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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 3/1/2007 3:55:53 AM

TRUTH5.0

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i think it depends on the over all style of the car. looks good on some but i wouldnt buy one 4 my car.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/14/2007 9:59:29 PM

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I didn't like mine at first but my wife insisted on it and it sort of grows on you.

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I really like that look! I'm actually getting mine on Fri.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/14/2007 10:06:17 PM

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I agree with what has been said, depends on the car and the styling. I dont think I would like one on my car.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/15/2007 1:41:13 PM

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Roll bars: No

Light bars: Yes (94+)

Will get one eventually, its somewhere on my list

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/15/2007 2:12:51 PM

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gotta have it!

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/19/2007 2:14:04 PM

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i absolutely love the bar! i think it makes the car look more bad a** when the top is down

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/19/2007 3:25:25 PM

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Don't Like.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/19/2007 5:54:24 PM

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I like them.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/19/2007 6:12:27 PM

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I don't think that they look good on fox bodies, but they look good on 05's and up. (my2cents.)

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/27/2007 12:42:19 AM

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I am not a huge fan of the light bar.. but I searched high and low to find a chrome roll bar Hoop, Hooker Headers makes it.. I think its hot.. and you dont see many cars with it..

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/28/2007 4:30:27 PM

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I don't have either but I would get a real functional roll bar if (and when?) I get a newer V-8 (mines a six). That's cause I know of a friend who had a wreck when he struck a truck (he had a ragtop but don't more than that). He went into a coma for about 8 months, and when he came out, well he's not all there if you know what I mean. That means I will likely drive a v8 with a bit more "enthusiasm" and I would get
-more- concerned about safety. The roll bar would be there primarily for safety, and I would want it to look good if possible.

Light bar? forget it.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 4/30/2007 12:46:32 PM

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they definately aren't made for structural support if you actually roll the car, but they do strengthen the chassis a bit. also, you can't crush them just from leaning on them. my bar could withstand a baseball bat being swung at it. as a matter of fact, you'd probably hurt your hands more than the bar.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/1/2007 12:08:02 AM

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I like them on most of the newer stangs.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/3/2007 8:15:57 PM

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i love em, fills up the empty space

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/3/2007 8:26:47 PM

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i love the look, only thing i dont like about them (well mine) is that when i hit the brake with the top up and someone is in the back seat they get a big red light in the face lol, sometimes its a good thing but other times not.
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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/4/2007 7:04:30 PM

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i love the look, only thing i dont like about them (well mine) is that when i hit the brake with the top up and someone is in the back seat they get a big red light in the face lol, sometimes its a good thing but other times not.
heres a bad pic of mine

thats why you make a circuit that disables the light when the top is up.

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/4/2007 7:41:54 PM

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i like them

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/8/2007 3:58:33 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: mattdel

quote:

ORIGINAL: antiv6

i love the look, only thing i dont like about them (well mine) is that when i hit the brake with the top up and someone is in the back seat they get a big red light in the face lol, sometimes its a good thing but other times not.
heres a bad pic of mine

thats why you make a circuit that disables the light when the top is up.

anyone know how to do this, i dont even know how it is wired it was on the car when i bought it

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/15/2007 2:13:56 AM

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i like em both ways depends on your cars setup.i got one

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RE: Light Bar: Like, No Like - 5/15/2007 3:24:49 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: antiv6

quote:

ORIGINAL: mattdel

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ORIGINAL: antiv6

i love the look, only thing i dont like about them (well mine) is that when i hit the brake with the top up and someone is in the back seat they get a big red light in the face lol, sometimes its a good thing but other times not.
heres a bad pic of mine

thats why you make a circuit that disables the light when the top is up.

anyone know how to do this, i dont even know how it is wired it was on the car when i bought it

Yeah .. buy the switch .. remove the back seat .. cut the wire from the light bar ... you splice in the conv. top motor .. ( comes with easy directions to follow ) and into the light bar .. put the top up and down and from that point on .. brake light only comes on when the top is down .. great cheap mod for us vert owners w. light bars .. most people have no clue about it .. I could have never driven around with a brake light glowing in my car haha ... anyway .. LIGHT BAR FOR THE WIN ... 99-04's just don't look finished with out them .. its like a bath tub with a windsheild .. you had the light bar and it becomes a sports car again ...

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