Aussie H3 Project
#91
Here is my review for the genuine Hummer H3 off road lights:
Well they are pretty bright, the grill lights have been adjusted to light up the side of the road, and will be great is spotting wild life about to head onto the road way.
The roof lights, I am not sure about, no good for highway use, as they seem to glare a fair bit and light up the bonnet and windscreen a fair bit. However when heading down a small dirt road/track they seem to come into their own, and the glare seems to be not such a concern as they really light up the track, so I think they really are 'off road lights', rather than on road lights.
I can also see them being handy as a work light when setting up camp after dark or doing recovery work. So over all I am very happy with the lights, and they will all have a very useful purpose.
Will still be fitting the Narva Brush Guard mounted lights eventually, and the winch, and then I am done with Hummer mods for a while at least. Might then be time to do some more work on my camping trailer, may be a roof tent on the camping trailer is on the cards.
Tried to grab some photos of the lights in action, but they did not turn out, will try again later.
Well they are pretty bright, the grill lights have been adjusted to light up the side of the road, and will be great is spotting wild life about to head onto the road way.
The roof lights, I am not sure about, no good for highway use, as they seem to glare a fair bit and light up the bonnet and windscreen a fair bit. However when heading down a small dirt road/track they seem to come into their own, and the glare seems to be not such a concern as they really light up the track, so I think they really are 'off road lights', rather than on road lights.
I can also see them being handy as a work light when setting up camp after dark or doing recovery work. So over all I am very happy with the lights, and they will all have a very useful purpose.
Will still be fitting the Narva Brush Guard mounted lights eventually, and the winch, and then I am done with Hummer mods for a while at least. Might then be time to do some more work on my camping trailer, may be a roof tent on the camping trailer is on the cards.
Tried to grab some photos of the lights in action, but they did not turn out, will try again later.
#92
Been a while between updates, and have not done much apart from drive the car and work
Here is a photo of the factory lights in action:
The switches mounted up and working as intended.
I have decided against using the Narva driving lights, and will be using them on another project, as they were just too hard to fit to the H3, it all seemed to hard.
So I bought a LED light bar instead, I fitted it up in about an hour and wired in in about the same time again, just need to find a way to run the switch wire from interior to engine bay:
Will have to get some photos of it fitted up, light output is awesome, turns night into day.
Here is a photo of the factory lights in action:
The switches mounted up and working as intended.
I have decided against using the Narva driving lights, and will be using them on another project, as they were just too hard to fit to the H3, it all seemed to hard.
So I bought a LED light bar instead, I fitted it up in about an hour and wired in in about the same time again, just need to find a way to run the switch wire from interior to engine bay:
Will have to get some photos of it fitted up, light output is awesome, turns night into day.
#94
Since I had to run CB, Lighting and "other" wires I used a large Unibit (step drill) and a Daystar Firewall grommet (KU20040BK). I can modify the size of the opening if/when I need to run more wires.
DayStar KU20040BK Firewall Boot | eBay
Wire Grommet and Boot - Daystar - YouTube
DayStar KU20040BK Firewall Boot | eBay
Wire Grommet and Boot - Daystar - YouTube
#95
What does this mean??
Thanks!
Since I had to run CB, Lighting and "other" wires I used a large Unibit (step drill) and a Daystar Firewall grommet (KU20040BK). I can modify the size of the opening if/when I need to run more wires.
DayStar KU20040BK Firewall Boot | eBay
Wire Grommet and Boot - Daystar - YouTube
DayStar KU20040BK Firewall Boot | eBay
Wire Grommet and Boot - Daystar - YouTube
#97
sorry, i thought you were going to get a shot of your rig with a "kangaROO" in the pix.
seems like someone down unda refered tp them as "roos". my mistake!
seems like someone down unda refered tp them as "roos". my mistake!
#98
Nice Rig!
I'm loving the rig! I visited AU last December and LOVED your country too! Are the aux. lighting switches OEM? I am just starting my own build Had it for 7days now and 2k later I'm liking what I'm seeing Where did you buy the roof lights?
#99
Have no photos of any with my rig, they are pretty skittish but dumb like sheep, the only animal I have ever seen that will flee towards something that it is scared off, thats why so many get run over.
Have never seen another Hummer with the OEM roof lights in Australia.
Last edited by Aussie H3; 06-19-2014 at 09:17 AM.