KC lightbar and lights effecting MPG??
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KC lightbar and lights effecting MPG??
My Jeep came with a lightbar and 5 large KC lights installed on top of it. I will hardly ever use them, but they sure do look nice . But.... how will they affect MPG? I remember I had a roof rack on my wifes Honda accord and that thing really did set the MPG back quite a bit. Plus, the wind noise from the lights are extremely loud running faster then 45 MPG with the freedom top removed. Has anyone ever experimented with the lights on / off to see how it affected MPG?
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As anything that catches wind can reduce your mpg, I'm gonna say it's gonna be minute to nearly nothing in difference.
We'll see what others say though.
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We'll see what others say though.
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Ya, well I was thinking since this jeep is like pushing a brick down the road anyways, it's not gonna matter much. But still, with the amount of noise these lights make and the fact they are the highest point of the jeep, they gotta have some kind of impact on the gas mileage. Just wondering if it was worth enough to take em off. I've got 3.73 gearing and 33" tires with maybe a 3" lift and am getting around 14.4 mpg, but I drive like grandpa jones, lol.
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If nothing else since you won't use them much sell them and use the money to buy you something you will use or like for your jeep!
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Hahah... ya I knew MPG would suck, but I immediately thought of my Yakima roof rack and how it killed mpg's on the accord and decided to ask on other peoples experiences here. The K.C. lights look freaking awesome though.
But... so far I have had 2 people ask me when Kentucky fried chicken started making off road accessories...
But... so far I have had 2 people ask me when Kentucky fried chicken started making off road accessories...
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Hahah... ya I knew MPG would suck, but I immediately thought of my Yakima roof rack and how it killed mpg's on the accord and decided to ask on other peoples experiences here. The K.C. lights look freaking awesome though.
But... so far I have had 2 people ask me when Kentucky fried chicken started making off road accessories...
But... so far I have had 2 people ask me when Kentucky fried chicken started making off road accessories...
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My Jeep came with a lightbar and 5 large KC lights installed on top of it. I will hardly ever use them, but they sure do look nice . But.... how will they affect MPG? I remember I had a roof rack on my wifes Honda accord and that thing really did set the MPG back quite a bit. Plus, the wind noise from the lights are extremely loud running faster then 45 MPG with the freedom top removed. Has anyone ever experimented with the lights on / off to see how it affected MPG?
The proof is the "wind noise from the lights are extremely loud" -- the noise is the result of disrupted airflow and turbulence.
whether you keep them for looks, or remove the whole light bar for quiet and mpg, only you can say.
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