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    For the front Dually D2’s I ended up mounting them on the rack with the PIIA mounts.



















    My custom rail mounts at least, I know I can still use for mounting a variety of other things if the need arises in the future.


    I even had 1/4 of an inch to spare to clear my garage door without having to let any air out of my tires !!!









    That night I was like a little kid on X-Mas Morning !


    I just had to go out and adjust them. I was gone so long my wife called me just to make sure I was OK ! LOl

    I did end up adjusting the side lights slightly forward to better illuminate everything on the side of the vehicle, abeam the front doors.




    The rack also ended up a lot closer to my satellite antenna than I had preferred. In fact the aluminum angle mount and the running lights ended up almost directly over the top of it ! The good news is I have not noticed any degradation to my reception.

    I’ll take Luck over skill any day as long as it is good Luck !












    Yes I can finally say (like many of those before me have), that any night photos do not do the lights justice and they do turn night into day. I am also especially happy with the backup lights! I needed that because of my tint and that my remounted rear camera also has to also look threw the tint. It looks like … yes.. I have daylight now when I back up.


    This photo shows the difference between the aftermarket backup and the stock backup lights ( that are also illuminated).







    It seems to me the back up lights are brighter and have a wider range than my low beams. :-).









    So far I think I like the combo position, brake and sequential turn signal lights. I like the idea that with them mounted high that other vehicles have an easier time seeing them.








    For emergency, camping or every “night” driving all the lights look like they will do their job very well.











    Years ago I never would have thought LEDs could be so bright.










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