Spot light bars

[Jake]

You've seen the ones on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31348&item=4542099572&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Bar connect's to the gutter and comes around over the window screen and includes 4 spots
Anyone bought one??
Happy?
any problems?
The only thing that concern's me is that the lights are directly over the dash which i think may illuminate the top of the dash, causing night driving to be a problem (all you can see is blue dash!!)
I'm changing the look of my disco soon so i need some opinions please.

[Matt_H]

I got one, there's a post somewhere around here about it.

Yes the lights do illuminate the dash and make it harder to see out - I made myself some little light peaks to fit underneath which get around this problem - I've got to re do tehm though.

The bar webnt rusty pretty quickly, ideally could do with poweder coating but I'm gonna pull it off this weekend and hammerite it to see if that works ok for now.

M

[Jake]

I know of a couple of places that 'do' powder coating.
Do you think that i should get this done if i buy one?

[Matt_H]

up to you really, if you want a really long lasting finish sand blasting and poweder coating is the way to go.  I'd do mine but it doesn't really seem worth it so I'll just hammerite it.. Perhaps I got a dodgy one or something - no one else has mentioned them rusting.

M

[driftwood]

i have one fitted

i haven't got round to fitting some deflecters under the lights as yet, they do seem to make a good interia light  :lol:

you might want to change the lights to some a little more power/ directed lense, but they will do for me. i spoke direct to the guy and collected it myself to save on p&p and he also does a infared remote control for the lights, and the wiring kits so no light switch to damage your interia :)

mine hasn't rusted, yet!

[Matt_H]

Maybe I jsut had a dodgy one or perhaps all those trees scratching the paint off didnt help!  :shock:

I wired mine up with one 3 core cable ultimately linked to two in cab switches, I was going to use rear window cutout switches but I've filled the spaces up with those already (one window winder switch for the winch, one cutout for the master winch switch and another one the radio remote)

M

[Big Rich]

I know of two mate who have them and both rusted at the front edge. I think its because the paint is thin. Hightower had a posting about his when he fitted it.

http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=2468

I have had mine a while but not had the money for the lamps. Will try and get it on today if I can.

Rich

[Colin 009]

Hi Jake where can you get the powder coating done as I have one of these bars and have now got the lights so nearly ready to fit.

[Matt_H]

for a one off bar it may end up costing a bit prolly in the region of £50 to be shot blasted and powder coated.  If you had 5 or 6 it would probably only be £100 for the lot, it all depends on if they can do small runs or not.  I'd be tempted to give it a lick of hammerite before putting it on and see if that is good enough.

Matthew

[turtle]

I bought of these lights bar for Turtle (Defender) and Old Joe has got one (Disco), in both cases we gave them a re-spay of hammerite before fitting.

The paint is a bit thin so if you buy one would recommend a re-spay before fitting otherwise the rust won't take long to appear.

[Colin 009]

Thanks for the info Matt and Phil.

[Jake]

This lot are in Guildford

http://www.plasticcoatings.co.uk/main.htm

I dont know about prices. Ill find out soon.
Maybe a few people want to get together and get a discount??
 :)