Here's a pic of the bar I found that got me thinking. I know it's on a HD but I think it might fit - or I can either fab something up.

 

Call me curious but what are you wanting to spend on adding lights?

Also the LED bar I think will have the far better output.

 

I'm sure I'll have $300 into lights before I'm done. I've bought cheap ones before and they're ok, but tend to have issues.

I was looking at the PIAA series, round, but LED lighting.


I think the LED or the HID stuff probably has the best output per power usage.

 

I also agree with the LED bar. It'll look cleaner and put out more usable light. I'm getting one. I just am still researching exactly what I want to get.

 

Led for sure, more light and less draw on the truck. Plus depending on how its all rigged up can look very much cleaner.

 

LED bar for sure.

And that pic you posted is a 1500 not sure if will mount the same though since it's on a 09-12 you'd have to check that out.

 

I don't even know the brand/maker of the bar just was surfing the net looking for lighting

I haven't found many examples of a ram with a led bar yet. there's one member on here that put on on their truck though.


Ideally what I'm wanting is driving lights that reach farther than the stock headlights do for my highway driving. I was spoiled by my last truck. it had great lighting.

 

With round lights you have 4 times the electric problems with 4 lights. Light bar only 1-2 electric problems.

Greg

 

I am voting LED light bar

 

LED light bar... way brighter and last longer i think

 

All depends what you want your rig to look like.
You can get your lumens out of round or bars, again it comes down to the "look" your going for.

LED round light or LED bars are the same exact thing, just different looks, of course.

 

I have both. LEDs are very bright and have a good light spread and are more of a flood/fog driving pattern. I also have 130w kc pencil beam spot lights the give superior long distance lighting. Best of both worlds.

 

Heres a pic of how I did mine.....might start some ideas in your head...:smileup:

 

exactly what I was wanting to do but didn't know how it would turn out, thanks for the pic! :smileup:

 

LED light bars are the way to go if you're looking for illumination

 

Smittybilt bar, uses your license plate holes for mounting. No drilling, and you can take it with you when your done. 10 minutes to mount.

 

Is that the Street light bar? Like the look better then a bullbar.

 

thanks for the pic of the smittybilt on a 13! It'll be the one I get, Too bad they aren't available in chrome. But I think I can fix that. There are some chrome-esque powder coat options available.

Lots of people are big on the bar it seems. Inset into the lower bumper like comatone1982 is slick and clean. However, I have the bumper like Otterdriver - and I can't inset it like you have.

Guess I'm just being an old stick... grew up with round and finding it hard to imagine anything else, lol.

 

bar looks way better are you going to get rigid or ones from china?

 

still not sure which to buy, but you can rest assured I will buy quality. I've moved on from the days of buying cheap crap.

 

good to know, I was thinking my budget was going to be about $500 for the works.

 

i can compare my cree led that i paid 350 for a 30 in double stacked is just as bright as my buddies rigid 50 in ! i can give you the website if your intrested!

 

I would like to see pics of your light bar if you have any, mine didn't come with the "cree" led's but I am pretty happy with the output, just wondering if there is a difference, that's why I didn't mind the price of mine, I figured if I ever did an upgrade it wouldn't be so painful, I've seen a number of curved 40" bars on ebay rated around 240 watts with cree led's, for a reasonable price, as far as I'm concerned the more light the better, just really impressed with the performance of these led light bars and how bullet-proof they are.:broken-image-fighte

 

Here is a 40" mounted in my lower bumper

 

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Here is a 40" mounted in my lower bumper

How far out is it mounted? I figured that a 2 row wouldn't fit very deep, so I went with the SR.

 

I am one of the few, if not the only one, who votes for the round KC type. I love my Hunter bull bar and plan to have KC 123 driving lights on it here shortly (whenever the IRS decides I can have my tax refund, lol!).

I am not sure why, but the LED bars have never looked right to me. They look great installed on other vehicles, but I just don't think they would look all that great on mine. Call me old fashioned. I just prefer the round appearance of the KCs and when compared to no aftermarket driving lights at all, just pure OEM, the KCs give off a fair amount of light (at least the model I plan to purchase). And even though I am one who appreciates light, and a lot of it, I just cannot picture installing the LED bars on my Ram - just not the appearance I am going for.

I have attached some pics for you to consider. It is totally up to you which route you go - much like someone else already mentioned, it is about what look you are trying to accomplish just as much as it is about the light output.

One main reason why I went with the Hunter brand and this specific model, is because, unlike other brands, this one doesn't block most of my beautiful chrome grille. This is what my rig looks like for now with just the Hunter bar installed:

And these are the pics posted by another member that inspired me to go this route:

 

How hard was the install on this? Was there any cutting required, such as with the airdam?

 

^^^That is actually an awesome setup, there is nothing wrong with the way that looks! I agree with your previous comment, its the look and output each individual is after that matters. I think the bar you have looks awesome in chrome.

 

KA1OTE. That bull bar is quite a bit lower than the ones I've seen as well. an interesting option. Thanks for the pics!

 

You're welcome! I share when I can and like I said, this bar doesn't block most of my grille like most other brands do. So when I saw it on here, I knew it was the one I wanted to go with - and ultimately had it purchased and installed within a month. And at such a great price point, you can't go wrong with it, should you choose it is for you. The bar is extremely sturdy and very well made.

I purchased mine off eBay. The manufacturer, Hunter, makes a few different options for our Rams. For my chrome bar, this is the current listing. It also comes in powder coated black version as well, listed here.

 

I really like brushgaurds and bull bars on my trucks but not a huge fan of the looks of them on this truck either. I like the Smittybuilt one too but does anyoee have this one from Westin? Pics?

http://westinautomotive.com/westin/...ear=&make=&model=&submodel=&cabstyle=&guid=06f62250-6c94-1468-3016-237e610fb021

 

I just switched from 2 8" round Hella lights mounted on my brushguard to a 32" double row LED bar mounted in between the uprights on the brushguard. I couldn't be happier with the result and the light output is amazing.

 

Simple 1/4 steel mounts with holes drilled under the bumper cover. I have $100 invested in this setup...





And I have a 240W one on my Tundra:

 

Simple 1/4 steel mounts with holes drilled under the bumper cover. I have $100 invested in this setup...

How did you mount the brackets to the bumper?