LED Light Bar Review and Installation - Living The Van Life
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Here is an unboxing, review, and installation of a 783 watt 52" curved LED light bar using Vanagonlife brackets for off road use on my Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van. It's perfect for #vanlife or and 4wd and 2wd application. It is excellent for off road use when out exploring and overlanding in the back country.
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#livingthevanlife #offroad #review
@earthlivingdiaries6277 5 жыл бұрын
These lightbars are the best! Was super useful on our van while driving through Scandinavia last winter!
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@BluffCoast 3 жыл бұрын
I was sold in the first 8 seconds! Nice work as always Chad, I appreciate the thorough review and installation!
@UrbanVanlife 4 жыл бұрын
i totally agree , i fitted one to my t4 and man it makes so much difference
@MuhammadAli-jd2ut 4 жыл бұрын
That made gigantic difference. It would be especially helpful for individuals with weak eye-sight.
@markporter45 4 жыл бұрын
That's an insane amount of light!! Good for the price love your vids bro keeps me sane !
@velociraptor7110 5 жыл бұрын
That’s some serious Illumination out there, many thanks for making the video.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@thebestestchannel 5 жыл бұрын
Nice! I have the exact same one, and have the same exact mounts, both seem r be great quality . It’s awesome! I always enjoy the videos. Keep it up! Also thank you VERY much about the wind noise fixes!!
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching. Hope it helps!
@7thwilliams Жыл бұрын
I saw this and fitted same onto my van before my solo road trip from London UK to Lagos Nigeria…thanks for the info
@lindas1496 3 жыл бұрын
Great, Thank you Chad. Good to know.
@dansimmons1739 3 жыл бұрын
Great video dude. I’m just finishing a build on an off road VW T5 in the UK and this has inspired me to investigate fitting one of these babies on my van. Thanks!
@joeframo3347 4 жыл бұрын
Well that light bar looks really great on that van that's a lot of looms wow really sharp you see everything even off to the sides awesome happy trails
@zajournals 4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome. I can see putting one in the back as well - not for use when driving of course.
@RebelsInc969 5 жыл бұрын
I love my light bars it's like daylight, Awesome!
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@hardrock6034 2 жыл бұрын
Very clean install.
@therealtashiro 5 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome Chad! Keep it up! 👍🏻🍻
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lspthrattan 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is a super install video; ingenious modifications, plenty of detail, great camera work, thank you! When I finally get my own van, I'll be using this video to get me through my own installation. Meanwhile, I'll continue to watch the experts and add to that amazon list! lol I'm so ocd by the time I get one, I'll have it planned down to the last cup-hook. (yeah I'm working on that....) :D
@SailBeforeSunset 5 жыл бұрын
We recently bought an Excursion, and these would be perfect on our SUV! Great vid!
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! That would be cool. Thanks for watching.
@Mary-yu3sn 4 жыл бұрын
Great info and knowledge of doing it..Thank You!!
@quietkey2003 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks man...that was a great review and tips for a giant light bar....Peace
@thenoworriesnomad 5 жыл бұрын
Great video Chad.. 👍👍
@Beavis-et8ox 5 жыл бұрын
Let there be light :-) Cool video, thank you for sharing and have a great weekend.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Beavis!
@georgefenrich4119 5 жыл бұрын
wow, looks great!
@waltershumate5777 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I liked it... in fact I liked it so much, that now I'm going to have to go get me one!! THANKS !!
@billkrause4585 4 жыл бұрын
A great option for your van
@bianchiveloce1 4 жыл бұрын
That is so cool. I need to get a light bar for my 1984 Honda Civic. ;>)
@CityToTheWoods 5 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same light bar in my Jeep Grand Cherokee, I wired it up to my high beam switch and it works flawlessly. The only concern that I have is a base sounding hum that is generated by wind blowing around light bar at speed over 50 mile an hour.
@traxoff-grid6600 5 жыл бұрын
Hey brother looks good I will have to look at one on next truck I think Optimus has enough lights now wait till you see the next build. Keep up the awesome videos. And keep on trucking my friend
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Cant wait to see the next build!
@mtnride4930 5 жыл бұрын
Nice video Chad, I like the light bar idea but I decided to go with rigid lighting 4x4 size two on my bumper. They are more expensive but the lighting is amazing. I need to go out in the desert and shoot some pics. Keep up the good work.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
That’s cool! Thanks for the feedback on that. Congrats on the Rigids!
@reportergary 5 жыл бұрын
I'm confused about how KZfaq counts views. It shows ''no views'' to me but you already, at the time of my posting this comment, four likes and a previous comment. Thanks for sharing all your observations about van life. You always provide useful information.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Have no fear, it’s just a delay in the first few moments that a video starts out fresh. It’ll catch up.
@vegasdavetv 5 жыл бұрын
another great one, gonna put a bar on my jeep soon😎
@sasquatch13-5 5 жыл бұрын
That helped me a lot (no joke) thanks:)
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
mustang tank awesome!!! Glad it helped
@christiangonzalez4760 5 жыл бұрын
Good job dude 👍👍👍
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bro!
@kedhem1 3 жыл бұрын
LTVL 👍
@slimpickins3425 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome setup Chad, and you cant beat the price! Im sure the brackets cost as much. You can get waterproof connectors on Amazon that look just like the one you used
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Oh nice. That’s cool. Thanks for watching.
@SilverBulletGhOsT 5 жыл бұрын
oh and I don't have a vanagan… but would love to have one... I am on disability. But would love one to just go out and camp out kind of like you do and maybe find a nice off road lake or something to fish in.... you got a great life going... just wish I could do it myself...
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Oh man. Keep you’re head up! There is always a way you could do it. Anything is possible! Thanks for the comment
@wildbill23c 5 жыл бұрын
Great video...that light looks great, and a great price too. What if anything do you do for lights in the back to be able to see backing up at night as typically the stock reverse lights are pretty useless on every vehicle?
@d4ve587 5 жыл бұрын
UFO SPOTTED IN WASHINGTON😲..... Nah its just Chad with his led light bar 😆😎👌living the massive bright light life 💡
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha
@black_widow_overland 5 жыл бұрын
Dang... looks like you need to upgrade your headlights next. Love the channel.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
hahahha.. That is even the "upgraded" GoWesty light kit too.
@michaelmiller4070 3 жыл бұрын
You mentioned a link to the trim that will help reduce noise but I don’t see one in your link section. Welcome any deets on that!
@indyoutsider 5 жыл бұрын
That's great. i'm going to get one for my Chevy. Wonder if those gutter mounts would work on a Chevy gutter.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm. Not sure. Depends on the width compared to a vanagon.
@t18amgr 4 жыл бұрын
Hi. Did you put a different alternator than the stock on the engine? Tks.
@lennartberry9159 5 жыл бұрын
You get this asked alot, but when doing the van life how does the mail thing work? I get the post box at the post office but how when you live in a van?
@JayDrone 4 жыл бұрын
U got my sub bro
@overlandteahouse1273 4 жыл бұрын
OK man...LOL...now you got me interested in the tool holder. Any details on that? Best
@basedberet1559 4 жыл бұрын
Hi do you know if these would fit a baywindow westy?
@stephanegenest6793 5 жыл бұрын
Love it so much I was on my deck and dark out ,went you on it I was able to scoop my ice cream coz of my focus on your video !🍧
@eliascampbell5046 2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for the videos, I like your setup. Do you have a a video that shows you actually doing the wiring and drilling the hole. I'm a newb when it comes to electrical. Curious what size hole you drilled and how to wire it to the high beams. Thanks
@7thwilliams 2 жыл бұрын
I will appreciate a detailed account of the insulation myself, it will really help Chad to show us newbies, loooking forward Thanks & keep up the good work bro
@7thwilliams 2 жыл бұрын
Same here Chad, pls show us in more details the installation, just trying to copy for my Vanagon, weldone & keep up the good inspiration bro
@user-bo8ti5to7x 9 ай бұрын
Where is the link for the body edge trim ?
@IAm1InTheIAm 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chad, you da Man. Hey, I bought the light bar Offa Amazon, but those perfectly awesome mounts they want $142+s/h is just a bit too much to dish out right now. Any cheaper alternatives out there, other than bolts and hose clamps? Anybody?👍
@OliverAllpress 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Chad! One thing I was curious about... can you have just the flood lights or just the bar on? At a guess from the single black and red wires its all on or all off?
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Good question. Could be a nice feature. But on this one, it’s all or nothing.
@chatenetpat 3 жыл бұрын
Living The Van Life if you use a relay and a three way switch you can have off/on led only/on with high beam .✌🏽
@lubinlud8855 4 жыл бұрын
Hi. The lights looked incredible. Do you know if the police are ok with it or would they get the ump? Take care on the road regards Luke uk.
@caliado 4 жыл бұрын
Why don't you change out the halogen lights in the main headlights for LED's?
@biffboffo 4 жыл бұрын
Love taking an edible and watching some LTVL.
@RegularGuy76 4 жыл бұрын
You need a Ranch Hand with a “winch” ever considered??
@audilein1982 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Chad, your normal lights looks like candlelight to me. What about to change these to led lights? Keep on trucking and best wishes from the home of Volkswagen.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
That’s why I set the camera to manual - so that you could get a TRUE feel for the actual change in light between the two. In comparison to the stock headlights, the LED is unbelievable in brightness.
@BigDirtyBasterd 5 жыл бұрын
Encounters of the 3rd kind was just a guy with a LED light bar in the 70's! lol
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Ha!
@whatsupdate 4 жыл бұрын
Dang dude, that deer at 0:30 could have ruined your night
@SilverBulletGhOsT 5 жыл бұрын
Do you use those light if there are on coming cars?... or do you cut them off when you see a car coming?
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Definitely way too bright to use when cars are coming. It’s for off-road use only.
@johnwest4492 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Chad, living the Van life there in Washington State. Where Ann in a Van ?
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
She’s in ‘straylia right now
@tarek3702 4 жыл бұрын
You need to install wire inside the bracket not outside sticking out 🤘
@Crusade2018 5 жыл бұрын
Brother, it is very careful question, I wonder where you get wages, i mean you are doing van travel for a long time.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
From KZfaq as well as the media production company MN8 Films
@JuleundMichi 5 жыл бұрын
Thats fun Over 700Watt on an 1,5mm^2 cable🤣 I highly recommend buying not cheap. There is the brand Hella with the hella valuefit led I got the 5000Lumen (88watt) bar and it is better than most 500+ watt bars from china 🤦🏻♂️ I would say it is brighter than your old one. Costs 220€ here in germany. As it is a known brand this should last for a while An it even looks great.
@schwuzi 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that too. The plug definitely looked like a huge constriction for the relatively thick cable going to it aswell. It's probably no problem, as this lightbar draws 150W at most, knowing the chinese led manufacturers.
@JuleundMichi 5 жыл бұрын
Its easy to calculate 780:12=65Amps For 65 amps you normaly get minimumg 35mm^2 cable better 50mm^2. thats like your small finger😅
@KKoKoRR 4 жыл бұрын
@@JuleundMichi Avarage 10W leds can give about 700-800 lumens. According to this, 100 watt leds can give 8000 lumens. I don't think that leds consume 700 watts of power. If that's it, the cable can melt and burn as you say. Also 700 watt led lamp illuminate like crazy, it doesn't make sense to me :/ You know chinese product has unreal information, sometimes it says "5000000 lumens" on 20$ flashlight.
@m1cajah 5 жыл бұрын
Should help with spotting Bigfoot thumbing a ride 😂
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@MrPeterpunk7 5 жыл бұрын
Where's the Amazon buy link bro?
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
In the description below the video....
@MrPeterpunk7 5 жыл бұрын
@@LivingTheVanLife thanks Chad!
@johnnymack8442 5 жыл бұрын
Could have saved your old light. By getting a heli coil. And retreating your mount.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Did that a few times already. It was ready for another one. Lol
@KKoKoRR 4 жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video but I think your car light (normal lights) need to calibration/adjustment.
@Dentist1993 5 жыл бұрын
Nice video! Maybe in the future make a video about a night ride with this lightbar or something else, interesting... :)
@christineayres7094 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Chad Ive been watching your vids for a few months now and want to say here in the UK where I am from sadly most people who live the van/motorhome lifestyle are forced to due to the extortionate cost of renting , for example to rent a bedroom in a shared house in London will cost £600 a month that's around $750 US dollars, the average Person earns around $1300 a month so obviously after paying rent food and fuel costs they have nothing leftover , anyway sorry to be negative but I just wanted to let y'all in the USA know the situation here , honestly I don't get why my country is so pricey as there's nothing special here
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear the struggles mate!
@christineayres7094 5 жыл бұрын
@@LivingTheVanLife Cheers Chad appreciate your thoughtfulness as I used to be a very positive person but over the last 10 years since the big recession things not been good here , anyway main thing is got my health so that's as good as wealth to me 😀
@RegularGuy76 4 жыл бұрын
That’s the same principal used in airplanes, they instal “vortex generators” to disrupt the flow of the air over the leading edge of the wing!!
@jrraven3230 5 жыл бұрын
🤔🤔😊🤓😁
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
🙌🏼
@geofftaylor864 5 жыл бұрын
Don't always have to spend top dollar to get good products.
@LivingTheVanLife 5 жыл бұрын
That is true!
@demetriusjohan5899 3 жыл бұрын
Romans chapter 10 verse nine if you declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead the Bible says you will be saved Jesus loves u
@michael-E617 8 ай бұрын
You talk too much,just show us.
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