smessaert Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 I've been looking through older post trying to find pictures of light setups that people have run and are happy with to see where they're mounting them and how happy or happy they are with their setup and what they might do different next time. Also, any recommendations on LED lights bought would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Ray Franck Posted July 6, 2017 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 HID mount them in the frout end kinda stockish , light bars suck ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smessaert Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 Any suggestions on where to put lights? Our drivers are terrible so on the hood is almost certainly gonna mean they get distorted. Anyone put a light bar on the roof? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron_e Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 I believe the rules say the lights have to be forward of the front axle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron_e Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 11 minutes ago, smessaert said: Our drivers are terrible so on the hood is almost certainly gonna mean they get distorted. Be a better driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smessaert Posted July 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Yeah, better driving would be a plus....our guys seem to go by the mantra "Checkers or Wreckers" Hopefuly we can finish the 24HR VIR for once without a car in pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE DEE Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 What car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smessaert Posted July 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 We've run several Acura Integras and now have a 4DR Accord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE DEE Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Stock location and 2 below the bumper will be fine providing you buy the good stuff and not cheap out. Aim them properly and good to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidry Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) Removable light bar on top of hood. Remove it during the day and it never gets broken. Pin it on and plug it in 1 stop before dark. We use a trailer towing plug for the power, receptacle is mounted through the hood with the harness routed up from the back. Chose 4 Rigid Industries lights, buy once, cry once. Four fixtures means you could loose two of them and still have the mandatory two forward lights to continue. two of ours point roughly forward and two point out for cornering. Ryan Edited July 11, 2017 by reidry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvhappy Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 ^^^ This Rigid Lights, simple mounting procedure, one plug. My set-up uses 4 bolts that can be removed in 10 seconds with a cordless impact. Two separate circuits for spots and corner lights (in case of a failure), and each light with a separate fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindspin311 Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 HIDs in stock location. LED high beams if necessary. Everything is OEM quality and fitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi_Im_Will Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 ^^^^Read this thread! Good lights are expensive. Avoid any sort of incandescent, halogen, or cheap (<~$100/lamp) LED. Mount as high as the rules allow, and be sure to provide plenty of power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 11, 2017 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelerZ Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 This might be a dumb question, but does anyone use a cheap set of lights for day/rain driving? We have yet to do any night racing, and not sure if we will be doing any in the near future. When racing in the rain it would be pretty nice to have a bit of extra visibility in the mirrors of other cars. How much would a typical light setup weigh? Would something cheap be sufficient for that purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axxe Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, thewheelerZ said: This might be a dumb question, but does anyone use a cheap set of lights for day/rain driving? We have yet to do any night racing, and not sure if we will be doing any in the near future. When racing in the rain it would be pretty nice to have a bit of extra visibility in the mirrors of other cars. How much would a typical light setup weigh? Would something cheap be sufficient for that purpose? I think something like this is the only thing that is safe. Make sure you mount it as high as possible, if you can build a big box to mount it higher it will be even safer. Remember, safety first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Advisory Committee Andrew D Johnson Posted July 11, 2017 Technical Advisory Committee Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 26 minutes ago, thewheelerZ said: This might be a dumb question, but does anyone use a cheap set of lights for day/rain driving? We have yet to do any night racing, and not sure if we will be doing any in the near future. When racing in the rain it would be pretty nice to have a bit of extra visibility in the mirrors of other cars. How much would a typical light setup weigh? Would something cheap be sufficient for that purpose? https://www.amazon.com/Rigid-Industries-20204-Backlight-Radiance/dp/B01JSAPH1O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499786717&sr=8-3&keywords=rigid+led 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmabarone Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 33 minutes ago, thewheelerZ said: This might be a dumb question, but does anyone use a cheap set of lights for day/rain driving? We have yet to do any night racing, and not sure if we will be doing any in the near future. When racing in the rain it would be pretty nice to have a bit of extra visibility in the mirrors of other cars. How much would a typical light setup weigh? Would something cheap be sufficient for that purpose? Just do what all the morons around here do and throw on the flashers. (I know that doesn't solve the forward light issue, I just hate those people) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewheelerZ Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Very Helpful: 4 minutes ago, red0 said: https://www.amazon.com/Rigid-Industries-20204-Backlight-Radiance/dp/B01JSAPH1O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499786717&sr=8-3&keywords=rigid+led Not very helpful: 13 minutes ago, Axxe said: Thanks @red0, thanks for nothing @Axxe! And FWIW, im just trying to make it easier for you to see me when Im about to pass you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi_Im_Will Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 34 minutes ago, thewheelerZ said: This might be a dumb question, but does anyone use a cheap set of lights for day/rain driving? We have yet to do any night racing, and not sure if we will be doing any in the near future. When racing in the rain it would be pretty nice to have a bit of extra visibility in the mirrors of other cars. How much would a typical light setup weigh? Would something cheap be sufficient for that purpose? We always run at least one of our night racing lights, regardless of day/night or weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axxe Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, thewheelerZ said: Very Helpful: Not very helpful: Thanks @red0, thanks for nothing @Axxe! And FWIW, im just trying to make it easier for you to see me when Im about to pass you! Pfft you are mistaking me for my rookie drivers. I was just saying, you need to make your car look like the pace car if you are acting like it hahaha. Seriously though, I'm going to get a pair of these to run on the front in the gap between hood and bumper: Edited July 11, 2017 by Axxe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidry Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 43 minutes ago, thewheelerZ said: This might be a dumb question, but does anyone use a cheap set of lights for day/rain driving? We have yet to do any night racing, and not sure if we will be doing any in the near future. When racing in the rain it would be pretty nice to have a bit of extra visibility in the mirrors of other cars. How much would a typical light setup weigh? Would something cheap be sufficient for that purpose? 8 minutes ago, Hi_Im_Will said: We always run at least one of our night racing lights, regardless of day/night or weather. Some form of light on the car that you can turn on at a moments notice is a good idea. We have blue LEDs up the edges of the windshield, over the roofline, down the rear window and across the rear bumper. In the event that we get rain or cloudy conditions the driver turns on the lights to add a little bit of "I'm right here" to our car. These lights also make it easy for the pit to identify our car when it's coming down pit lane in the dark. On another light safety note, the rules specify a minimum of 2 brake lights and a maximum of 4. We use two stock bulb brake lights and a red LED strip across the top rear edge of our trunk lid, powered by a separate fuse. Really important at night that cars behind you know you are braking and this setup makes it very unlikely that we'd loose all brake lights at once. Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erich Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 2 hours ago, red0 said: Whatever you do, don't do this. If I was racing against that car I'd have it pulled from the field until they fixed their lights. Notice how it's illuminating HIGH ON THE WALL? This is a violation of the rules and a hazard to everyone in front of them. There is not a single LED lightbar available that meets the rules yet somehow they are allowed to run. Go get ebay HID projectors with real a real cutoff. They a friggin' bright and don't blind everyone else on the track. That's what we did. Two LHD pattern, two RHD pattern, setup to be a little higher on the outside like this ---\___/--- It doesn't blind anyone and we see everything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidry Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 36 minutes ago, erich said: Whatever you do, don't do this. If I was racing against that car I'd have it pulled from the field until they fixed their lights. Notice how it's illuminating HIGH ON THE WALL? This is a violation of the rules and a hazard to everyone in front of them. There is not a single LED lightbar available that meets the rules yet somehow they are allowed to run. Go get ebay HID projectors with real a real cutoff. They a friggin' bright and don't blind everyone else on the track. That's what we did. Two LHD pattern, two RHD pattern, setup to be a little higher on the outside like this ---\___/--- It doesn't blind anyone and we see everything. In that image it looks like they are doing adjustments. That is one of the reasons we went with multiple fixtures, here is an image when we were doing alignment. Note that even with the forward lights pointed at the ground about a car length and one half in front of our car their is sufficient light to illuminate the stop sign 300 feet away. This was not out final alignment. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiredBirds Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 no real help here, but this is what we set-up. The 2 outer lights aim slightly outwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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