I ordered my lites yesterday and hopefully they will be here soon. I think they will really set the truck off. Will post pics when I get it all hooked up. Yeah

 

I have one of the line of fire brake lights installed on my '91 Toyota 2wd (I know what you are thinking, but I just placed my order on an 05 F150 FX4 Scab, will be here in 6 weeks). The brake light looks awesome at night, very bright and improves safety. When it is off, it is clear, so you can't even see it during the day until you hit the brakes. I have a ******** roll pan on my truck and it doesn't hit anything at all, although we had to mount the pan as low as possible on the truck to keep it from hitting the gate. This is on a toyota, which usually have tighter gaps than a Ford, but it also depends on your 'pan. You shouldn't have much trouble making it fit.
One word of warning, though: I live in PA, and according to one jerkoff cop, these are apparently illegal for street use due to PA vehicle code. He hassled me for 1/2 hour one day, and after I explained to him that every vehicle on the road has a third brake light, and that mine was just a different style than some others, he let me go with a "warning" that if he caught me again with it he would write me up. Well, I have been running it now for about a year since then and have not had anyone else stop me. I think the guy was just having a slow day that day and decided to stop some punk kid and hassle him (I was not disobeying the law in any other way, he only stopped me for the light.) Anyway, just a warning, but if your like me, you will ignore it and run the light anyway

 

I'm a jerkoff cop (not really a jerkoff) and as far as I know they aren't illegal. At least in MO I don't think they are. PA might be different.

 

Just wanted to add that I don't think that all cops are jerkoffs, but the one that stopped me definately was. According to him, PA vehicle code states that any light not included on the vehicle from the factory is considered "auxillary", and therefore not permitted to be illuminated on the street (for show or off road use only). Last summer while participating in the Carlisle All-truck Nationals I got stopped by another cop who wrote me a ticket for having a phantom grille installed on my truck (separate incident from the one above), and he also informed me that the Line of Fire was in violation of PA vehicle code, and I have been hassled by inspection stations during PA safety inspections for having the light installed. Like I said, I have never gotten a ticket for the light and I still have it installed on my truck (and I will be putting one on my '05 FX4 Scab as soon as it comes in, but I thought I would give you fair warning. No disrespect to the cops who use common sense and are sensitive to gearheads who like to modify their vehicles.

 

Just a word of warning.

I have a line of fire light on my F-150. I have had it for a little over 2 years now and noticed a problem with it a few weeks back. I got out of my truck one evening to go across the street to pick up my mail, and I noticed while walking back that the lights were real dim.

When I checked it, the plug that attaches to my trailer harness had green corrosion on it. The pin that runs power for the tailamp portion had completely corroded through and broke off and disintegrated into green dust when I unplugged it.

So for now, my line of fire only works with brake and turn signals untill I replace the cheap plug.

I live in Ohio so I guess that it could not withstand the winter salt.

Also, after I cleaned the green dust off of everything, I plugged it back in to make sure that it worked and noticed that it would only work intermittently.

I tracked that problem down to the inline fuse holder. It was also corroded and not making good contact with the fuse. I cleaned the contacts up and then sealed the fuse holder with electrical tape to try to keep the moisture out.

 

Got my lites hooked up and they look Sweet!!! The install was a breeze and the tail gate comes of easily. No tools required for the whole job. I'd say it took bout 15 minutes tops if that. Spent most of the time cleaning the area where the light bar sticks to the bed. I hooked right into the tow wire harness. Will put up pics when I get them.

 

Which size is reccommended for the S-crew bed? I think the ebay ad mentioned something about 49" for S-crew. Any comments? How are they to install/maintain?
DC

 

Yeah, you need the 49 inch length for the Screw. The install is simple. It just plugs into the tow wire harness. I spent the majority of the install time cleaning the area where the bar sticks to the back of the truck under the bed. As for maintenance you will probably have to wipe it down from time to time with a wet towel to get the dirt off of it but thats about it. It is sealed and waterproof so there is nothing to maintain. One guy wrote a post about the connector to the harness getting corosion in it but he just cleaned it out and it was good to go. Might want to use some type of elecrical lube for that.

 

Great tip. Thanks for the advice. I'm ordering mine tonight!

 

Isn't there a way to hard-wire the light bar into the tow lights? So if you need to tow something you can use the 4-pin connector and still have the line of fire going? I purchased the Hyperlite 49" for my S-crew. I can't wait to get that rascal installed!
Thanks again.
DC

 

Yes, you can just run the wiring to the tailights and splice it in. If I remember right, there was a wiring diagram with mine for the people that wanted to do that.

 

WOW! Is that thing BRIGHT! Installation was a breeze, MAYBE 15 minutes at the most. Lessons learned:
Plug up and check the lights prior to installation
Remove the tailgate
Clean the mounting surface very well
Clean and lube the connector with some good contact cleaner
I couldn't be happier with it. It really gets notced when you hit the brakes, especially at night!
Thanks you all for the idea and the info.
DC

 

I just got mine from http://www.onestoptruckshop.com for $90.00a about 10 days ago now they are $60,00 but the one I got is made by Altec products ALT 513
When I try to install the 4 prong conector is not working one side of brake ligth must trouble shoot

 

Well, I was out tooting around in the yard today pulling weeds. I was walking into the garage to get something and looked at my truck. WTF............my line of fire was laying on my rear bumper. I guess I should not have been suprised that the adhesive tape had come loose from the mounting pad. The adhesive I thought might pose problem in these hot Texas summers but it aint summer yet. Something told me to use a screw or two when I mounted the thing but I decided not to. Well, I reinstalled it with some new two sided tape and three screws that I drilled holes for so it won't be falling off anymore.

 

Has anyone heard of any problems with possibly blowing a fuse when using a line of fire and towing at the same time. I plan to hard wire if I get one but don't want to be putting too much draw on the circuit. Does anybody have any experience with this?