NH T1510 2008 - customizing/improving lighting and mirrors

OttawaT1510 · Nov 30, 2015

My gear model is pretty basic and I'd need to improve the lighting coverage and add side mirrors to it.
I don't see very well at dust/night since the bucket blocks the lights half the time. And there are no mirrors, which I find unsafe when taking the road, even in short distances.

I have a plastic/abs canopy and soft shell cabin walls, with a hard framed window at the front.

Lightning - there are various set of lights out there of all prices, but I can't find a brace or bar to hook them on.
Mirrors - not sure where to find suitable mirrors, and how to hook them up.

Any suggestions?

airbiscuit · Dec 2, 2015

How about putting lights on the top of the loader arms?

CDennyRun · Dec 2, 2015

Do you have good pictures of your canopy setup? It's hard to place lights where they can't get hit by brush/branches. Pics are a must!

Chris

OttawaT1510 · Dec 3, 2015

airbiscuit said:
How about putting lights on the top of the loader arms?

I had not thought of that... how would the wiring be set-up? I'll look into it.

Pics are coming.

OttawaT1510 · Dec 3, 2015

here's a pic of a similar model - a hard dark abs canopy with soft walls.

OttawaT1510 · Dec 10, 2015

OttawaT1510 said:
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here's a pic of a similar model - a hard dark abs canopy with soft walls.

After a reading of the cab manufacturer documentation... it seems they suggest to install lights (which they also sell on their site) by drilling holes right into the hard top/canopy.
I was trying to avoid that by installing a bar that goes across the canopy and have the lights bolted on that bar not sure whether that is a good idea or not... if anyone finds anything that could do that instead of drilling through the canopy itself... please let me know.