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KC | Flex LED Lights - Extreme Performance & Modular - Info & Pics

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by Taylor@KC HiLiTES, Nov 21, 2016.

  1. Nov 21, 2016 at 10:29 AM
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    Taylor@KC HiLiTES

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    The KC HiLiTES Flex LED lights are uniquely designed to be able to be customized and configured in a huge variety of ways, leading to the origin of their name. These lights are modular and expandable, giving you the option of building left, right, up, or down to create a light that will fit and look exactly how YOU want it to. Light up what you want to see with the spot or spread beam patterns. Then, add in even further personalization with different colored bezel options and clear and amber covers, and the possibilities become unlimited.

    OPTICAL PERFORMANCE
    Engineered by KC using precision injected reflector optics to give you race-level performance light output and optical clarity.

    RACE-TESTED CONSTRUCTION
    Developed and proven under the most demanding physical and optical conditions by our DIRT TRIBE teams of athletes at races like the BAJA 1000.

    ELECTRONIC STABILITY
    Integrated EMI and RMI blocking and filtering that provides interference transparency and PCB electronics stability.

    PASS-THROUGH POWER BUS
    Patented power back-plane that streamlines your wiring as you link or stack FLEX LED configurations simplifying wiring setups.


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    Light Options:

    Flex Features & Information:

    • LED Source: CREE XM-L2 U2
    • LED Color: 5700K
    • IP Rating: IP68
    • Die-Cast Aluminum Housing

    Flex Accessories:

    • Bezels Kits
      • Diecast Aluminum with ED Coated Paint
      • Red, Blue, Black, Gold
    • Flex Shield
      • Laser cut Lexan hard-coated lens
      • Clear or Amber
    • Linker Kits
      • Diecast Linker plate, 12GA Power wire and Stainless Steel Allen Bolts
    Useful links:


    If you have any questions about this product or any others that we offer, please let me know!



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    Flex Specs:

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    Two single Flex LEDs
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  2. Nov 21, 2016 at 4:10 PM
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    ChemDawg

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    That lower valence light looks sick!!
    :thumbsup:
     
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  3. Nov 21, 2016 at 6:53 PM
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    Taylor@KC HiLiTES

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    Agreed! The system is very easy to install as it was designed specifically for our lower valences, and all that is required is cutting out the factory ribs in that section. I'll be making another thread specifically for that application specific system soon!
     
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  4. Nov 21, 2016 at 7:03 PM
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    I use them as ditch lights and I love them, they were just what I was looking for. They are small but throw out a ton of light, I also liked that they were made of metal instead of plastic.

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    I would recommend these to anyone looking for some ditch lights since they don't obstruct your vision, they are bright, and they are super easy to wiring up.
     
  5. Nov 22, 2016 at 9:00 AM
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    Taylor@KC HiLiTES

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    Those looks great there! What did you use for brackets?


    I'd love to see more pictures of these Flex lights installed on you guys' trucks, so if you got em post em!
     
  6. Nov 22, 2016 at 3:19 PM
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    Wow. Great looking lights. Too bad I need Kings or Icons more than I need lights for nearly the same coin......
     
  7. Nov 22, 2016 at 6:05 PM
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    Thanks! I used the CBI Offroad ditch light brackets and was pretty happy with they way they fit.
     
  8. Nov 24, 2016 at 9:08 AM
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  9. Feb 4, 2017 at 9:16 AM
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    This past weekend I installed my 20" FLEX bar in my @Pelfreybilt bumper!
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  10. Mar 30, 2017 at 9:15 PM
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    A little glam shot of my recently installed single pods as ditch lights.

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  11. Mar 31, 2017 at 6:52 AM
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    Those are pretty damned cool. Lots of possibilities. I really like the interchangeable covers.
     
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  12. Apr 1, 2017 at 7:59 PM
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    @Brindybot here is the thread we were discussing today on the trail!
     
  13. Apr 4, 2017 at 6:46 PM
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    really love the looks of the singles, just wish the output was just a tad bit more for the price. I have set of round halogens behind my grill, so the style of the single round reflector does fit the look of my truck better than anything I've come across yet. Maybe if my current cubes die for some reason.
     
  14. Apr 4, 2017 at 7:39 PM
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    Gramps My walker is faster than your Prius!

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    I am curious what cubes have more output? I just put the singles on in place of my cubes and it's a huge improvement.

    Actually that's a silly question. Cubes typically have 4 lights and some might have more output. But for what I needed them for they were a great improvement.
     
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    You're right in that some standard cubes are higher on the lumen side, and our very own 3" LZR cube puts out 1,952 lumens. That said, we really think it is to include other measurements on top of raw lumens such as lux when discussing light output. This was you get an idea if the lights true potential and what it is actually producing and how controlled the light is etc.
     
  17. Apr 5, 2017 at 11:27 AM
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    Gramps My walker is faster than your Prius!

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    Completely agree. The lense on these lights are simply phenomenal. The light that is broadcast is bright, crisp, and clearly defined which is grear for me.
     
  18. Apr 5, 2017 at 11:29 AM
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    @KC HiLiTES Taylor on the FLEX Light Bars do they have the ability to curve at all or are they fixed straight? I am really considering just putting 2- 10" bars up under my Frontrunner roof rack in place my my current light bar. I am just curious if I can control the light spread at all by radiusing the bar.
     
  19. Apr 5, 2017 at 12:08 PM
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    Unfortunately, we don't have any way of doing it in a radius from us (yet; I'm bringing this up soon and want to check on the possibility of it), but I have seen that others have done similar (arched, not quite radius...see the link below). You could buy multiple singles or doubles and mount them individually and radius each light. Our power linkers might be long enough for this, but I'd have to check first!

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BSHvdeQht96/
     
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