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With or without tribar?

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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 04:52 PM
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I already have it off and I bypassed the tribar light to get the taillights to work again. I did this to run a 2 into 1. I've since been able to trade and got the duals in black. So now I'm debating on reinstalling the tribar or keeping it trim as it is.

 
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 06:01 PM
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I like the tribar even thought my buddy says it hard to see as it’s so low but I want the extra lights.



 
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 06:06 PM
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More lights the better IMO
 
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 06:26 PM
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More lights, more better. The back of my RGU is almost Shrineresque.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 06:49 PM
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When it's all lit up, I like the clown face look.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2022 | 09:18 PM
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I think it looks better without. If you think you need more lights, throw some of those plasma rods on it from CD.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2022 | 07:31 AM
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Based on the poll results, I thought it was worth a shot putting it back on and trying it out. It's not about extra light, just filling the gap between the pipes or keeping the open look. I could go either way on this, really.

 
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Old Aug 23, 2022 | 08:08 AM
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Personally I prefer to have more lights on front and rear. We're hard enough to see as it is, so, to me, anything extra helps.
 
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Honestly looks more complete with the Tribar on the back end...to me it looks unfinished otherwise, like something is missing. The lines of the tail end look better, plus the additional lights is a plus.
 
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I'm running mine without. Planning on the Plugz for the antenna holes in the near future.


 

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