Wrecker Light Bar

[jwaller]

austin just listed another lightbar on his site. same $200.

 

[doghead]

Could someone provide a link to Austin Aviation on Ebay or his correct use name there, I can't find him on Ebay. TIA

 

[maddawg308]

His UserID is beltfed34.

 

[doghead]

Thanks MD!

 

[sermis]

I have this one for $125.00. It is missing one of the red marker lights but I think it is complete otherwise. It's a little dirty and has a few scratches. No extra charge for the bird poop.

 

[builder77]

I had made up some individual lights for towing my other deuce home, but I had problems with keeping everything where I wanted it. This looks much easier, and self contained. Would someone be willing to take some measurement of the bar, so that I can copy it? What are the dimensions of the square steel(?) tubing? Also the dimensions of the two U with the rubber pads? What do the U things do, and how does this all mount on say a deuce? Any pics of it mounted? Also how long is the wire that comes for this setup? I am planning to use a trailer front wiring harness, and then regualar trailer wire.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Best I can do now for pics, my laptop is still out of commission.

 

[Cdub]

Is there a guy in Vermont that is making up the cables for the light bars........??

Thanks,

C'dub

 

[rumplecat]

Ethan:
Did you get your dimensions? If not I can access my bar in storage if you still need them, It's a 12 volt bar but it should be identical to a 24 volt.
James G.

 

[jwaller]

I just scored a light bar and I need the cable. does anybody have a lead on them. or can somebody tell me how long it's supposed to be so I can take a 105 harness and make my own.

 

[73m819]

i made my own cable useing a 105 harness and 7 wire trailer cable from napa, make it what ever length you want, to long is better then to short

 

[Jimmy]

Light bar

The price on the new light bars that I found were to high for me so I am in the process of building one, it is not factory but I think it will work. I am using parts that I had laying around. I still have to wire and repaint it.

 

[DaveP]

Re: Light bar

Jimmy yours will be better than the nos that i have. mine is brand new and they were not thinking as far ahead as you. you included reflectors. very good move. I use mine and i have lane to thank for finding it for me.

 

[jwaller]

i made my own cable useing a 105 harness and 7 wire trailer cable from napa, make it what ever length you want, to long is better then to short

how did you tie it into the bar itself? did you remove the std connector on the bar end and use the napa one?

 

[quarkz]

I got a partial light bar from Sermis.
It came with only one of the three marker lamps.

I found these twin bulb 12V lights in at Lowe’s.
The two 12V lamps are in parallel
If you pop the lens, you can cut the cheapo factory connections (red marker lines on first image), bend it out of the way and solder in the wires in different places to give you two 12V lamps in series.

Voila! You have a 24V marker lamp.
I think they were $3-4 rather than $20+ new Mil. Part.

I too used an old m105 trailer connector and then used some 8 pin MS connectors I had in my junk bin to make the bar connector termination.

A bit of green paint and it looks pretty good.

Had to get some more milage out of that last pix, but it shows the lightbar in use.

 

[vtdeucedriver]

I dont have a light bar for my wrecker but I do have the cable. I also have 2 light set up's for towing artillary. They clamp around the end of the barrel.

 

[emr]

The guy in vermont who will make up cables wants me to send him mine , then he will copy it, i said yes, but cant seem to let go of it when i pic it up to put it in the box.....oh well ill try again, ....later...Randy

 

[tcody]

emr - If you end up sending your cable to him I would like a copy or send me a PM. I have been able to source the connectors but not the wire or a wiring diagram.
Regards,
Thane

 

[hlane3]

emr - I recently bought a light bar from Austin Weber, and would be interested in a cable also. Please send me a PM
Thanks, Howard

 

[73m819]

i spliced packard connectors in place of the plug on the light bar, made Ys where needed