LED LIGHT BAR

- Recently leased a 2017 Tacoma TRD Sport

Looking to get an LED light bar for my truck to enhance night time driving. I want something like a flood light to light up not only the road but the side of the road. My budget is around $500. Not sure if I should get a 50" and mount the light bar to roof with brackets or a 30" and mount in-between the grille and bumper. Looking at Rigid Industries, any suggestions? This is a leased truck, however I do plan to buy it after... just not sure about drilling modifications. Also, looking for something that could be easily installed by myself.

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500 wont touch a rigid light bar(id recommend staying away from the radiance. had a number of people not impressed with ones ive sold, e series v1 in a 50" msrp $1599.99). and id be very careful with modding a leased vehicle. some roof mounted bars require drilling into the roof which would be a hefty price when you go to turn in the lease at the end plus all the other issues with rooftop bars. lastly i really hope you arent planning to use this on roads

 

I installed a Cali Raised Combo 5D LED bar in my bumper and it's way-way bright. I installed it so it is always off or just on with the high beams. No more elk and deer sneaking out of the dark while I'm cruising at sixty.

http://www.caliraisedled.com/product/2016-toyota-tacoma-31-5-light-bar-lower-bumper-brackets
http://www.caliraisedled.com/product/31-5-dual-row-5d-optic-bar

Super high quality. It's $269 (with brackets and wiring harness) shipped.

SB

 

I've become a fan of that in-between bumper light on these 3rd gens. It looks so sleek and is also less likely to be susceptible to sticky fingers as it is tucked away. Our C-Series 30" bar has a lux at 10 meters value of 3,187lx (16,200 lumens, but lux is a good measurement of usable light, not just raw lumens), and falls perfectly into your budget. It would come with free shipping to the lower 48, and comes with our 23 year warranty backed by our 46 years of experience in the lighting industry. Let me know if you have any questions!

Link to product!

 

@ me?

 

@VirginiaBound Super valid question. Without comparing the exact specifics of the KC HiLiTES C-Series 40" bar with that Amazon one you linked, let me attempt to answer you:

There's a number of reasons. We aren't a company that knocks designs off of others; we have been involved in this industry for over 46 years now and we have our consumers best interests at heart. We want to provide products that suit what you guys need and try to do so at a price that is affordable and not exorbitant. All of our stuff is designed by us and assembled by us in the USA. From the optics to the reflectors to the housing to the thermal management, everything is researched/designed by us to maximize performance and control the light output. We want to be as transparent as possible and give you all the information available about the product you're buying, and that's why we create the data sheets containing that info for every product and have an entire webpage on lighting Technology. This sharing of information and spreading of lighting knowledge is important to us, so that people can use this to make the best purchasing decision, regardless of if it is a KC product or another companies.

We put in the research and effort into making the best products offered, but we also stand by them. That's why we offer a 23 year warranty, because we completely stand by our product and we want to offer the best customer support out there. If you have any questions, any complaints, any praises, or just wanna chat about lighting, call us. We're happy to talk with you all. And if we don't have the answer to your question, we'll work pretty dang hard to figure it out for ya. By buying a light from us, you're joining a huge collection of people that have also trusted us for their lighting needs.

 

KC is an awesome company. Every light on my Jeep is KC. Any new lights on my truck will likely be KC. They've never failed me.

 

If only it got me a discount. It's only brown nosing if you get something in return.

 

If your budget is $500, then Rigid is kinda out already.

I love my Caliraised bar, but it's for sure not the only mid-priced lighting solution

 

I have a rigid e series spot flood combo
Light is in great shape 2 years old used a handful of times comes with MCM fab mount for Tacoma that uses roof rack mounting holes to mount, made for this light(I don't have any pre-drilled and tapped holes).$800 Will not ship local pickup 10010 New York City If your interested

 

Thanks for the mention!

 

I'd second @CaliRaisedLed. Installed my over Christmas and am very pleased with the quality and fit.

 

I dont remember the brand on mine , its a 30" inch chinese brand from ebay for behind the grill .. cheap one but id works amanzing i also bought this one its a 40" inch single row to be mounted on my oem roofracks ,chinese aswell from Amazon for 100 bucks and for the ditch brackets i bought some BPE lighting 4 led spots.. and some other goodies

 

I really appreciate all of the helpful info in here!

Does anyone have any preference on the Mictuning 32" LED bar (

MICTUNING 32" 180W Combo Led Light Bar - 13200 Lumen, 6000-6200K Crystal White, Waterproof for Off-road Jeep ATV UTV SUV Truck Boat

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CLHGGVC/) with included harness versus the Eyourlife 32" LED bar (

Eyourlife 32" Led Light Bar Off Road 180W Work Light Bar For Jeep Cabin SUV Truck ATV Truck

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D8RYHHE/) with an Opt7 harness (

OPT7 LED Light Bar Wiring Harness 14 Gauge 380W Wiring Harness w/Switch - 11ft Dimmer Strobe 80ft Range Plug and Play Waterproof Relay

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K1NS0PS/)?

Will both work with the Caliraised brackets (https://caliraisedled.com/collectio...ota-tacoma-32-light-bar-lower-bumper-brackets)? I'd prefer to not drill into the crash bars.

Lastly, does anyone know which is the right size Mictuning switch (

MICTUNING M0810-T-LLBB LED Push Switch with Connector Wire Kit for Toyota - LED LIGHT BAR Symbol -Blue

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0117B189M/) for the 2017 Tacoma? I'm looking at a blue switch for the blank switch spot next to the rear slider switch. Sizes are 1.54" x 0.83" or 1.28" x 0.87". I think it's 1.54" x 0.83" but wanted to confirm.

Thanks!

 

+1 for the 32" CaliRaised Stealth-Mounted 5D combo light. Really happy with mine.

 

I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Aurora, I should have at least one of these 30 inch single row available for $150 plus shipping. It should be the new version of the one in the link (ALO-S1-30-P7E7D vs ALO-S1-30-P7E7J)

Aurora 30" LED New S1 Single Row Off Road Light Bar Combo 150W 16280 Lumens

https://www.amazon.com/Aurora-Singl...&qid=1485134084&sr=1-4&keywords=Aurora+LED+30

 

The switch size is 39mm x 21mm which I believe is the 1.54" x .83".

KC makes good lights, I have had those on other trucks and they worked well and were very well built.

I currently have a 30" Caliraised light bar that I got from a group buy last year. I'm very happy with it and am very impressed with the quality, so much so I just purchased back up and ditch lights from them. They also are very helpful and have great customer service.

There are a lot of products out there. I would definitely look for a company that has good customer service and will stand behind their pruduct.

 

This is the truth. We live in a time with tons of options for products (which is a great thing!), so the companies that have good service and product backing are the ones that stand out. That's always been what I look for too, which is why I have the brands on my truck that I do. Most TW vendors have good service but there's too much product overlap to rep every good brand out there!

 

Rough Country was what I went with