These Glass Lens Watermelon Lights Just Hit Different // EP-79

#tanker #peterbilt #trucking #truckinglife #peterbilt389 #glider

[@dougmcallister212]

Awesome 😎. Looks great. Pride in the ride you do it yourself

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Yes sir do it myself that way I can say I done this lol thank you man

[@DavidZaG-]

truck looks sweet man. can't wait to see with them fenders u got 👍🏼 ..and ur welcome man it was my pleasure 🤙🏼.. as always stay safe out there and God Bless you and yours..Aloha

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Yeah me neither my friend... God bless ... Aloha

[@BeEzEHualin]

That’s a nice looking truck there. It’s coming along nice.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Thank you man

[@tedlouviere]

Hey mate, I sure do like all the changes that you or doing to that awesome of Peterbilt, adding lights license plate moving it to the passenger side front bumper is looking real good and I think that you’re doing an awesome job driving and making these videos! Godspeed brother!

[@F-71_truckin]

Hey man looks good, if you get ahold of kyrell over there at horse n buggy you can do a glass cab light conversion retain your factory cab light housings I’ve done it this the truck in my photo and one of my old trucks

[@rogeryoung9175]

I know you concerned about the heat from light keeping lense dry but leds will save batteries and alternator and they will shine brighter. Also try small watermelon lights behind breather and you can put 5 back there.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

If these bulbs do start giving me problems I will change them to the leds but as I said in the video I think I just want to have that old school look to it and bulbs was old school... and what kind of small watermelon-lights are you talking about and do they have bulbs or leds.??

[@rogeryoung9175]

Not sure if they are bulbs or led but it will allow you to put more lights behind breather they are much smaller

[@customparts6723]

Love those lights! LQQK'N GOOD! As a metal fab. a few small tack welds would be plenty for something that size. What I mean is a tack weld is about an 1/8" long dot of weld. Put them around at different clock positions. Like 3 or 4 places. I know you're not a welder, I wasn't either at one point in time. We live and learn, someone taught me! Just passing on knowledge. You did it, it works, they aren't going anywhere, looks bad ass! Great job! Love your truck!

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Thank you much never to old to learn a thing or two...

[@boynextdoor240]

Looks real good brotha

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Ty

[@ronnybriggs2426]

Looks awesome, good luck

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Heck yeah man

[@ninoatf]

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[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Yep I watched it

[@raymondbradley6788]

👍👍👍

[@KV8Trucking]

It came out really good. I will put a red light in the filter too. Looks good bro.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Hey GoNetIT... i do plan on it.. I was telling my son that we need to do that while we was messing with them lights and had the breathers off... I was going to get some the last time I was at the chrome shop but they didn't have no red ones..

[@KV8Trucking]

@@Life-On-18-Wheels yeah going to looks so sweet. My Dream truck.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Thank you man...

[@donaldwarf7244]

The lights look great

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Thank you

[@rl4928]

Unit looks great! And the key is you did it yourself....pride! Love the way every time you speak of your boss man, the amount of respect in your voice. Sylvania makes a 1156 and 1157 base LED bulb. Will plug in exactly as incandescent bulb. Model 7506SYLLED is the 1157 I think. Roadworks makes mini LED watermelon lights. If you truck has the factory door stops to keep the door from slamming into air cleaner, I believe they will fit on back side of air cleaner without hitting door. They come with 3 wire so you can wire on high side. Roadworks mini watermelon HERO lights. The mirror light....take stud out and get stainless steel bolt to thread in. If you grind the head down halfway, it should give you the clearance you need under mirror. Just my 2 cents Amigo

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Didn't ever think about doing mirror lights like that... you got me thinking now ... I would have to get a hollow bolt for the wire to run threw.... yep I think I need to find a hollow bolt now... glad you said that.. that didn't even cross mind

[@rl4928]

Motorcycle supply shops. Most turn signal wire runs through mounting stem. I have Chris Products on my 389 mirrors. Stay safe Buddy

[@rl4928]

J&P cycle online is very reputable.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Gonna have to Check them out thanks

[@ejerez359]

Old school vibes

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

10-4

[@matthewthomas7648]

Those lights just added about 3500 on resale value lol

[@dixiemae5042]

And 175hp

[@patrickcarcamo622]

Looks good. All you need are the older dual square headlights.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Yes indeed I would like to have the old double round headlights but them old square ones would be nice to

[@davidsuch5071]

Mike two moe of those lights would look good. One in each end of the bumper near the top. Don't get me wrong , it looks good now. Dave

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

10-4

[@rogeryoung9175]

You need 1157 for turn signals 1156 are just for marker lights

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Yeah u know when I got the light I just wanted 1156 the single wire lights but they only had a few so I got the 2 wire 1157 lights to... so I would have plenty to do it.. my idea was to not have the blinkers there anymore cause I want to put some old style lights on the top of fenders and didn't want to have all them other lights blinking as well..

[@rogeryoung9175]

@@Life-On-18-Wheels ok 👍

[@mikehamilton9450]

Nice

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Thanks man

[@dixiemae5042]

Where did ya get the glass watermelon lights from. Especially the housings.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

They are grand general brand they come all in one piece and I got them empire chrome shop in West Memphis

[@phydeaux]

Are the new lights incandescent or LEDs?

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

They was incandescent bulbs in them but I have done Changed them out to some different ones..... I kept having problems with the glass lens lights

[@dixiemae5042]

Didn’t we start out with incandescent bulbs and glass fixtures 🤔

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

No it had regular led lights on it

[@dixiemae5042]

@@Life-On-18-Wheels I was referring to lights on trucks 50 yrs ago 🤣

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Oh ok sry I understand now.. and yes that's how we started out.. I like the old classic look....

[@dixiemae5042]

@@Life-On-18-Wheels I got glass watermelons for the porch lights. 👍🏻 too scared to place them down low on the bumper. One good pothole and they’re gone 🫣

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Lol I have thought about putting a porch light on here on the front and back... but gotta get visor for the back first...

[@zecsabbath7160]

ele poderia ir falando e mostrando o caminhão, em ...... mas só foca na cara dele ... osso

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Don't really know what you are saying...🤣🤣 and Google translation is saying something weird lol

[@anastasiszaroliagis5066]

Ι put the red one at the bottom of the air filter canister, it looks better to me...

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Where you talking about??

[@anastasiszaroliagis5066]

@@Life-On-18-Wheels at the bottom of the air brether so l can see my steps at nights and make nice reflection on the road.

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

Oh ok like hang hang one on bottom on a bracket or flush mount it directly to the bottom??

[@anastasiszaroliagis5066]

Yes ,straight to the middle, the cables between canister and the cab

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

10-4

[@ThumperKJFK]

Great job by you and your Son. It also made me laugh, thinking way back with my Dad and myself. Asked him to teach me how to weld, Man did I really screw up. while he was at work one day. I killed two rolls of wire, and messed up, sorry Burned up all his sheet metal in his shop. Did I learn anything? NO. Wire loom look very nice and neat. I was really good with lacing cable harness using wax coated string, a lost art. Yes the watermelon lights soo sweet looking compared to what was on the rig before. By the way, your son sure looks good behind the wheel. Has he asked you yet? lol

[@Life-On-18-Wheels]

No he ain't asked yet.. don't know if he ever will... the watermelons do look great and classic looking with the incandescent bulbs... sure hope they work good...