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what light bar brands to stay away from?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Huntn57, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. Mar 17, 2015 at 6:24 PM
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    Huntn57

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    what light bar brands are junk,not long lasting or not bright?
     
  2. Mar 17, 2015 at 6:26 PM
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    plenty
    :crapstorm:Ill Stay out of this but :popcorn:
     
  3. Mar 17, 2015 at 6:30 PM
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    ^^ is kinda like sthil vs husky?
     
  4. Mar 18, 2015 at 6:36 AM
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    Avoiding anything from China seems like a good place to start.
     
  5. Mar 18, 2015 at 6:40 AM
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    JLee

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    They are just about all made in China so that's not a good place to start. There is quite a few brands sold by vendors here on the forum that are made in china and are well built lights.
     
  6. Mar 18, 2015 at 6:54 AM
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    tomwil

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    Apparently the vendor GG-Lighting is one to stay away from. But, that thread does list a couple of recommendations.
     
  7. Mar 18, 2015 at 3:11 PM
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    Bingo Jerry. There's Chinese brands that are pretty good in terms of build quality. You just have to make sure the vendor selling them (either on here or in general) stands behind the product with a good warranty plan.
     
  8. Mar 20, 2015 at 1:17 AM
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    Perfect,I agree with you,as I know,brands in Chinese are so many ,it sure there will be some junk,but,some is really good.
     

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