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Eastex
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:02 pm Posts: 221 Location: East Texas
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 Need opinions/ advise on lights
I recently sold my 20" light bar I had on my boat, it was extremely bright but with the pointed now and being 20" bar I had to put it back farther which caused a bad glare off the bow, I was going to have some taller brackets for the bar but I want my lights as low profile as possible. I have thought about buying a HID go light but unsure if I want to spend 700+ on a light. My question is who has go lights and how much do you like them are they worth the money? I want something I can take on and off pretty quick and easy. And I do like the fact that it can be mounted right on the point of the bow to get little to no reflection. Any suggestions??
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:59 pm |
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gfowel
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:52 pm Posts: 1024 Location: Florida
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
Get you one rigid dually spot and two dually floods. Make a v shaped bracket for them I got those lights off ebay for around $263 shipped.
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:18 pm |
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gfowel
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:52 pm Posts: 1024 Location: Florida
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:12 am |
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DuckHunterF250
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:32 pm Posts: 1801 Location: atlanta texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
ive been running a go light and small halogens for years, ive never had a hid one but I don't think by itself it will ever be enough. I cant even see the golight when the 20" bar is on. hid might do better though. you can run a set of the d2 driving lights for forward view and run the go light for hitting the sides and forward.
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:22 am |
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Eastex
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Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:02 pm Posts: 221 Location: East Texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
I might try the 3 dually's thanks
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:40 am |
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lunacris
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 pm Posts: 3251 Location: Da Parish
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:45 am |
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lunacris
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 pm Posts: 3251 Location: Da Parish
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
Got the GoLight on eBay for around 300. Bright enough trust me. The running light are HID. O and the best thing about mine, wireless controller for the GoLight, move that light any way i need. You guys bars ain't got shit on that
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:51 am |
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DuckHunterF250
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:32 pm Posts: 1801 Location: atlanta texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
it does when you have a go light mounted on top of the bar! only time you will see that golight is when its out of the bars shining area. absolutely no need for a golight facing forward with a 20" bar. only time I would use the go light is to look out to the sides and ive got a couple ideas to get rid of the go light all together 
_________________ 1854 DeadFowl custom boat 35 GTR "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:10 am |
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barnes_53
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Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:14 pm Posts: 4781
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
Yall make this shit harder than it has to be. Just run during the day!
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:19 am |
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lunacris
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:39 am |
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lunacris
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:40 am |
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lunacris
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:42 am |
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barnes_53
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:56 am |
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lunacris
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:59 am |
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barnes_53
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:04 am |
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lunacris
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Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 pm Posts: 3251 Location: Da Parish
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No directions needed, I used to live on 6th st on ponchi
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:14 am |
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Greenmachine
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Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:31 am Posts: 778
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
I'm pretty sure you meant you need ADVICE on lights..I would advise you on dually spot flood combo..best bang for buck
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:15 am |
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barnes_53
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jul 18, 2012 4:14 pm Posts: 4781
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
not the greatest pic. A buddy took this with his iPhone hence the low pic quality. Plus the iPhone camera doesn't pic up ambient light.
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:26 am |
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DuckHunterF250
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:32 pm Posts: 1801 Location: atlanta texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
in a small canal like that my light bar does the same thing except the middle is waaay brighter. still looks like a good setup tho!
_________________ 1854 DeadFowl custom boat 35 GTR "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:02 am |
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barnes_53
MMT 1000 Club
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
Thanks. The middle is definitely bright. It is the spot pattern. However, two things are working against this photo.
#1 Cell phone camera doesn't pick up ambient light #2 Light needs a source to reflect off of or you do not see all of the potential
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:04 am |
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Will
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:54 pm Posts: 8133
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:30 am |
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JIMMY W
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
Don't put none of that niglet shit on your boat,Get a damn Headlight 
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:48 am |
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Will
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:58 am |
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Eastex
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:02 pm Posts: 221 Location: East Texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
I talked to a buddy and I think I'm gonna order 2 7" HID lights and have a bracket built for the front of my boat
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:05 pm |
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Eastex
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:02 pm Posts: 221 Location: East Texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
I talked to a buddy and I think I'm gonna order 2 7" HID lights and have a bracket built for the front of my boat
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:06 pm |
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DuckHunterF250
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:32 pm Posts: 1801 Location: atlanta texas
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_________________ 1854 DeadFowl custom boat 35 GTR "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:11 pm |
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cb5331
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Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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Full Throttle
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Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:09 pm Posts: 1268 Location: North Texas
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Eastex
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Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:02 pm Posts: 221 Location: East Texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
[/quote] you must of talked to bigrich  [/quote] Hydrilla gorilla
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:16 pm |
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Bigrich
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Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:52 pm Posts: 7064 Location: Mallard country
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:17 pm |
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Eastex
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Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:02 pm Posts: 221 Location: East Texas
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
Full throttle those look similar to what I'm talking about. I think I'm going to get both spots and thinking it might be bright enough to light up the creeks too
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:18 pm |
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Bigrich
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Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:52 pm Posts: 7064 Location: Mallard country
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Bigrich
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Joined: Wed Dec 19, 2012 7:52 pm Posts: 7064 Location: Mallard country
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 Re: Need opinions/ advise on lights
I have the flood hid but they prolly more spot then flood but they are hella bright
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Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:20 pm |
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DuckHunterF250
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:32 pm Posts: 1801 Location: atlanta texas
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_________________ 1854 DeadFowl custom boat 35 GTR "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten."
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