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Old 08-04-2015, 01:40 AM
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Default Light bar time!!!!!! Curved or straight?

Can't make up my mind! Any suggestions????
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Old 08-04-2015, 02:09 AM
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50" curved.
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Old 08-04-2015, 06:49 AM
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For sure curved. I've been wanting to order one but other things have been coming up preventing me.
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Old 08-04-2015, 07:19 AM
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I'm ordering a 50 curved osram bar with the mcmfab mounts. Most likely Friday when I get paid.
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Old 08-04-2015, 08:38 AM
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Yeah I think the curved is way better! 50" fits well on Rangers?
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Old 08-04-2015, 08:44 AM
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Yes 50 curved fits practically perfect on the windshield
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Old 08-06-2015, 05:57 AM
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Default Re: Light bar time!!!!!! Curved or straight?

Curved if your going for windshield mount.

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Old 08-06-2015, 06:31 AM
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Curved if your going for windshield mount.
What mounts are those?
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Old 08-06-2015, 06:35 AM
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I used the putco mounts from amazon. They are the f250 mounts but I just bent them to fit the ranger.
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Old 08-06-2015, 03:41 PM
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I used the putco mounts from amazon. They are the f250 mounts but I just bent them to fit the ranger.
I'm looking at the mcmfab mounts.. Little pricy though
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Old 08-06-2015, 06:16 PM
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They're probably better. The putco mounts aren't very rigid. Any shock gets them vibrating.
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Old 08-07-2015, 10:16 PM
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Are they metal mounts?? What year f250 are they for
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Old 08-08-2015, 05:30 PM
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Are they metal mounts?? What year f250 are they for
They are steel, it won't matter the year as some modification is needed to make them fit on a ranger.
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Old 08-15-2015, 09:59 PM
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Would avoid the curved ones if at all possible. Light output is not nearly what a straight bar has, and the curved ones always seem a way to loosen up and they tilt downwards.
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Old 08-15-2015, 10:22 PM
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Use rubber washers between the mount and bar itself. Bar won't move.
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