Issues with Cali Raised and their light bar

Anyone else have issues with Cali Raised light bars? I am on my 3rd 43' Amber/White dual function LED bar. I have it mounted to a Cali Raised premium roof rack and they quickly (couple of months) fill with water. I live in Jacksonville, FL so we do get some serious rain, but it does claim to be IP68 rated. When I contacted them and showed pics I was told to just turn it on and dry it out. This doesn't work at all and the reflectors are pitted and the lens is hazed.

To make it worse I left a 1 Star review on their website and it never appeared, even after verifying my email. That's shady Sh!t! I love the rack but will never do business with them again and will be sure to let others know of their quality and business practices.

 

Sorry to hear that.


https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/vendor-reviews.97/

 

Should of bought DD once and you wouldn’t had any issues

 

its a china light bar, you can try sealing it.
i will say that i have also seen name brand lights fill with water too, sometimes shit happens. but much less with good brands

 

Yeah, I know that you get what you pay for but waterproofing really isn't that hard or expensive.

 

I’ve had issues with BD lights, the XLpro that is on my dirt bike seems to get condensation inside but they’ve replaced it at no cost every time.
I’m on my third one and I can see it forming again ans I don’t use a pressure washer.

 

Good to know, maybe i'll have to install with a quick disconnect.

 

CaliRaised is 100% cheap Chinese stuff, no surprise the claimed water resistance isn’t true. If you get another new one you can open it up and reseal it prior to install or just run a bead of silicone around the outside seams. If you want actual quality you will need to be the price for it.

 

Sorry to hear that. However, it has appeared for a while now that CR lights are just rebranded Ebay specials and should be purchased as such. The lowest grade lights I would get would be Autofeel. I've always had good luck with their lights.

 

My 2c on Cali raised -- just get the same exact lights off Amazon or (even cheaper) aliexpress. Save a bucket load of money and usually the vendors are easier to deal with...

 

I've had this light bar for over a year now no issues with it, just recently adjusted aim angle to get more throw