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Old 06-05-2012, 04:34 PM   #5701
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I am wondering if I can go with an LED bar right at the top of my FMIC opening stretching it across the length of the opening. Maybe have the housing color matched to the car so it's does not stand out too much?
If you have a front mount, why not toss a single row led bar in the scoop. You can easily cram a 10" or a few of the Rigid Ind. square dually's or visionx Solstice's.
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Old 06-06-2012, 08:07 AM   #5702
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If you have a front mount, why not toss a single row led bar in the scoop. You can easily cram a 10" or a few of the Rigid Ind. square dually's or visionx Solstice's.
That's an interesting idea.

I wonder how the hood would hold up to the added weight of those lights.
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:50 AM   #5703
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If you have a front mount, why not toss a single row led bar in the scoop. You can easily cram a 10" or a few of the Rigid Ind. square dually's or visionx Solstice's.
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That's an interesting idea.

I wonder how the hood would hold up to the added weight of those lights.
Since the topmount is gone, you might be able to fab a bracket from its mounting points, that way the hood would not bear the weight of the light. I think that would look sweet too. Plus it would be a helluva engine bay light with the hood up
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:59 AM   #5704
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If you still have it you can modify the splitter. While they do add weight, use a 10" bar for example, it won't make it much heavier. You really only have to be gentle when closing the hood...so slamming
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Old 06-06-2012, 10:59 AM   #5705
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Only problem I may run into is I no longer have those mounts. I removed them when I installed the FMIC. Does not mean I can't have something fabbed up though.

How hot do those LED bars get?

Edit: Maybe go with the 10" LED bar in the scoop and then a 26" bar in the FMIC opening at the top portion of the opening.
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Old 06-06-2012, 12:18 PM   #5706
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Edit: Maybe go with the 10" LED bar in the scoop and then a 26" bar in the FMIC opening at the top portion of the opening.
That would be some serious dough to cough up!!!! A 26" led bar
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:06 PM   #5707
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Yep, around a grand for one of those.
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:08 PM   #5708
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they can get pretty hot if left on for a prolonged periods. So long as there you are moving when used and there is adequate airflow over the heatsinks you should be ok.
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Cool, thanks. I just wanted to make sure it would not melt anything.

On another note, what the largest size light you can fit in the standard 02 WRX driving light location?
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:29 PM   #5710
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they can get pretty hot if left on for a prolonged periods. So long as there you are moving when used and there is adequate airflow over the heatsinks you should be ok.
LED's die a quick death when overheated, and I don't know how the heat from the engine bay will affect them.
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Old 06-06-2012, 01:46 PM   #5711
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That's an interesting idea.

I wonder how the hood would hold up to the added weight of those lights.
These things are very light, at least the Rigid Industries ones are. About to install my 2 D series spot lights today.
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Old 06-06-2012, 04:50 PM   #5712
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LED's die a quick death when overheated, and I don't know how the heat from the engine bay will affect them.
agreed....not sure how it'd be with no tmic, prob worse, but the top mount actually does block alot of heat
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Old 06-20-2012, 04:14 PM   #5713
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Does anyone have the dimensions of the rally innovations light bar for a 2009 wrx. Im looking to make one and wanted to see what I needed..
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Old 06-21-2012, 10:12 AM   #5714
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agreed....not sure how it'd be with no tmic, prob worse, but the top mount actually does block alot of heat
But how often do you have your car just sitting there with your LEDs on? Usually your moving so the fresh air and wind should keep them cooled so they won't die from heatsoak
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Old 06-23-2012, 12:41 AM   #5715
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and I don't know how the heat from the engine bay will affect them.
what I was referring to.....

...you shouldn't need them for too long while sitting still with them on. Even if you do, they do take a bit of time to get the hot hot. And well.....one might assume if ya shell out this much coin for a lamp....you might know to not let them get hot.
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Old 06-23-2012, 12:52 PM   #5716
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And well.....one might assume if ya shell out this much coin for a lamp....you might know to not let them get hot.
Having money to spend != intelligence or common sense
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Old 06-23-2012, 02:36 PM   #5717
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A note on the hood scoop mounting location ...

Check your local state laws on auxiliary lighting. Two things to look at:
  • mounting restrictions - many states require that any auxiliary lights mounted above the hood line have to be covered on surface streets
  • usage restrictions - many states only allow one alternate set of auxiliary lights to be used at a time. And that law usually includes a clause that states that any other sets of light must be covered so that they cannot inadvertently be used while the others are on.
I know from monitoring the top mounted cold air intake on my car that the temperature in that dead space (the hood scoop above the throttle body) without a splitter can range from 10 to 30 degree above the outside ambient temperature. So, as it was stated earlier about LEDs sensitivity to temperature, I'd check to see if what ever you buy can withstand outside temperatures of 150* plus whatever the light itself gives off.
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Old 06-23-2012, 03:22 PM   #5718
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^^ The idiots around here aren't stopped by the law when they put HID's in their halogen headlights, fog lights, and wherever else they can cram them into.
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Old 06-23-2012, 03:25 PM   #5719
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^^ The idiots around here aren't stopped by the law when they put HID's in their halogen headlights, fog lights, and wherever else they can cram them into.
That's because hids are Standard on so many cars now that cops dont know what's oem or aftermarket....
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Old 06-23-2012, 03:29 PM   #5720
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...you shouldn't need them for too long while sitting still with them on. Even if you do, they do take a bit of time to get the hot hot. And well.....one might assume if ya shell out this much coin for a lamp....you might know to not let them get hot.
my bad I meant with the air passing thru the hood scoop it shouldn't allow to much heat from your engine to bake the LEDs. At least that's what I'm thinking in theory. "Faster moving air and more air coming into one spot should cool that exact area off" but once your car is stopped for a longer amount of time without moving then yes you would have some heat on your light bar..., correct me if my theory is wrong though?

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Old 06-23-2012, 05:55 PM   #5721
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That's because hids are Standard on so many cars now that cops dont know what's oem or aftermarket....
It's easy to tell. If you're blinded by the light, it's likely illegal. There are only a handful of cars that ever came with HID's in reflector housings from the factory. ALL other ones use projectors.
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But how many cops know this stuff? On my little integra I did hids and they were kinda blinding but my Lexus gs had hids and they were HELLA HELLA blinding!!!! Way worse then my integra
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It's easy to tell. If you're blinded by the light, it's likely illegal. There are only a handful of cars that ever came with HID's in reflector housings from the factory. ALL other ones use projectors.
One of which being the STi.

Seriously though, I don't get why people complain about HIDs so much, sure, some are very annoying, but you can't tell me that factory HIDs aren't blinding.
Sure once they're up close the glare is reduced, but I have seen some cars (mainly Cadillac) from a distance that seemed to glare like crazy and were insanely blue, until they got up close....
What I'm saying is that yes, HIDs can be blinding, but in the majority of projectors that aren't any worse than stock HIDs.

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Old 06-23-2012, 10:49 PM   #5724
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Dude, projectors are DESIGNED for HID's. Halogen reflectors are designed for, you guessed it, halogen lamps. An HID in a halogen projector = light EVERYWHERE.
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Anyone have issues with lamps mounted with the Kartboy brackets being pointed too low? The back of the lamp is touching the bracket and I cant aim it any higher, and it is way too low.

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