Look, not every fabrication project has to be beautiful. Sure, we could’ve used something nicer, but this was going to do the job and was going to be entirely invisible.
We thought about taking off the bumper to make this easier, but that idea was quickly abandoned because it seemed like it would take way longer than needed. We hoped to get lucky with good measuring and patience. We were rewarded.
Getting a hex key into the socket cap as opposed to trying to get a socket or wrench onto a bolt head was going to be way easier. We used nylon locking nuts on the bottom to ensure that they didn’t back out over time. Still, the tightness of the fasteners should be re-checked periodically.
It came out really awesome.
This is just the light bar! And, in reference to the other photos, this is the same 1/40 shutter speed and F2.8 aperture, but the ISO dropped again to 2500. That’s less than half as sensitive for the CCD yet again! This thing is insanely bright, but you can see that it concentrates most of its throw right in the center.
When the light bar and the high beams are on, it’s like I have the power of the sun inside the van shining out. You can see that in comparison to just the light bar, there’s more coverage to the sides and on the ground. And, yet again, the ISO/sensitivity of the camera has dropped to 2000.
I’d say that forward-motion is well covered now. In the future we’ll address rearward lighting with the Lit LED light pods. Now, if only getting in and out of the van wasn’t such a scary proposition.
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@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .
@EricJacobs, my E450 is a gas V10. I don’t know if they have a tune for your powerstroke diesel, but I wrote about it in https://motoiq.com/tow-vehicle-5-star-tuning-update/ .