Light Setups and Discussion
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drvsdwz
DRiVe SiDeWayZ
thank you for that!! I just pm'd the guy to get more info. I think I'm going to go that route, and a skidplate is included!
Ray
The Northernah'
I like those bars Garrett! 240 for the light bar, but another 150 for the skid plate
Ill probably try to make a replica of that right off!
inski
New member
Those would be good for 06-07s with wicked low front bumper skins
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
well, $150 for a nice fitted skid is actually pretty reasonable. bit less than Primitive skids. go out and price raw ally plate if you think that's pricey. I bet you can't buy enough 3/8" tempered "aluminium" plate to make a Scooby skid for less than $150. Then you have to fab the plate, bend it, and finish the edges ....makes the $150 seem cheap by comparison.I like those bars Garrett! 240 for the light bar, but another 150 for the skid plateIll probably try to make a replica of that right off!
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Ray
The Northernah'
I mostly meant for the light bar end of it. The skid, like you stated, is actually a good deal!
Chris
YARRR SUBY MONSTER!!
Question for all of you who put lights infront of your front bumper... How often do you smash them to bits?
The first snow bank I drove through would rip those suckers right off. Not to mention driving it over trees and running into shopping carts...
Maybe I'm unconditionally harsh on my car, but those look vulnerable.
The first snow bank I drove through would rip those suckers right off. Not to mention driving it over trees and running into shopping carts...
Maybe I'm unconditionally harsh on my car, but those look vulnerable.
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Ray
The Northernah'
I took the bottom yellow hellas off for the winter, and so far the 700's haven't broke but I haven't been eating snowbanks a lot either
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
Chris...the world is covered with upright objects. News flash: you're spozed to go AROUND them!
Stein
Stein
I never had an issue with my FF1000s mounted to a license plate mount running into snowbanks.
Flipswitch
Active member
Pardon the stupid question on krazykarpenter's & Ray's set up:
Any chance of setting off the airbag sensors by drilling through the bumper beam?
I've always opted for factory mounting points & have yet to drill but that mount just looks good!
Any chance of setting off the airbag sensors by drilling through the bumper beam?
I've always opted for factory mounting points & have yet to drill but that mount just looks good!
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Pedro
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Air bag sensors are accelerometers. You would have to slam the car pretty hard to set them off (or maybe drill into one. You should disconnect the battery if you are concerned or really whenever you are working on the car.
Flipswitch
Active member
Thanks Pedro
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
impreza airbag sensors are in engine compartment. drivers side near battery, pass side under where stock intake snorkel goes. so I'd say if you drill into them whilst going thru bumper, you gots more probs than bags going off! still it's key to disconnex the batt when doing stuff like that.
Flipswitch
Active member
^^^ lmao - thanks Nigel
I know I have problems but hopefully I won't be running into that.
I really should just pick up a manual & read before I ask these things.
I know I have problems but hopefully I won't be running into that.
I really should just pick up a manual & read before I ask these things.
Nigel Prodrive
Dirt surfer
I had the same fear of hitting bag sensors when I drilled thru bumper on my very first subie. scared sheetless, so I stood sideways braced over waiting for explosion. was way too numb in them days to do something sensible like check the book.
:rules:
in other words, RTFM
Flipswitch
Active member
Apologies for the detour / threadjack
but Impreza online manuals below
http://ken-gilbert.com/impreza-manuals
but Impreza online manuals below
http://ken-gilbert.com/impreza-manuals
scubiecraig
New member
It's nice because the 06/07's already have drilled holes perfectly where you need to mount the lights! That's what I'm using. No drilling required.
Ray
The Northernah'
At least in my year imprezas they aren't on the bumper beam at all. I took the beam off the car to drill as well. They cant be too sensitive anyways, When I wrecked my 2000 obs I hit a big ol' pine at 55 mph and they didn't go off!
Flipswitch
Active member
^^^ another reason not to get intimate with a pine