Installed OEM like Lightbar on the windshield

[hemiarch]

Want to emphasize again, tint or not, this thing is BRIGHT.
If you drive with it on for long enough stuff may start orbiting around you.
I can’t look directly at it even in broad daylight.
No concerns about lumen loss. Tint it as dark as you like in whatever color you want.

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[hemiarch]

Ok. It’s done. Took off the suction cups. Hope it stays. lol

 

[kobratoldya]

So, inspired by this thread, I bought the lightbar.
I excitedly unpacked it and test fitted it on the truck and called my wife out to look at it.
First reaction , “it looks like a cop car”. She had a valid point, striking resemblance to a star bar.
Just didn’t look as sleek as either of us had hoped.
So, before selling it, I gave a quick try to tinting the lenses black.
In my opinion it looks great. The lenses disappear into the black frame which in turn disappears into the glass and tint. It definitely draws less attention.
Was even wife approved. In fairness, this opinion was encouraged by my sharing that the cost of the Tesla lightbar she said she preferred was $2800. Influenced or not, it was deemed acceptable.
So I proceeded with the install which was largely as described above. I did use a tool the OP did not…a 7 year old. Very helpful if you have one. About the perfect weight for the job.
I soldered and used shrink wrap. I also put a larger shrink wrap around both wires which helps hide the red wire and protects it where it traverses the trim. Makes the wiring less conspicuous. I used a dremel to cut a little notch out for the wire to come out of the trim, wrapped the excess wire around the front trim clip and tacked the wire down with some yellow electrical tape.
End result, still outrageously bright but much less obvious on the truck.
Kind of makes the difference between “on” and “off”‘starker in a cool way.
something to consider.

I like that dark tint. I may do the same. Thanks

 

[edsonbarron]

At first i wasnt a fan of the 4 split lights, but its growing on me. Now the oem bar looks like it has the police officer haircut

 

[hemiarch]

I like that dark tint. I may do the same. Thanks

Awesome man. I’ll look out for the YouTube video.
Seriously though, thanks for making good stuff.

 

[hemiarch]

Anybody here know offhand how many watts or amps this thing draws when it’s on?
Was thinking of adding something else to that roof power supply and don’t want to run anywhere close to the 400w limit.

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