What did you do TO / WITH your Bronco today? 👨🏻‍🔧🧰🚿🛠

[5GENIDN]

Well, let me think of the best way to explain.

So think of it like this....

You know how a garden hose sprayer works?

You turn on the hose and then twist the nozzle and the more you twist it, the more it either sprays wide and short, or long and narrow like a water jet.

So think of that like your light patterns.

Long narrow is a spot, short and wide like a diffused. medium like a driving/flood, etc.

Well lets say you turn the sprayer to a medium pattern for example. If you hold it straight forward. Completely horizontal, it sprays straight. If you turn the handle upside down and still hold it straight forward horizontally. The water still sprays straight forward (ignore the fact that gravity over a distance sags the water.) So the point is it is uniform. Top or bottom. The pattern projects straight.

So, to angle the light down, you tilt the entire light housing down at a slight angle.

What is different about the new Baja SAE lights is that they don't project the light vertically. They have optics in them Like a prizm. That BEND the light beam DOWN and a CURVE or an angle.

That curve down at an angle means you can keep the light housing straight forward, but the light itself angles down. In turn, if you flip them upside down, the light beam will angle UP into the air.

Make sense?

John

I understand the light dispersion.... I fully understand the difference between spots and floods..... By the way Nice job in trying to explain that.... I also understand how the SAE lights have the upper cut off meaning that the lens is 100 percent directional (it has a top of the lens and a bottom).

The reason I asked the question, and maybe I misunderstood, It sounded like you guys felt it necessary to flip the lenses when mounting lights upside down. Which unless they were the SAE lights (those lens need flipped) then why was it necessary to be flipping the lens? That made no sense to me because, as you eloquently described, the light dispersion would have been identical.

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[5GENIDN]

Pretty cool that you worked on trains. Absolutely love them.

Nope never worked on trains.... Only the locomotives....

Long time ago, the original hybrids. We would take old locomotives and tear them down to the frame and completely restore them with new diesels and have all the traction motors rewound and install new generators. It was a hell of a learning experience. did that for about 5 years working my way through my second degree. (worked swing shift and went to school during the day). Was already a certified mechanic and had spent a number of years wrenching on cars prior.

 

[5GENIDN]

Went out on a nice trail Saturday with 7 broncos… guy behind me took this video…good times!


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...cpkxnWkAdTmj397VgKueYsJ72l&id=100082320445559

That looks like it could be a really fun run!

 

[Area51BS]

Nope never worked on trains.... Only the locomotives....

Long time ago, the original hybrids. We would take old locomotives and tear them down to the frame and completely restore them with new diesels and have all the traction motors rewound and install new generators. It was a hell of a learning experience. did that for about 5 years working my way through my second degree. (worked swing shift and went to school during the day). Was already a certified mechanic and had spent a number of years wrenching on cars prior.

Oops. Forgot about the difference.

 

[Frankie945]

Added a no duck sticker not sure I’m happy with the location should have put it on the other side. Ordered the sticker from Etsy for 5 bucks

 

[Arokcrwlr]

Went out on a nice trail Saturday with 7 broncos… guy behind me took this video…good times!


https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...cpkxnWkAdTmj397VgKueYsJ72l&id=100082320445559

Looks fun! Great music choice - I love me some TDN...

 

[Muddog899]

got my new to me and free best top 2 door soft top and bull bar. Buddy's daughter didn't want it.

 

[gmcoover]

Looks good. I like the black stripe

 

[5GENIDN]

Oops. Forgot about the difference.

Same thing everyone calls them... Not a big deal.... Just haven some fun with ya.... Anybody that was new to the shop was corrected by about 50 people at the same time.... It was pounded into me....

 

[Durangatan]

Another day on the ranch. No pavement here.

 

[Durangatan]

Installed RedRock BRS Running Boards. I wanted to mimic the Raptor boards, and these fit the bill. Initial impressions are impressive.

Link to site where I purchased these

What happens when you really nail a rock with those?

 

[RallyGorgo]

I installed a TrailRax roof rack and Pack Rax on my ‘23 Badlands.

 

[cobretti]

after some heavy rain today

 

[Bulldawg9]

I added front and rear bumpers. Then looked naked without winch. Then changed hawles lead so stood out. Then worried about direct connect so added 500a disconnect for winch. Was enough for 2 evenings. For now….

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I added front and rear bumpers. Then looked naked without winch. Then changed hawles lead so stood out. Then worried about direct connect so added 500a disconnect for winch. Was enough for 2 evenings. For now….

Your Bronco looks awesome! Thanks for sharing photos with the community.

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