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Robert Brevelle (Robertb)
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Hi there,
Has anyone installed auxillary lighting for the front and rear of a Max? I'd like to add some fog/offroad lights to the front for driving and to the rear for backing up and working.
I'm looking for ideas so send pics if you have them! |
SixanStix ( - 209.142.200.21)
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Yes, put four 55w lights up on the roll bar. Used a inch and half aluminum angle to mount them on and then used hose clamps to attach that to the roll bar. Ran the wires in a loom along the roll bar directly to the battery with fuses at the battery and put two switches on the dash. Got the center two set to the center of the road about 30ft out and the outside two are set for high beams and wider. So far I haven't knocked them off. Got them for $25 a pair at Auto Zone. The stock lights left me blind running at night and these are great. Thought about a thrid pair for backing up but am gonna wait. So far backing up has been a short distance casue I can turn on a dime and get the main lights working for me. |
Bill Aras (Blueknightnj)
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Lighting up the night!
Before adding additional lights, just wanted to point out that I have replaced the stock factory headlight bulbs with 55watt bayonet style bulbs. They make a decent difference. You can find them around if you look. Treat them like halogen bulbs when replacing and do not touch the glass with hands/fingers. Use a tissue or rubber glove to install, since they run a tad hotter they too can cause a hot spot where hands have been and cause premature failure.
Bill |
lcater
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Should you install a relay as well when adding lights onto the circuit? |
tropicjungleboy
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why to add so many additional lights if charge system won"t has the capacity to support them???...only 15 amps are obtained at full speed on standard argo/max engines....and normally on the bushes you drive it slow!!!..so on the long run thos extra spot/flood lights will let you without charge or even electric start!!! |
SixanStix ( - 209.142.200.179)
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Good points by all I thought about getting the RI replacement lights at $50. Problem was in the fields the lights are set to low and did not iluminate the ground ahead. This system ($50)has flexability, use the stock when you are creeping and crawling, run just the center lights on top for fields and instances when the stock will not get engouh light out there. I too had concerns about battery charges and the only time I have ran the full set is when I am running hard on a trail trying to hang with to yamaha giz's, so the alternater is at its max. Depends on where and how you run your machine. For me I needed to get the lights up higher. |
david berger (Davidrrrd)
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if adding or ever chainging such 2 part bulbs and acedently touch with fingers, all is not lost as the bulb can be cleaned with alcohol, |
rbrevelle
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Hello everyone,
Thanks for all of the good advice. I am going with two 55 watt off-road lights for now. I'll try these out and add additional lights if necessary.
I purchased them at Wal-Mart. I purchased marine grade switches and a switch panel to control the front and rear aux lights. The switches were incredibly expensive at the boat store ($15 a piece), but I figure its worth it since they will be exposed to rain and the hose. |
tropicjungleboy
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hey robert:
be carefully to take an extra positive cable from batery to operate the extra light system....otherwise you will overheated the rectificator......... |
rbrevelle
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Well, I added two 55 watt off-road lights (round 5in lights with brush guards) to the front of my Max II. I mounted them to a 1.5in by 11in piece of aluminum angle iron that I mounted to my winch mount.
I added two smaller 55 watt aux lights (oval to match the red "brake" lights) to the rear.
I installed some high dollar marine grade switches to control the front and rear lights. Power is direct from the battery with inline fuses.
I got the lights from Wal-Mart and the switches from my local Marine shop. The hardware came from Lowe's.
Painted all exposed metal Rustoleum black...pretty clean setup and it adds quite a bit of light for off-roading.
I got carried away and installed a marine mount for my Garmin GPS 72, and some hard gun cases on the rear. I had to fabricate the brackets for the gun cases, and I can now travel with two guns totally protected from the elements! |
SixanStix ( - 209.142.200.2)
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were the hard gun cases koplin? and if so how did you mount them? |
rbrevelle
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SixanStix,
The hard gun cases were Koplin. I created mounting brackets using 2in angle iron, spacers, and long bolts.
I basically mounted the angle iron (approx 12in length) to the top portion of the cargo area behind the rollbar. This created my base. I bolted it to the body and reinforced the bolts with metal plates under the body.
I then bolted two peices of angle iron to the base at an angle to make a triangle.
I bolted the gun case to one of the triangle legs using the long bolts (4.5x.5in) and spacers to avoid having the cases hit the atv body.
They are mounted at a 45 degree angle or so. They come up as high as the rollbar and go down just above the top of the tires.
When I bought the atv, it came with the gun cases and some mounts, but the cases rubbed against the body. I reused the cases, but created my own mounts. The metal and bolts are all stainless or galvanized steel from Lowe's. |
Motown's (Bigwolf)
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Kolpin Brand gun boots, you got to love em! Kolpin is the only brand gun boot that I will install on my ATV! I installed a pair of those Kolpin Transport Model gun boots on my Max IV machine last year. The Transport model comes with both the hard case and a removable soft case inside of the hard case as standard. And the soft case will float with a rifle inside of it!
I installed the universal adjustable gun boot mounting brackets with the quick release holsters. That was an excellent choice, they worked out very well for me. If my memory serves me right, the universal mounting bracket holsters may have more expensive than the actual gun boots. I used stainless u-bolts to mount them in the side rear area of my custom roll cage.
Excellent gun boots, very durable and robust, and protects your choice of hardware well! I have rubbed up against trees many times going through the woods, and it does a real good job protecting my hard ware. |
Motown's (Bigwolf)
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Kolpin Brand gun boots, you got to love em! Kolpin is the only brand gun boot that I will install on my ATV! I installed a pair of those Kolpin Transport Model gun boots on my Max IV machine last year. The Transport model comes with both the hard case and a removable soft case inside of the hard case as standard. And the soft case will float with a rifle inside of it!
I installed the universal adjustable gun boot mounting brackets with the quick release holsters. That was an excellent choice, they worked out very well for me. If my memory serves me right, the universal mounting bracket holsters may have more expensive than the actual gun boots. I used stainless u-bolts to mount them in the side rear area of my custom roll cage.
Excellent gun boots, very durable and robust, and protects your choice of hardware well! I have rubbed up against trees many times going through the woods, and it does a real good job protecting my hard ware. |
SixanStix ( - 209.142.200.138)
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Sounds good might look at it doing something similar. At present I have the ATV rubber forks mounted on the rear cargo rack behiind the driver. Works Ok but gun is exposed and only have room for one. Thanks for the information and idea. |
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