From: kurt matis (krogerma@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 15 2005 - 19:57:38 PST
I use Napa 12V lights on mine. I've got a pair mounted
I've also got the same arrangement mounted on the
I made a circuit breaker panel and mounted it on the
Yes, I know, none of this is original, but neither are
on the each side of doors of my "deuce hardening kit"
I bought from John from MOFTA (Massively Overbuilt For
Typical Applications". It's the reinforced box thing
that they use for riot control and stuff.
fenders for plow lights on a tall bracket on either
side, although I'm changing the mounting this spring.
I'm going to try to put them on the front of the cab
roof. We'll see how that goes.
dash where the data plate is and moved the data plate
down to the middle of the glove box door. Everywhere
else I tried was a pain to reach. I might move it
again, since I am going to run the AUX lights on
12volts on the dual-voltage alternator I purchased
from Gene in Colorado. It's just easier that way and I
also needed the 12 volt source for jump starting my
other vehicles with the deuce.
lights mounted in these extra places and I can take
them off again anyway. And anyway I can if I want....
I got criticized at a local MV show I brought the
truck out to here in the Albany NY area - two guys
commented that the hardening kit wasn't Army issue. I
gave them the part number and told them to go check
it....
Anyway, I don't remember the NAPA part number of the
lights, but they are little lights that you see on a
skidsteer or other farm equipment. The swivels are not
too good. I bought some of the little universal swivel
vice thingies that they sell at Saturn Surplus for
$10.00. They let you swivel the lights all around and
then lock them with a lever. The one I mounted on the
truck already got rusty - I took it off and I will
paint it - my standard paint system is Dupont Corlar
topcoated with Imron dull finish clear. You can mix
the different Corlar greens to get whatever version of
Olive Drab you want. Anybody wants to know the
recipie, ask. I'll go out and read the numbers off the
cans.
Ted Hils from Ted's trucks and stuff might still have
some dual voltage alternators left if you want to do
the 12V thing. It's a little bit of a pain to have to
be mounting two lights together all the time for a
series arrangement. I resent the prices for 24V stuff.
I know it's because they probably don't make enough of
them to get the cost down, but whatever the reason, I
don't like buying 24V stuff. So I switched over to 12V
for the aux lights. Or, I should say I've got the 12V
system working and will soon repower the aux lights
with it.
Well, I've babbled enough, hope it might have been
helpful to somebody.
Happy Holidays:
-Kurt Matis
Troy NY
1972 m35a2
1963 Walter FNBS
--- J <W7LS@blarg.net> wrote:
> Ryan,
> I think a good spot for lights is underneath the
> sides of the cargo
> bed, facing backwards. That way, you can illuminate
> the area to the side
> and partially to the rear, so you can see to back up
> without squishing
> the garbage can. Jim
>
> Ryan Gill wrote:
>
> > Anyone add additional lights to their deuces? I'm
> looking at
> > installing some Flood lights to the front and rear
> of my 2.5 ton and
> > I'm looking for ideas.
> >
> > My current thinking is to install the front pair
> under the front
> > bumper by adding a 16 gauge steel bracket under
> the bumper mounting
> > bolts. I'll run the power leads up to a
> switch/relay combination under
> > the dash with a circuit breaker and power supply
> lead off of a common
> > accessory bus bar that I'll install.
> >
> > I'm also looking at adding a rear work/backup
> light to the rear of the
> > deuce. Where I'll mount that, I'm not sure yet.
> >
> > As far as switches go, I'm figuring on just making
> a 4 switch panel to
> > mount under the dash in arms reach rather than
> have several individual
> > switches. That way I can easily mount the single
> power feed buss near
> > the switches and feed each one.
>
>
>
>
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