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Which ditch light brand and light pattern are you using?

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by catfish559, Dec 26, 2019.

  1. Dec 26, 2019 at 9:48 PM
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    catfish559

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    so what brand and light patten are you using? i got the calirasied low profile ditch light brackets for xmas just trying to figure out which ones.. its between baja designs or rigid side shooters i think there called. need information before i buy being there almost 500 for the set.
     
  2. Dec 26, 2019 at 9:51 PM
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    My dual light setup consists of 2 Cali raised spot lights on the inside and random Amazon brand flood lights on the outside using the Cali raised brackets with extensions. Pretty good setup that has lasted me years.
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    Also forgot to note, the paint on Cali raised pods are chipping pretty bad, doesn’t bother me. The Amazon ones are fine
     
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    I'm a rigid fan myself. For some floods in my front bumper and I will be getting ditches lights this year. Need to sell my light bar first to free to some funds. I'll be going with a set of floods for the ditches. Rigid makes a great product and is withing a good budget range.
     
  7. Dec 27, 2019 at 7:25 PM
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    Rigid dually SS flood. They are well worth the price. They are only $300 for the pair
     
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  8. Dec 27, 2019 at 7:37 PM
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    I had the Cali raised driving combo. Was happy with them for quite some time. Good lighting width. Started to out drive them at speed so I just switched to the Baja Designs Squadron Pros. Only have one trip out with them. Happy so far but they are not cheap.

    I did switch brackets though. The Cali raised brackets have a lot of movement in them. Gets kind of annoying.
     
  9. Dec 27, 2019 at 8:04 PM
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    catfish559

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    so what kind of brackets are you using now?
     
  10. Dec 27, 2019 at 8:07 PM
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  11. Dec 27, 2019 at 8:08 PM
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    yeah i was looking at the driving ones for some reason their like 500 bucks but for ditch lights i think the flood light pattern will be better for me
     
  12. Dec 27, 2019 at 8:18 PM
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    I just bought KC Flex Duals to mount on my bumper, I prefer that style for ditch lights as they're a little more low profile... just another option to make your choice harder :blahblah:
     
  13. Dec 27, 2019 at 8:19 PM
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    Choose quick before the deals go away!
     
  14. Dec 27, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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    I have the KC Flex duals as my ditch lights and agree, they are nice looking while being low profile and put out a lot of light. :thumbsup:
     
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    I’ve seen a couple people use S2s for ditch lights on the socials. Not sure if they work well. They wouldn’t put out enough power for me. I considered XL80s but the price and size detoured me.
     
  16. Dec 27, 2019 at 9:02 PM
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    Running the Cali-Raised sideshooters for the past 2 years w no complaints, but just got a set of BD S2 sports in spot/flood combo for xmas. Gonna swap them out soon.
     
  17. Dec 27, 2019 at 9:32 PM
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    I just bought the rigid ss pro in flood light pattern. Holy smokes they are bright as hell! I tried the cheaper alternatives, both brands mentioned above. I got tired of constantly having to ship them back for warranty. Save yourself the trouble, cry once buy once.
     
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    Exactly.

    I have buddies that went cheap and went through multiple sets due to issues or they weren’t happy with the light output. They spent the money on the duallys and have been happy ever since. They have much more light output than the competitors and the beam pattern is awesome for ditch lights.
     
  19. Dec 27, 2019 at 9:59 PM
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    Agreed, moisture in the lenses, powdercoat chipping, lights going out etc etc.... the same thing lead me to purchase my E series bar and SAE D series lights....
     
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  20. Dec 27, 2019 at 10:03 PM
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    ive only got rigid lights on both my trucks and have had zero issues in 3 years. Duallys, SAE fogs and some SR bars.
     

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