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[MDJAK]

This picture is cropped, to give you a better view, but it’s from about 15 to 20 feet away.

it’s not easy to aim and center them equidistant. As you tighten the bolt they tend to move. It’s a 2 person job. I didn’t try to get it perfect by measuring each side. It’s pretty close. It would be way better if the bolt was a carriage bolt so you didn’t have to hold both sides of it.

 

[MDJAK]

Now if FedEx would get here to pick up the old cover. New HD on truck. Old SE going back due to defect.

 

[K223]

This picture is cropped, to give you a better view, but it’s from about 15 to 20 feet away.View attachment 150868

it’s not easy to aim and center them equidistant. As you tighten the bolt they tend to move. It’s a 2 person job. I didn’t try to get it perfect by measuring each side. It’s pretty close. It would be way better if the bolt was a carriage bolt so you didn’t have to hold both sides of it.

Looks pretty mean and you have them aligned well. It’s a tough fit for 3 sets of 4” pods regardless.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Pics taken from side 20’ away and zoomed in from same distance. View attachment 150857

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Did you park on a crosswalk, you despicable human, how dare you , lights look good though.

 

[Oldfart]

You are a real funny guy assuming I know what a relay is or how to use one. Damn it.

Check part of one of my threads about a relay. A relay is a switch operated by a relatively small electric current that can turn on or off a much larger electric current. It's like an electrically operated lever. It insulates the switch from high power draws. Most of the relays can handle 30 amps, so with a relay you are now WELL within safe operating range.

https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/squadron-2-install-blowing-fuses.76558/

 

[4x4TruckLEDs.com]

If you use the center channel you can have them all unblocked But we know, you want them as far forward as possible. That's the trade-off, and not a bad one. You mounted them all the way forward and still have VERY MINIMAL blockage.

Aiming is not that bad... if you have blank wall 20-25' in front of you and you are on level ground.

We used to pull trucks all the way into our warehouse and on our back wall (where the 2 windows were, which you may have seen) we used to hang an alignment banner we had made. BUT ever since we've been growing like crazy more and more racks went up and that blocked vehicle access to the rear. So now we use our garage door inside to do the alignment (then drive to the rail road station and use that wall for final adjustments if needed).

So far, so good. We've not had to use the RR wall (we use it for headlights though since those NEED to be accurate).

Old photo of the banner/rear of warehouse when we had first moved in

 

[MDJAK]

I took truck out last night and tried the 3 different pairs. Aiming of the spots was far off. Had no light in middle of road at all. Where they appear to be aimed is far from where they are. Drove home and on level ground at bottom apron of driveway twisted them into proper position. To look at them they appear blocked but they’re not. Nice long spots now.

 

[MDJAK]

Did you park on a crosswalk, you despicable human, how dare you , lights look good though.

Hell no. That’s crosshatching of a driveway that leads into my dog groomer. I’ll block a driveway any time but a crosswalk.

My dad was a NYC cabbie from 1957 to 1980. He drove Checker Cabs. The tail lights were round and stuck out from the rear. He was in Kennedy Airport (then known as Idlewild) and light turned red. He stopped in middle of crosswalk. Next thing he knows he hears a cracking sound. Looks in his mirror and sees a guy carrying what looked like an apple so he thought no more of it.

Sometime later he saw his taillight lens was snapped off, cracked right through. The guy was apparently pissed he was blocking the crosswalk and must have had very strong hands.

 

[MDJAK]

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Hell no. That’s crosshatching of a driveway that leads into my dog groomer. I’ll block a driveway any time but a crosswalk.

My dad was a NYC cabbie from 1957 to 1980. He drove Checker Cabs. The tail lights were round and stuck out from the rear. He was in Kennedy Airport (then known as Idlewild) and light turned red. He stopped in middle of crosswalk. Next thing he knows he hears a cracking sound. Looks in his mirror and sees a guy carrying what looked like an apple so he thought no more of it.

Sometime later he saw his taillight lens was snapped off, cracked right through. The guy was apparently pissed he was blocking the crosswalk and must have had very strong hands.

Or he kicked it off, lol. Either way, that sounds justified, 'eh. He must of had a lot of patience driving in that city, or just didn't care and drove like a bat out of hell, ha ha.