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Off-brand light bars

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by dreadedyota, Sep 15, 2018.

  1. Sep 15, 2018 at 8:54 PM
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    dreadedyota

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    Looking to purchase an off brand light bar, something fairly priced with personal experience. what brands are recommended?
     
  2. Sep 16, 2018 at 2:28 AM
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    Rigid is recommended. ARB is good too. @CaliRaisedLed is probably best bang for the buck. Everything below these guys are just cheap Chinese LEDs and you are on pure luck from there.
     
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  3. Sep 16, 2018 at 7:39 AM
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    Have you heard of mictuning? they seam fairly priced and decently built
     
  4. Sep 16, 2018 at 7:40 AM
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    Auxbeam makes some good products for the money.
     
  6. Sep 16, 2018 at 7:49 AM
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    I believe iv seen auxbeam at the local walmart here in canada so i was skeptical at first, have you had god luck with them?
     
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  7. Sep 16, 2018 at 7:54 AM
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    My rear backup lights are from them. They been submerged under water an covered in mud no issues or fogging of the lenses. Still to new to tell if the lenses will get yellowing but for the price I could buy 8-10 sets before for the cost of rigid or similar.
    But with the high dollar stuff the light pattern will be a lot better but for my use they are perfect I’m not doing any high speed night off-road travel.
     
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  8. Sep 16, 2018 at 7:56 AM
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    I have 3 different sets of nilight led pods on my truck, the oldest is about 2 years now. No leaks, no fogging and they work.
     
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  9. Sep 16, 2018 at 7:58 AM
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    Here’s a pic of my 20in light bar an ditch lights I got off Amazon for 60 total. Hella cheap but pretty bright.

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  10. Sep 16, 2018 at 8:02 AM
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    wow seems auxbeam does the job well, Matt do you have any pics of your ditch lights, iv been looking for some and auxbeam may be suitable for my needs
     
  11. Sep 16, 2018 at 8:08 AM
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    This is all I have of them. Mine have the side shooters also they do the job. The pic white the Jeep lit up is just the ditch lights pointed forward.

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    I have a $30 Senlips brand one. Works fine, I've had it since may and there's no issues with it working or with condensation.
     
  13. Sep 16, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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    Thanks for the pics Matt, R490 do you have any pics of your Senlips? im unfamiliar with that brand but $30 seems like a steal
     
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  14. Sep 16, 2018 at 8:43 AM
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    Not the best picture, but here it is mounted with Cali Raised Brackets. I got a pretty basic switch for it that fits directly into the dash and looks like OEM Toyota. If you want any more pictures, I can grab some

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  15. Sep 16, 2018 at 5:59 PM
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    A few close up pics of the LED's and body if possible, Thanks in advance
     
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    I like the caliraised lights. My fogs, backup lights and ditch lights are all from them.
    I tried the Amazon stuff and had mixed results. They were not as bright and one of the nilight pods would blow the fuse every time I turned it on. And they wouldn't warranty it.
     
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    I can offer a vote for Auxbeam as being a decent product as well. I have one of their 3" floods on my tractor for a work light, and a pair of their 4" Sideshooters for auxiliary lights on the back of my truck for plow season. Good light output and they seem to be well-made.
    I took a chance on them because I didn't want to spend big $$ on lights I'm putting places where it's likely that they'll get broken.
     
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  20. Sep 17, 2018 at 10:15 AM
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    I can understand that logic 100%, how long have you had your auxbeams for?
     

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