowing green. It was sweeeeet! They got about a mile ahead of me before we hit Beorne and San Antone and they still lit up the road.
     
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