Desert Dawg build...what a switch!

2014 Warthog said:
I apply and remove a lot of stickers from my car. Got a vinyl cutter and like making them for fun...

If you are worried about alignment, mix a very tiny amount (like one drop) of dish soap into a typical water sprayer bottle, fill with water. Then spray the entire area where the sticker goes till it's got as much water on it as possible and place the sticker lightly. It can then be moved around to get it positioned just right. Then use a roller (not a squeegee) to squeeze out as much water as you can.

You will likely have to let the sticker sit for an hour or more (in the sun if possible) for more water to dry out, then roller some more etc till you can lift the backing paper off without lifting the sticker itself.
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Great input....thanks [MENTION=107119]2014 Warthog[/MENTION]! Now that you mentioned that, I do recall reading that from past forums but I guess it was buried too deep in my scrambled brain to recall (like most things it seems nowadays...lol).
 
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2014 Warthog said:
I apply and remove a lot of stickers from my car. Got a vinyl cutter and like making them for fun...

If you are worried about alignment, mix a very tiny amount (like one drop) of dish soap into a typical water sprayer bottle, fill with water. Then spray the entire area where the sticker goes till it's got as much water on it as possible and place the sticker lightly. It can then be moved around to get it positioned just right. Then use a roller (not a squeegee) to squeeze out as much water as you can.

You will likely have to let the sticker sit for an hour or more (in the sun if possible) for more water to dry out, then roller some more etc till you can lift the backing paper off without lifting the sticker itself.
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Yep. I'm old school though I use a squeegee wrapped in a rag lol. In another lifetime I worked as a bodyman in high school. I was always the guy that got to put the woodgrain on those classic '70's station wagons. I learned a lot about applying vinyl with those kits.
 
Finally got some shots of my LED setup taken at night (11:00 PM).

Full on:



Looking down the street with just the low beams:



Low beams with just the Rigid D2 LEDs:



Low beam with the Rigid D2s and Night Stalker 40-inch Curved LED Light Bar:

 
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the poor people at the end of that road that just had their retinas burned out by your epic lighting - way awesome! Also - the truck is looking amazing.

Is there a way to wire those D2s to your regular driving lights instead of installing a separate switch, or would you recommend keeping it separate??
 
MadeInMaine said:
I couldn't help but laugh and giggle how ridiculous and awesome that is.
I want, please
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hehe...it is pretty ridiculous but can't wait to use it when finally up in the mountains camping or maybe some night trailing. But sure can't turn these on around town...lol.



RaginTxn84 said:
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the poor people at the end of that road that just had their retinas burned out by your epic lighting - way awesome! Also - the truck is looking amazing.

Is there a way to wire those D2s to your regular driving lights instead of installing a separate switch, or would you recommend keeping it separate??
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Thanks! Yeah, good thing that is my house down the road with nobody else beside me...lol.

You can connect the D2s to the regular driving lights but I sure wouldn't do it. That pic with just the D2s on is a little deceiving as they are a lot brighter than shown there. Here is a better pic I posted previously; you'll blind anyone coming at you.






gm350reratliff said:
Those look pretty bright. That last pic is like dayaaaamm! :thumb:
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lol...yeah, no issue with these putting out the lumens as advertised!
 
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Yah I will second DD on not hooking these up to your driving lights, even high beams. The light output from even the Dually/D2 is literally blinding, especially if you get a direct hit. I have hyper spots mounted on my hood, and they would put you in the ditch if you got an eyeful of those.

Sorry to thread jack! The output on them really is hard to convey in a picture, but you catch someone with these, they wont stay on the road haha!

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F1scher said:
Yah I will second DD on not hooking these up to your driving lights, even high beams. The light output from even the Dually/D2 is literally blinding, especially if you get a direct hit. I have hyper spots mounted on my hood, and they would put you in the ditch if you got an eyeful of those.

Sorry to thread jack! The output on them really is hard to convey in a picture, but you catch someone with these, they wont stay on the road haha!

photo4_zps620d1d01.jpg~original
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Totally, even during the day the D2s are blinding if you get a direct hit.


F1scher said:
Do you have any issues with flexing or vibration with it mounted to plastic like that?
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No, the D2s are very tight and stable and don't have any light bouncing around at all when in use.
 
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Desert Dawg said:
Totally, even during the day the D2s are blinding if you get a direct hit.




No, the D2s are very tight and stable and don't have any light bouncing around at all when in use.
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Perfect - Might move my lights from behind my grille into an orientation like this, looks simple enough!
 
Here you can see the spread effect of the curved light bar from an angle shot; the light spread is great as you illuminate peripherally as well.

 
Desert Dawg said:
Totally, even during the day the D2s are blinding if you get a direct hit.
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This is true. At the SEMA cruise in November, we were standing at the end of a turn. There were a ton of vehicles rocking LED lights and when they were pointed at us you couldn't even look at them. The light even messed up a bunch of photos I was taking.

I need to get some LED lights for both 4runners.
 
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