Iraqvet05
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Re: Rear Observation camera
I added a $70 wired camera to my 33' TT last year. For the price, it does the job but the screen resolution isn't the clearest. I initially mounted the camera to a bracket above the spare tire but excessive vibration on the road made it impossible to get a clear image. Mounting the camera directly to the bumper solved the vibration issue but the focal length on the camera is pretty short so I don't see cars 4-5 car lengths back well...they are just a blob on the screen. For highway observation, my set up is adequate but I don't rely on it as a back camera. I don't have any perspective on where the left and right edges of the trailer and there's no sound so the DW still backs me in when kids are present at the CG.648Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to improve 2017 Ford 350 head light output? See Update.
ShinerBock wrote: Iraqvet05 wrote: ShinerBock wrote: LED or HID in a housing made for halogen lights are illegal in all states, and enforcement is sporadic. If you want to put these kind of lights on your truck and stay legal then you would need to spend the coin and buy housing made for these types of bulbs(i.e. projectors) that do not scatter the beam. I'd really like to read this law from a legitimate source, not "the internet said". I work for a police department...it's not enforced at all here. I've also traveled at night in Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Arkansas and passed many police vehicles and I've haven't been pulled over. As I said, enforcement is sporadic and most new officers do not even know it is illegal. As far as your state, somewhere in the transportation code it will state that a vehicle has to abide by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 49 CFR Part 571 which is what makes putting a HID or LED bulb in a housing made for halogen illegal. You can put an LED bulb in an LED housing or HID bulb in an HID housing, but neither in a halogen only housing. CFR 49 571.108 Not to mention that it is a j@ckA$$ thing to do. I understand you need to see, but so do others on the road. I don't think they should be blinded just because someone is too cheap to do it right. If someone can afford a $40+k truck, then they can afford to spend the extra coin on the correct housing for the bulbs they want. I'll continue to be that jack ass. I don't get flashed, I don't get pulled over (I imagine because 95 percent of LEOs don't know how to interpret the DOT law you provided). I see far brighter LED lights on factory vehicles that my cheap retrofit. Sorry, but you can't convince me that a halogen bulb that has very little directionality is that much different from an LED. Maybe the lumen output is more of a factor with the brightness than the design of the bulb.512Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to improve 2017 Ford 350 head light output? See Update.
ShinerBock wrote: LED or HID in a housing made for halogen lights are illegal in all states, and enforcement is sporadic. If you want to put these kind of lights on your truck and stay legal then you would need to spend the coin and buy housing made for these types of bulbs(i.e. projectors) that do not scatter the beam. I'd really like to read this law from a legitimate source, not "the internet said". I work for a police department...it's not enforced at all here. I've also traveled at night in Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Arkansas and passed many police vehicles and I've haven't been pulled over.312Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to improve 2017 Ford 350 head light output? See Update.
I swapped out the bulbs on my truck with Beamtech H13 LED bulbs a year ago and I have had no issues with them. They run $31/pair on eBay and are fairly easy to swap. There's a certain way they are supposed to go in t get the beam pattern distributed correctly and I had to turn my bucket adjusters down to keep from getting flashed all the time. Great lights and I'd do it again.311Views0likes0CommentsRe: Planning a trip Yellowstone, Mt Rushmore, Deadwood Etc.
We went to that area last year. I back-tracked to the Bad Lands and I'm glad we didn't stay the night near Wall. We stayed in Custer (Peacock Meadows CG) and the drive back to the Badlands wasn't that bad. We stayed an hour and a half tops in the Badlands and 2 hours in Wall...the kids just didn't seem to get into either place so we had plenty of time to go get dinner in Rapid City before heading back to Custer.1.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Electric Powered Trailer - Airstream
You wouldn't need a 7.3 if this idea actually works. A NA 4 cylinder in a vehicle that can handle the tongue weight of an Airstream can be used. I believe the idea here is the trailer won't put any towing load on the tow vehicle. I assume (like my Traxass electric RC truck) the trailer braking would also controlled by the motor and speed controller. I can see this technology helping tremendously when towing in strong head winds, at higher elevations and up steep grades.337Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rodent damage
2oldman wrote: Iraqvet05 wrote: Most of those threads don't apply here. Not sure how you would even begin to seal off an engine compartment. I guess he's putting a cat under the hood. Lol ! My mom had a 77 Corvette that sat for months one winter for some mechanical issue. When a neighbor opened the hood to look at it, an opossum had made a home in the radiator cowl.363Views0likes0CommentsRe: Mice in my camper
Find and seal off any holes larger than a quarter with copper mesh. Glue traps along the walls inside (no bait) will catch any inside. You may want to consider placing some bat stations with rodentcide in them outside the camper. I bought these bait stations and some consumer grade poison blocks and the mice went to town on them the first few weeks.366Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rodent damage
2oldman wrote: Keep mice away 2007 Prevent mice 2011 Kill/prevent mice 2011 Mice 2013 Mice, Apr 2014 Mice, August 2014 peppermint oil - mice 2015 Mice - get rid of 2015 Mice - mothballs etc 2016 mice- July 2016 Most of those threads don't apply here. Not sure how you would even begin to seal off an engine compartment.363Views0likes0Comments
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