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Rigid Industries :: Torture Test

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by RigidIndustries, Feb 12, 2015.

  1. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:00 PM
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    RigidIndustries

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    Hey TW,

    Have you all seen this Torture test video yet?!

    How durable are our LED Light Bars?
    See what happens when we cut, crush, drag, torch and drown our lights to death.

    We put our products to the test so that there's no question;
    You're buying the best LED Light Bars available!


    on youtube:
    http://youtu.be/EXMzkh-NzJk
     
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  2. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:01 PM
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    yes we've seen it.
     
  3. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:04 PM
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    Awesome!

    We are planning out a lot of new video shoots in 2015, what kind of video content would you like to see next?
     
  4. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:07 PM
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    no idea. maybe a LED bar completely under water in a bathtub for days?
     
  5. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:20 PM
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    Might be a boring video lol but we have our Marine Series to knock that video out :D

    We have some great ideas/plans for our different beam patterns and some in use action content that are going to be amazing!
     
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    I wouldn't mind seeing one mounted on a bumper get in a front end collision.

    Might be a bit over budget crashing tacomas though. Use colorados.
     
  7. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:23 PM
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    ohh yea. I forgot, nevermind then. :p
     
  8. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:23 PM
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    that seems legit.
     
  9. Feb 13, 2015 at 3:51 AM
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    Check the build thread.
    I like where you're going with this :D

    I've seen a few rollovers with roof mounted Rigids that still worked but no head on collisions yet lol

    This video was pretty crazy on how messed up the bar got but still working.

    http://youtu.be/XqEXg9Zpa7Q
     
  10. Feb 13, 2015 at 6:45 AM
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    This is like a terrorist video for electronic hostages.
     
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    We rolled over and landed on one. Worked great!

    [​IMG]
     
  12. Feb 16, 2015 at 4:42 PM
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    If you don't draw blood, you're doing it wrong!
    Awesome, this video is what first drew my attention to Rigid.

    Would love to see Torture Test 2.0 :thumbsup:

    A couple ideas (safety first :)):

    - dropped off a cliff
    - Light Bar sword fight :duel:
    - more guns :)
    - run over by built trail rigs
    - rock/cinder block smash
    - shopping cart protection (for the mall crawlers :p)
    - animal attack
    - wood chipper and/or chainsaw
    - mud (big puddles, bogs etc.)
     
  13. Feb 16, 2015 at 4:48 PM
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    I don't know if there already is a video for this (probably is), but if not then you should show rocks getting shot at the lights at realistic highway speeds in which they might be thrown from other vehicles. Up here in Alaska there's no shortage of rocks getting shot out of other vehicles on the highway, mostly because of all the gravel they use to provide traction on the roads.
     
  14. Feb 16, 2015 at 4:51 PM
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    So i'm not totally sure what a lot of those tests show.. it seems like the end result is a bar that still "works" but nobody is gonna be happy with a light bar cut partially in half with bulbs not working.

    I'd want to see more videos of what the lights can withstand and still be 100% fully functioning, and then also how a Chinese bar compares in the same tests.
     
  15. Feb 16, 2015 at 4:59 PM
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    Well then showing how inferior the china bars are in the same tests would make the Rigid's look even better.
     
  16. Feb 16, 2015 at 5:01 PM
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    I agree 100%, yeah it's cool they'll still work on one half or something but no one is gonna keep a bent light bar or something like that on their truck.
     
  17. Feb 16, 2015 at 5:09 PM
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    That would be very interesting. Show exactly why spending more saves you in the long run.
     
  18. Feb 16, 2015 at 5:29 PM
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    Agreed. Unfortunately I think for a lot of the tests the differences wouldn't be big enough difference to make the Rigids really look any better than the china bars.
     
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    yeah I'm sure output wise theres some differences but like with the shotgun and saw demo's the china bar and rigid bar are going to do the same thing because they're both wired the same so knocking out a few bulbs shouldn't affect the rest of the bulbs for either brand.
     
  20. Feb 17, 2015 at 3:55 PM
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    I feel the comparison of Rigid to budget imports is like comparing a Kia to a Lexus...they both provide a mode of transportation, but the latter is $40k more for a few reasons - craftsmanship, quality, reputation, materials, longevity. Do you really need to see a video comparison?
     

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