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Thread: LED off road lighting

  1. #11
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    yep i agree also. I like the light right in front of me. I just have 2 of the dually D2 driving lights and they are perfect for slow trails and stuff at night because of how much light they put directly infront of you. I did think about adding some HIDs for better throw .
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  2. #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timgco View Post
    been using Rigid's lights for a few years now on 3 different builds.

    great quality!

    The D2 Dually lights (4" X 4") are very bright/ compact, so you can find many places to mount those.

    The 10" bars are bright also, however I feel that the 20" bar is were their lights really come alive. If you are looking for a max 10" bar, try to go with either spot or flood. The combo beam in that length cuts down on it's "real world" light output/ distance imho.

    the 10" specter is very bright also.

    If you are local to Denver, happy to show what I run.
    I just took my 40" bar off. I'm going to larger tires and that will keep me from fitting into the garage. I am still running 2 D2 dually's and a 20" combo bar. I went with their white and also have their amber difusers for those snowy/ foggy nights.
    actually, I am local to Denver, would be interested in seeing this as I'm thinking of putting a 20" on my bumper above my winch and possibly another on my roof rack.
    '00 Dodge Dakota, modified gibson exhaust, AFE intake, Cobra CB, Astro Topper/Yakima rack system, Winch Ready front bumper, Milemarker E8000 winch, 4.10 gears, ssbc rear disc conversion, a few extra lights and a build that will never end.

    '00 Dakota

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  3. #13
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    From a race on Sunday/sell on Monday side of the fence, Rigid's stuff is very popular with desert racers from Spec classes to Trophy Truck/Class 1, lots of Rigid's stuff is out there. Having said that, almost all of the teams also run HID's with the LED's. At first I thought it was because they already had the HID's and added the LED stuff, but as others have said the LED's just don't have the distance yet.

    Try pm'ing Marc1904, he's been dabbling in the Chinese LED business. I'm hard on equipment, have a knack for catching flying gravel/rocks with the most fragile components/rarely really NEED aux lighting while driving. I've had good luck with the Chinese HID's, have a set of 4" on the LJ and 8" on a light/antenna bar on the GMC. On the rare occasion that I need them they have always met my needs (maybe 20 hours on the truck lights, all of it in Baja). Not much experience with the Chinese LED's but seriously considering a 20" bar on the front and some side/rear aux lighting as well. I've got two cheap LED flood/work lights on the back of the camper already. A couple of the individual LED's quit working in one of them almost immediately, no issues since with at least 100 hours on them.

    I'm sure I'm going to catch hell for going with the knock off stuff, but I tend to use what works for me rather than what the interweb assures me I NEED.
    Coan Racing/Dust Junkies Racing, 2012 Baja 1000 Class 1700 Champs
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