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The LED Rock Light Showdown

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by crashnburn80, May 31, 2019.

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  1. Jun 14, 2019 at 5:43 PM
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    BAJA !
     
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    i know. it kills me. I love all their lights, and i rock 12 of these as rock lights on my fj40 but still, for the cost they should be bright.
     
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  3. Jun 15, 2019 at 2:16 AM
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    I went with the KC amber lens Cyclones for my project.

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    crashnburn80, Jun 15, 2019
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  4. Jun 15, 2019 at 6:05 PM
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    Wow, that looks good! Did you end up using those magnets to mount the KC lights?
     
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  5. Jun 15, 2019 at 6:21 PM
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    Damn, and I was just about to order LUX lights...
     
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  6. Jun 15, 2019 at 6:25 PM
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    RTTs are aluminum framed, so magnets are a no go. I made some brackets.

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  7. Jun 15, 2019 at 6:46 PM
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    If you go that route for size and mounting simplicity, I would go with the Max over the Monster. But the other lights in this thread are quiet a bit better in output.
     
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  8. Jun 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM
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    Ill most likely go with the KC now. Anyone have a link for them?
     
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  9. Jun 15, 2019 at 8:31 PM
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  10. Jun 17, 2019 at 10:06 AM
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    Oh hell yeah!!!

    If anyone is placing an order for 4+ Cyclones, I have a coupon code exclusive for TW peeps that will give a good discount on them... just PM me.
     
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  11. Jul 7, 2019 at 7:19 AM
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    @crashnburn80 another awesome writeup, I have 2 KC Cyclone lights under my hood and want to add 4 as courtesy lights. Did you consider including the Infinite Offroad shadow reaper rock light in your test?
     
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  12. Jul 7, 2019 at 9:57 AM
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    I did not, I am not familiar with them. The only one considered but not included was the 9w rock lights by Vision X, which were not available and had a crazy long backorder timeline.

    Realistically there are far too many brands to review them all, so I focused on some major name brands and those brands popular on the forum for the comparison.
     
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  13. Jul 15, 2019 at 7:04 AM
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    Did anyone get this code from Taylor? I am wanting to order 4 cyclones ASAP straight from KC and messaged him last Friday buy haven't heard back yet.

    Thanks for this thread @Chrashnburn80 . Some great info here, as I was in the market for rock lights.
     
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  14. Jul 15, 2019 at 10:10 PM
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    @Taylor@KC HiLiTES is usually reasonably responsive, may have just been out on a trail run over the weekend or a few days of vacation.
     
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  15. Jul 16, 2019 at 2:35 AM
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    Sliders By @Yamadirtrider and @Red_Baron 265 65 18 Falken Wildpeak AT/3 on Black Rhino Tanay Morimoto Retrofit Headlights Bilstein 5100 w/OME 885 Dakar AAL Victory 4x4 18" w Tepui Kukenam 3 RTT Tech Deck with iPad and Phone mount Soon to be lighting 4 KC C2 Scene lights 4 KC Cyclones
    Does anybody happen to have pictures of all of the different colors side by side?
    I can't seem to find one on the google.


    I also need the code if anybody gets it.
    Thanks!
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  16. Jul 16, 2019 at 6:54 AM
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    All side by side seems unlikely unless @Taylor@KC HiLiTES had something. Are you intending for actual rock light use on the trail? Is so I’d suggest the white or amber (yellow) versions for best visibility.
     
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    Scene/Camping actually.

    I mostly wanted to see the vibrance of the colored.

    But im not sure whether to get the diffused or clear white.

    And how amber are the Amber's, I'm sure you understand what I mean by that.

    Thanks!
     
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  18. Jul 16, 2019 at 1:20 PM
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    Sorry all!!! I was slammed with other big priorities and I couldn't find time to check in on TW. For rock lights, I'd go clear rather than diffused. The ambers are fairly amber (don't kill me for posting a Jeep image)IMG_0738.jpg
     
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  19. Jul 16, 2019 at 1:21 PM
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    Mine are presently for camping as well. The amber is actually more yellow as shown in Taylor's Jeep pic and in my tent light pic that true amber. White LED + amber lens = yellow output. For camping lights I would recommend using the amber Cyclones if the use is ambient camp lighting. Yellow light is much softer on your eyes for camping at night and warmer color temps are more relaxing vs bright white which is better for task oriented purposes. Yellow light also has the added benefit that it does not attract bugs, unlike white light.
     
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