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BenGiBoy 
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 Topic: NO CORRECT POLICE ALLOWED!!!
Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 2:05pm |
I do a bit of on-road driving while it is dark, and I only had a single white headlight for the rear, which isn't good when there is a car coming up behind you..... So I did a little adding of lights.
Hopefully y'all enjoy, and (can't do a parade with those on) I purposefully attached the lights on the 'L' brackets.....4 bolts and one plug and those come right off.
Just for fun I added blue LED light strips under the hood to make it glow, it looks really cool, sorry, the pictures don't do it justice! (no, I couldn't find orange LED strips)
The grey extension cord in some of the pictures is for the block heater. Ignore the mess!!
Enjoy, Ben
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Allis dave
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Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 2:23pm |
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Looks like you've been to superbrightLEDs.com. That was always these old tractors weakness. Not good lights. It's amazing now how much light you can putout with the LED's and pull very little amps. Looks good and I bet the underhood lights add a nice touch.
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Dick L
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Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 3:55pm |
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I like it!
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DanWi
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Posted: 07 Apr 2017 at 9:13pm |
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Good job If you are going to use it you need to have lights and be safe.
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Stan IL&TN
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Posted: 08 Apr 2017 at 10:35am |
Oh my gaud what have you done! It never came from the factory that way!! I think you did good but I would never improve the lighting on my tractors because then I would have no excuse for not bush hogging at night. 
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 08 Apr 2017 at 10:51am |
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neat ! now I know where I can put all them 'under counter' LEDs I bought from banggood the other day !! be a lot easier than turning into a pretzel putting them under the kitchen cupboards !!
jay
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 6:37am |
LOL! I actually got these lights from Amazon, they were like $15-20 and they are 18w, the inside ones are flood beam and the outside ones are spot. I can be seen now!
Thanks! Glad to hear that it looks good to someone. Someday when it is dark still I will take a picture of it with the lights on, it looks cool sitting in the dark with all the switches flipped.   |
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 6:40am |
 jaybmiller wrote:
neat ! now I know where I can put all them 'under counter' LEDs I bought from banggood the other day !! be a lot easier than turning into a pretzel putting them under the kitchen cupboards !!
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Yep! It'll work. Although your wife might like them better under the kitchen cupboards....
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CrestonM
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Posted: 09 Apr 2017 at 5:58pm |
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I'm a correct policeman, to an extent. But...when things are added to improve weak links (such as lights) I don't mind so much. I did put a 12" light bar on the 8N, and it is fantastic! Those lights look good, and I can already tell you're a better electrician than I am!
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 9:01am |
CrestonM wrote:
I'm a correct policeman, to an extent. But...when things are added to improve weak links (such as lights) I don't mind so much. I did put a 12" light bar on the 8N, and it is fantastic! Those lights look good, and I can already tell you're a better electrician than I am! |
LOL. Wiring them things up was a piece of cake.....Red goes to Red and Black goes to Black...
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 9:13am |
I moved the work light on the back of my red and gray tractor, added 3 pole double throw switch and a flasher wired to an amber light on the fender. I can't seem to find a flasher that will keep working after an hours use. 
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BenGiBoy
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Posted: 10 Apr 2017 at 9:17am |
I just went down to TSC and got a flasher from them for $8... This is the one that I got, has over a hour on it, I think. TSC Blazer Electronic FL552/536
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