PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-668
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 668
JULY 2008
Some of you told TACOM LCMC that you wanted to use IBISTEK light bars which
are commercial, off-the-shelf products. You said that their high intensity discharge
(HID) lamp could provide brighter light and a longer service life. Plus, the infrared
(IR) illumination could improve the performance of your NVGs at night, during lights-
out driving.
Well, the headshed listened to you
and will now let you choose from
two
light bars for your HMMWVs. You’ll need
your commander’s approval to use them,
though. And your unit will have to foot
the bill. These light bars and their repair
parts won’t be assigned NSNs.
The approved light bars are the
66”
HID light bar with IR lighting system,
PN
2202-100-001, and the
45” HID light bar
with IR lighting system,
PN 2202-200-001.
The 66” light bar is 76 inches long and 8
inches wide and weighs about 40 pounds.
The
45”
light bar
is 54 inches long and 8
inches wide and weighs 23 pounds. Both
are painted desert tan or black.
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Dear Sergeant B.T.W.,
Sure can! The fberglass hardtop hasn’t been provisioned For repair parts, so
there are no NSNs. However, you can get the parts you need by going directly to the
manuFacturer.
The hardtop is manuFactured by AMTECH Corporation. Their website is:
Once there, click on Accessories and then on Spare Parts (Click HERE). Click on
the repair part you need For part number inFormation. ±or example, the gas spring
set For the rear door is PN 100953.
Once you’ve Found the part you need, give AMTECH’s Sarah Cassel a call
at 1-800-537-0762 or send an email to
scassel@amtechcorp.com
For help in ordering.
Dear Half-Mast,
We’ve had several of our M998 HMMWVs outfitted with the new
fiberglass hardtops. Problem is, we’re having a hard time finding replacement
parts as they wear out.
The HMMWV parts TM doesn’t cover the hardtop and we haven’t been
able to find any other TMs that do either.
In particular, we’ve had several of the gas spring sets go out on the rear
door and we need to get them replaced. Can you help us out?
SSG B.T.W.
HMMWV…
Caught Between a Rock
and a Hardtop
HMMWVs…
Green Light for Light Bars
we’d better
order some
more gas
springs for
this hmmwv.
but where
can we
get ‘em?
they’re
not
in
the tm!
remember when your
mission in the field
or the sandbox had
you operating in low
light conditions?
then you know
the importance
of visibility.
after all, you can
do your job better
if you can see what’s
out there.
get more information or order
one from the gsa website:
just type the part numbers
into the search box!
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