Tower Lights for '04

[jnovak]

Hey guys - I have an '04 20v and want to investigate the prices of light bars - I'm thinking 4 lights pointing foward and 2 back....this probably won't be for night riding, so much as it would be for night driving...

anything in particular i should be looking at? What fits my tower?

[David]

We have these lights on our 2004 22v. Most tower lights are smaller, alot better looking, and light up the water, but these really light everything up...

I've wakeboarded with them, wakesurfed with them, and we've been able to navigate back to the dock at 2 A.M over the summer. For anyone, whether It be riding or cruzing at night, I'd recommend these lights...

We have 4 facing back, and 2 forward. I could Imagine that 4 forward lights would completely light up most everything in a certain range because only 2 facing front does the job for us...

They come in a set of 4 total, 6 total, or 8 total...



Wakeside.com :: Lights and specs can be viewed here...

[Tige M.D.]

a little food for thought:
be sure to check your local laws regarding using lights for navigating at night. i know california, arizona and the coast guard do not allow it.

[smendez]

We have a 7 light bar - 55 watts each light. 3 facing forward, 4 facing back. The lights are so bright, that if you turn them on at night they reflect inside of the boat so much that they will completely blind you and they're in fact worse than if you had no lights at all.

By extending the Bimini top the glare is minimized and the lights become useful. I've found however, that at times of high humidity, the lights are like using your car bright lights in the fog, so once again you're better off turning them off and allowing your eyes adjust to the night ambient light to get you home.

By the way, I've found the (optional) docking lights (the ones embeded in the hull in the front of the boat) are many times superior for navigating.

So - to sumarize - They look cool, they're very useful when docking at night, you can wakeboard at night (at the risk of getting caught by the coast guard) and many times they'll help you see better at night - but not always.


Saulo

[David]

Also, About the lights I posted, I forgot to add that each light has a little bar that reflects the light out and completely takes away all of the glare off of the boat. Therefore, all the light is pointing out to the water, and there is no glare on the boat.

[Flying Tiger]

Originally posted by Tige M.D.
a little food for thought:
be sure to check your local laws regarding using lights for navigating at night. i know california, arizona and the coast guard do not allow it.

There it is,
If you turn them on while underway or a drift,, you will be cited on the Colorado river.
www.boatcop.com

[rushin]

I have the Mako 6 light/speaker combo with 1 7/8 inserts. I did have to move the mounts wider on the light bar beacause they were to narrow to mount on the tower and were in the way of the two cross bars on top.

[Aquajack]

They are not legal in the state of Pennsylvania, either!

Cool, but not legal!

Don't forget to get a 2nd battery and battery switch should you decide to go that route anyway.

[Aquajack]

Are you on a private lake or waterway?
Where does everyone boat at who actually use these light set-ups?