Problems with Lightforce 240 Installation?
Submitted: Monday, Sep 29, 2003 at 20:13
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ruckus
G'day guys
Just wondering if anybody has had problems fitting the lightforce 240's to any bullbars. ie. the lights being too big and not fitting properly. As yet i dont have a bar but a pair of lightforce 240 have come up cheap and i think i might get them and hang onto them till i get a bullbar.
Cheers
Reply By: Member - Eric- Monday, Sep 29, 2003 at 20:32
Monday, Sep 29, 2003 at 20:32
What car do you have ??
what bar are getting , steel or alloy ?
whats cheep ???Craigs hut 2003
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Reply By: Member - Al & Mrs Al (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 08:55
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 08:55
Hi Ruckus, we just got a set of 240's we have an 80 series Landcruiser, and they fitted perfectly on the bar..click on my
pic and you'll see 'em...
Lyn [Mrs. Al]Laugh alot..life's too short not to....
brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!
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Reply By: Brian - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 09:16
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 09:16
I had to make a adaptor to mount
mine (2000 gu steel winch bar) that lifted them up and back. I don't like lights to sit proud of the bar! was very easy and took not time at all. Was worth the effort they are the best light I have owned!!
Brian
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 12:25
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 12:25
Brian,
Would they have fitted anyway? I am looking at 240's and have the same bar.Laterally Literal
Seriously Cerebral
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Follow Up By: Brian - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 19:42
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 19:42
No, Not without the optional spacer (miminal cost). If you look at the schematic of the 240s you can see that the lens is slightly lower than the mount, why ????. However with the spacer, it raises it to the correct height.
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Follow Up By: Brian - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 19:52
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 19:52
link 240 Schematic link
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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 09:42
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 09:42
What car is it going on? this will show rough size of the bar, and the space you will have.
Goto a 4wd
shop and sit a set of lights against the bar you think you will get in the end. See how they look.
You can always weld a few tabs to the bar, and fit them on top.
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Reply By: charlie - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 12:02
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 12:02
Hey ruckus,
I put some on my 80 series with the factory bar allumin. bar a couple of months ago. great light but had to drill out the holes to fit the bolt through na d they just fit onder the top bar. They do sit forward slightly 20mm or so but they look good and work a treat especially at straddie last week.
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Reply By: Member - Wherethehellawi - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 17:13
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 17:13
Make sure they fit your bull bar.....
my hellas didnt fit toyata bar untill I enlarged mounting hole.Wow! am I cute
If yer ain't fishing, Yer ain't livin
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Reply By: KG - Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 18:43
Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 at 18:43
i put them on my 01 hilux with an arb bullbar and they fit ok but they stick out in front of the bullbar by about half an inch(using the inbuilt bullbar mounts)
so if (when) i hit something the lights will be pushed back.... probably breaking the mountings or my front grill, or both... (these were given to me as a gift so i was hardly going to complain about the dimensions!)
all that said.... when i turn them on.... i don't care, i had some cheepo hella's before these and the difference is amazing.
cheers,
KG
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