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Rigid LED light bar

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by midlife4X4fix, Jul 20, 2012.

  1. Jul 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM
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    SocalMGM

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    A friend of mine was selling the Aurora bars at his Offroad Accessory business until he got a cease and desist letter from rigid industries. Had something to do with the patents rigid owns.
     
  2. Jul 21, 2012 at 3:34 PM
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    I agree, get in The Retrofit Source Group Buy Lifetime warranty, cree LEDs, good reputable company

    7" (2800lu) - $216
    9.5" (4200lu) - $264
    12" (5600lu) - $312
    17" (8400lu) - $424
    22" (11200lu) - $496
    32" (16800lu) - $624
    42" (21000lu) - $712
    52" (28900lu) - $800

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  3. Jul 21, 2012 at 3:41 PM
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    I can get you Aurora's for cheap.
     
  4. Jul 21, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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    Talked to my lawyer...said unless they send you the testing results with similarities they claim Aurora has copied, you don't have to do anything.
     
  5. Jul 21, 2012 at 3:49 PM
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    But, in all honesty guys...the bars gg lighting has aren't bad...I've brought those in from China as well.
    Most manufacturers out there, including aurora, use almost identical cree leds, similar housing, wiring. Only difference is the lens between them all and the difference in light output is minimal.
    I have a 20" Aurora going on my tube bumper...couldn't be happier.
     
  6. Jul 21, 2012 at 6:37 PM
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    Great info, very good to know.
     
  7. Jul 21, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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    For everyone that would like to talk down on GG-Lighting LED bars... I would like to personally invite you to my
    Shop to show to these bars. Make sure you come at night so I can show you the light output
     
  8. Jul 21, 2012 at 9:27 PM
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    some info on the actual LED chips them selves. SocalTacos im hopefully going to be hitting you up here soon I really want a 30" bar :drool:


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  9. Jul 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM
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    i have 2 hella 4k converted to 55w hid and love the distance i get with them and dont really want to sacrifice that, but I really want a fucking LED bar!!! I really hope its enough light.
     
  10. Jul 21, 2012 at 10:15 PM
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    if your already dropping hundreds why not a few bucks more?

    imo vision-x is the best led you can buy rigid is right there with them. both companies offer a no questions asked lifetime warranty on their junk and they both perform awesome. either of the two would exceed your expectations for lighting.

    there are some others i have seen as well like baja rack and now the retrofit source make some bars that look sweet but, i don't have any personal experience with them.

    i have never been one to go for something cheap just my .02 you get what you pay for.
     
  11. Jul 21, 2012 at 10:30 PM
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    the retrofit source led bar look exactly like vision x x-mitter bars lol. krish, and interm4 have the same bars as TRS sells but are branded differently.

    edit forgot interm_4 sold his truck...

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  12. Jul 22, 2012 at 2:45 AM
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    Rigid and vision-x are 2x or more expensive than GG-Lighting. So "a few bucks more" is an exaggeration

    Retro fit source doesn't make their own. It's a china mass produced LED that morimoto puts their name on
     
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    i don't care if i was buying a large bar it would be from rigid or vision-x i already own multiple vision-x lights and they are awesome.

    the gg lights maybe great to like i said in my post above i have no experience with other brands only rigid and vision-x.

    i take lighting sort of serious my headlights alone ran me 2 grand.
     
  14. Jul 22, 2012 at 9:43 AM
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    Hii, where does yours come from?
    I thought you were importing as well.
    Maybe I just assumed that based on the prices?
     
  15. Jul 22, 2012 at 12:46 PM
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    Ours are from China as well. All LED bars are.
    That is the misconception a lot of people have about Rrigid - they are still from China and assembled in America
     
  16. Jul 22, 2012 at 12:51 PM
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    Yeah i have the same bar as the ones TRS is selling but without their name on it and its awesome! RAD, FixedTRD(his brothers FJ as well) and Jerez got them too. Only difference is the price, and it was a huge one;) They are the best looking knock offs out there, everything else is bulky and looks like crap. The reason everyone(including myself) think everything else looks bad is because we all want rigid but don't want to pay the big bucks...posers:laugh:
     
  17. Jul 22, 2012 at 1:02 PM
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    Yeah...preaching to the choir my friend.
    I'm just trying to help people out with the pricing as well. makes no sense paying that premium price for name brand stuff when they're all almost identical.
     
  18. Jul 22, 2012 at 1:10 PM
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    Same reason I am here. I want to offer an extremely affordable light for the weekend off roader
     
  19. Jul 22, 2012 at 1:23 PM
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    i believe it.
    my brother spent like $1500 on his headlights from japan and retrofit part.
    but that was 6-7years ago when he literally had to retrofit them together.
    honda prelude with acura TL projectors, TSX HIDS, Xenon Shrouds, even had Lexus IS300 yellow fogs retro fit in coca-cola cans.
     
  20. Jul 22, 2012 at 1:27 PM
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    dang i thought my retros from TRS were pricey, 1600 is just crazy!
     

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