LED Light bar W/pics
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LED Light bar W/pics
My car headlights were almost non existent so I thought it would be a good time to test out a knock off LED light bar from Hong Kong. Best case scenario it works well and I will order a 50 inch for my truck worst case it sucks and I'm out 99 dollars. This is a post to test only the knock off one from China, I'm sure Rigids are much better and brighter and great that it's made in America, but for those of us that would like some extra light at a fraction of the price this may not be a bad way to go, as I could never justify $600.00 for the alternative.
My Little gas saver kicked the bucket the day the LED bar came in, so I hooked it up to my truck to see how it did. I'd say that it does not beam light much farther than my stock headlights, but the flood to see deer on back roads is much improved. Again this would have been 100% more light if it was mounted on my car as I intended. You cannot use this on populated roads as looking into it is blinding, but if you have to dodge deer on empty country roads it's helpful. I bet a 50inch bar would make it look like daylight.
Anyways, I'll keep you posted if they start collecting moisture or breakdown as time goes on.
Stock lights
Stock lights + 24inch LED light bar
My Little gas saver kicked the bucket the day the LED bar came in, so I hooked it up to my truck to see how it did. I'd say that it does not beam light much farther than my stock headlights, but the flood to see deer on back roads is much improved. Again this would have been 100% more light if it was mounted on my car as I intended. You cannot use this on populated roads as looking into it is blinding, but if you have to dodge deer on empty country roads it's helpful. I bet a 50inch bar would make it look like daylight.
Anyways, I'll keep you posted if they start collecting moisture or breakdown as time goes on.
Stock lights
Stock lights + 24inch LED light bar
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I have been thinking about adding a LED light bar to my big truck. I used to travel in Canada all the time with the occasional trip to Alaska. I still go to Alaska once or twice per year. Along the Alaska Highway, I have to deal with herds of Caribou, Woodland Bison camped out on the highway and bear and moose.
Many of the trucks that make this trip regularly, have LED light bars. When I first saw them before they crested the hill, it would like the sun was coming up. Of course, these road are remote and you might travel 50 or a 100 miles without meeting oncoming traffic.
Many of the trucks that make this trip regularly, have LED light bars. When I first saw them before they crested the hill, it would like the sun was coming up. Of course, these road are remote and you might travel 50 or a 100 miles without meeting oncoming traffic.
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I have found one of the cheapest yet great quality lights to have put on a vehicle that are a great bang for the buck are Hella Optilux 2500's. They run around 40$ and they are pencil beams that will outshine my stock clear lens OBS lights. Literally can hardly tell when I turn on the headlights, and typically don't even run the headlights on the truck. I have them on 9 different trucks now and they are small enough I'm going to install them into the head ache racks for hooking up trailers and gooses, or just working on site in the bed.
Thought I'd share that. They come with everything to wire up and switches, been installed for 6 years on 11 trucks now and never had a problem. I'm not a big fan, but the angle eye effect sometimes is cool...
Thought I'd share that. They come with everything to wire up and switches, been installed for 6 years on 11 trucks now and never had a problem. I'm not a big fan, but the angle eye effect sometimes is cool...
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I replaced my factory bulbs with HID units. They're a massive improvement over the incandescents. I can see reflectors over a mile away on open roads. They're not expensive either, I bought two replacement bulbs for 11 bucks and replacement ballasts are only 20. Haven't had any problems yet.
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I have found one of the cheapest yet great quality lights to have put on a vehicle that are a great bang for the buck are Hella Optilux 2500's. They run around 40$ and they are pencil beams that will outshine my stock clear lens OBS lights. Literally can hardly tell when I turn on the headlights, and typically don't even run the headlights on the truck. I have them on 9 different trucks now and they are small enough I'm going to install them into the head ache racks for hooking up trailers and gooses, or just working on site in the bed.
Thought I'd share that. They come with everything to wire up and switches, been installed for 6 years on 11 trucks now and never had a problem. I'm not a big fan, but the angle eye effect sometimes is cool...
Thought I'd share that. They come with everything to wire up and switches, been installed for 6 years on 11 trucks now and never had a problem. I'm not a big fan, but the angle eye effect sometimes is cool...
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I have found one of the cheapest yet great quality lights to have put on a vehicle that are a great bang for the buck are Hella Optilux 2500's. They run around 40$ and they are pencil beams that will outshine my stock clear lens OBS lights. Literally can hardly tell when I turn on the headlights, and typically don't even run the headlights on the truck. I have them on 9 different trucks now and they are small enough I'm going to install them into the head ache racks for hooking up trailers and gooses, or just working on site in the bed.
Thought I'd share that. They come with everything to wire up and switches, been installed for 6 years on 11 trucks now and never had a problem. I'm not a big fan, but the angle eye effect sometimes is cool...
Thought I'd share that. They come with everything to wire up and switches, been installed for 6 years on 11 trucks now and never had a problem. I'm not a big fan, but the angle eye effect sometimes is cool...
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My camera can't focus from the front.
Little better view
Again I think the suggestion of some cheaper KC lights would be great, I just like the looks of this LED, and when somebody decides to leave their high beams on, I can fire back two fold.