Anyone use Light bars on their trucks?

[The scout]

people flash there high beams at me all the time thinking my high beams are on but they aren't, drives me nuts, factory height and lights. the lights they are putting on new vehicles are just more obnoxious than ever

[Becky]

I wish folks would realize you don't need them on when you're driving in town. LOL.

  !! I love them, I want one on my explorer but I've had some very bad encounters when driving my low car and being completely blinded. They should be turned off like brights when following/crossing another vehicle.

When they're installed on the bottom like MADMAX's it's not bad (looks great BTW).

[DRobnsn]

After having one and seeing the sheer amount of light it puts out in all directions, I can't imagine anyone with a bit of sense thinking it would be okay to have on while driving into oncoming traffic.

[thinkingman]

Got a 40 inch cheap amazon bar on my super duty.  Works fantastic. Also works great for flashing oncoming cars who don't dim their brights.

Maybe you should flash oncoming cars with their fogs on.

You really hate fog lights don't you. 

Fogs bother me way less than brights. It seems this winter everyone forgot what that blue light on the dash means when the headlights are on.

I do.
And they're just for vanity, looks.
On wet pavement, it's magnified.

[Jonathan_S]

people flash there high beams at me all the time thinking my high beams are on but they aren't, drives me nuts, factory height and lights. the lights they are putting on new vehicles are just more obnoxious than ever

  I can't stand the lights on new cars. 

Nothing is as bad as the friction projector lights though.  Somebody who would blind everybody on the road so that they can see better should be whipped with their own car antenna

[BigGoonTuna]

that drive home down 507 through JBLM at 6:30am is brutal when the roads are wet...every other numbskull going the opposite direction seems to have their brights on, and combined with my eyes being super light sensitive just kills me.

[Becky]

that drive home down 507 through JBLM at 6:30am is brutal when the roads are wet...every other numbskull going the opposite direction seems to have their brights on, and combined with my eyes being super light sensitive just kills me.

hi somewhat neighbor, this is the exact area I'm talking about multiple times almost going off the road. I head down to 702 hwy though via 8th Ave. That long stretch between the base sucks.

[DRobnsn]

that drive home down 507 through JBLM at 6:30am is brutal when the roads are wet...every other numbskull going the opposite direction seems to have their brights on, and combined with my eyes being super light sensitive just kills me.

hi somewhat neighbor, this is the exact area I'm talking about multiple times almost going off the road. I head down to 702 hwy though via 8th Ave. That long stretch between the base sucks.

One thing I might suggest is upgrading your bulbs. My truck is fairly new but the headlights suck (Dodge). I've noticed over the last few years my vision is much more susceptible to bright light. It takes my eye's much longer to adjust after a car passes with bright lights than it ever used to. So I find myself relying on the white line much more now. Which I hate because I want to know if the person coming at me is in my lane. The factory lights in my truck didn't allow enough light for me to even see the white line in oncoming traffic. Couple that with the longer eye adjustment and at times its darn right scary. I've put quality LED bulbs in my truck and its made a HUGE difference, I can see the white line now all the time and I actually have enough light to see after a car passes and my vision is adjusting. Plus LED's light up signs and reflectors at a much greater distance. 

[krout81]

I put this on my Sidekick.  It's daylight on the road with it on.  EBay for $80.   Philips 42in 400w came with wiring harness and switch.

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[magnanimous_j]

Light bars are great on lifted trucks that have never left the pavement. I especially like how they shine thousands of lumens directly into the eyes of other drivers!

[Becky]

that drive home down 507 through JBLM at 6:30am is brutal when the roads are wet...every other numbskull going the opposite direction seems to have their brights on, and combined with my eyes being super light sensitive just kills me.

hi somewhat neighbor, this is the exact area I'm talking about multiple times almost going off the road. I head down to 702 hwy though via 8th Ave. That long stretch between the base sucks.

One thing I might suggest is upgrading your bulbs. My truck is fairly new but the headlights suck (Dodge). I've noticed over the last few years my vision is much more susceptible to bright light. It takes my eye's much longer to adjust after a car passes with bright lights than it ever used to. So I find myself relying on the white line much more now. Which I hate because I want to know if the person coming at me is in my lane. The factory lights in my truck didn't allow enough light for me to even see the white line in oncoming traffic. Couple that with the longer eye adjustment and at times its darn right scary. I've put quality LED bulbs in my truck and its made a HUGE difference, I can see the white line now all the time and I actually have enough light to see after a car passes and my vision is adjusting. Plus LED's light up signs and reflectors at a much greater distance.

That's good food for thought. I'm talking about in my car though, I think it's the same few guys in my area that have lifted trucks with light bars facing down and exactly into my face lol. I've seen lots of cars slam on brakes crossing paths with them. When I'm in my explorer I've never had an issue cuz it sits higher. I just wish they'd be considerate and turn them off when around other vehicles. 

[WoodlandShooter]

Not a truck but... 42 inch amazon bar.

thinking of doing this on my XV!!

How much glare do you get off your windshield??

[mainer78]

that drive home down 507 through JBLM at 6:30am is brutal when the roads are wet...every other numbskull going the opposite direction seems to have their brights on, and combined with my eyes being super light sensitive just kills me.

Ohh. I hope that's not me.  Lol.   

[MADMAX]

Idiots & dbags are everywhere , I dont run my LEDs when theres any traffic.
and trust me my Toyota leaves the asphalt.
Its a new technology that when used the correct way at least for me will make my commutes to and from hunting areas much nicer at o-dark thirty.

[Special T]

Not a truck but... 42 inch amazon bar.

Is that a wagon?  I think the wagons make all around hunting commuter rigs

Idiots & dbags are everywhere , I dont run my LEDs when theres any traffic.
and trust me my Toyota leaves the asphalt.
Its a new technology that when used the correct way at least for me will make my commutes to and from hunting areas much nicer at o-dark thirty.

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