First peek at my latest work-in-progress

[cactusjack]

As I've mentioned before, I have been working on some custom light brackets for awhile. My imported Canadian lights came in last week, and I had time to install them today. The brackets didn't turn out as well as I'd liked, and to be honest, I built them scaled for a different (larger) set of lights. I didn't like the looks of the lights, so I found these and ordered them, with the brackets already built. So these lights, being smaller, look a little odd on these brackets. I plan to order some more aluminum angle and build a more suitable pair. Therefore, I consider these brackets a prototype and not the finished product. The new ones will be up to my usual quality standards.

Since I wired in a 6-fuse accessory block a couple of months ago, all I had to do to connect up these lights was pick an unused wire from the harness I ran into the headlight bucket and run a wire to each of the lights, connect all 3 up in the headlight bucket, and pop a fuse in the fuse block - very slick. I went to West Marine this morning and bought another marine-grade toggle switch, but I also stupidly filled my tank, so I didn't want to wrestle a tank full of gas to install the switch. For now, they turn on and off with the headlight. I'll add the switch next weekend. As you will see, I also still have my Optronics lights mounted on the crash bars, and they will remain there.

Overall, I think they proved I could do it (thanks, Bdog!) and they will be very functional.



Let there be light!


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