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04-15-08, 08:25 PM
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Xmitter LED offroad light
here are a few pics. i'll give my impressions after i test them out a bit
they are bright, it's a clean light.
3500 lumens, 4 amp draw, 30yr continuous bulb life (dimensions 12"x3"x3") avail up to 42" length
suppossedly the 12" I have equals a 300w halogen
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04-15-08, 08:34 PM
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Holy marry mother of God, I want one! A few of those or a long one would be killer on a roof rack. How well does it work at night compared to your brights?
I just googled it and this place has the 12 inch for $171
Off Road Warehouse
This guy already roof rack mounted his to a jeep Untitled 1
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04-15-08, 08:43 PM
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wow - 500 bones?
I would love a set of these for my boat, but at $500 a clip, I believe I'll have to pass (or at least wait for a price drop.) 
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04-15-08, 09:03 PM
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I think you might have done your math wrong. Base model is the 6" for $215.99 and add another $171 for the 12" = $386.99
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04-15-08, 09:09 PM
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I think you might have done your math wrong. Base model is the 6" for $215.99 and add another $171 for the 12" = $386.99
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I stand corrected... didnt notice that part on the right hand side. makes better sense now.
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04-15-08, 09:34 PM
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I see that they're bright, but what are their light pattern?  (Fog, driving, or spot?  )
Are they designed to light up something immegiately in front of you or can it throw out enough light to replace my Light Force 240's and Hella 4000's?
In any case, it looks pretty cool!
BTW, if I got it and put it on the bumper, I would put the 3M clear protective film thingy to prevent it from getting damaged from rocks.
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04-15-08, 11:49 PM
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04-16-08, 02:19 AM
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LED's are so cheap, and easy to work with, I am going to make one for my new roof rack :-)
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04-16-08, 03:30 PM
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04-16-08, 04:39 PM
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One question come to my mind .. waterproof . ? ( or at least shock ready ... )
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04-16-08, 04:47 PM
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they look bright, but what is the trow like? How far does it light up? Whats the spread like?
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04-16-08, 04:52 PM
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I think you might have done your math wrong. Base model is the 6" for $215.99 and add another $171 for the 12" = $386.99
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Do you have any idea of how many candles and a box of matches you can get for $386.99 
I will wait until price goes down as happened with plasma and LCD TV´s !!!!!!
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04-16-08, 06:39 PM
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what is not apparent from the pics is that it is a all metal housing. the back is finned and acts as a heatsink. it is very solid construction, sealed and of course waterproof.
you can make mounts or they have tube clamps avail. the mounts that come w/ it have rubber bases for shock but it is a solid metal mount.
the spread is awesome in the close range. nice even light that my lightforces can't compare to. instead of one bright reflector, think of 24 reflectors shining- it creates an even spread.
i have to check throw but it's pretty darn bright.
The 12" is what I thought would be the min. to justify upgrading from my LF170s, skipping HID's and getting LED's.
If money was not an issue, i'd get the 22" center and 2 12" on the sides (just for the bling factor  )
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04-16-08, 07:13 PM
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LED's, while extremely bright, even painful to look at still do not provide illumination that carries very far. I have seen these lights before on race trucks and they are designed to provide a very thorough coverage pattern for the area right in front of the vehicle.
We are now starting to experiment with some LED "modules" that contain 4 and 6 LED's that are in excess of 1000 lumens. Some day I will see how they would work as a replacement dome light.
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04-16-08, 07:21 PM
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the small one would make one hell of a back-up light!
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04-17-08, 01:43 AM
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Any night pics to see the light pattern and throw?
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04-17-08, 07:59 AM
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On their site they show small comparison pics between the high beams, their HID's, and the largest/longest LED unit they've got.
The throw seems at least as far as the HID's and a bit wider range as well.
I guess the benefits of these LED's are that they're:
-super bright
-low profile/versatile
-uber durable
-waterproof
-lasts as long as you own your vehicle (and beyond)
That's pretty nice, but wish that they used even less power.
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04-17-08, 08:26 AM
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Don't forget the advantage of low amperage. I put a set of hella 700ff with 100 watt IPF bulbs in them on the bumper and measured total current draw for all lights (stock high and low plus hellas) at 28 amps !!
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04-17-08, 08:55 AM
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Does anyone know what kind of LEDs they are using for this? Also I think they would be great if you had them pointing down from a roof rack during a camping trip.
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04-17-08, 09:00 AM
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I think each one is a 3 watt
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04-17-08, 09:15 AM
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the small one would make one hell of a back-up light!
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That was my first thought as well.
Would really want to see one in person at night before dropping that kind of coin. But never the less they look pretty freakin awesome.
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LED's, while extremely bright, even painful to look at still do not provide illumination that carries very far. I have seen these lights before on race trucks and they are designed to provide a very thorough coverage pattern for the area right in front of the vehicle.
We are now starting to experiment with some LED "modules" that contain 4 and 6 LED's that are in excess of 1000 lumens. Some day I will see how they would work as a replacement dome light.
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That´s what I though, they should made a superb auxiliary driving lamp to complement the low beam headlamp on foul weather or just when off-roading but using them as a long distance high beam, then I am not sold yet.
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04-17-08, 12:45 PM
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you can't use them as a driving light, they are far brighter than high beams. maybe some of you don't understand how bright they are.
i'll try to take some night pics later
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04-17-08, 01:36 PM
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Sweet lights! Now you've just added something else to my list of mods. Jerk!
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Quote:
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the small one would make one hell of a back-up light!
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That was my first thought as well.
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I've been trying to figure out the back up lighting issue for a while. I'd like to add brake and turn signal lighting in a custom bumper. These are readily available in LEDs for the trailer market (low profile and durable, so easy to fit in a bumper). I've been stuck on the back up lighting, but this looks super workable (albeit super pricey).
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the small one would make one hell of a back-up light!
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I was at the airport the other day walking through the parking garage and a new Caddy CTS was backing out of a spot. The back up's were so bright I saw spots... 1st thought was HID back up's, but now that I see they can get this bright, I'm thinking it was LED.
Nice job James.
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I just picked up some LED 'fog lights' that will become my back up lights. Cheap off of e-bay from China. I got the 7 LED version, but they had a 16 LED version for under $30. (shipped)
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3236936][/URL]LED's are so cheap, and easy to work with, I am going to make one for my new roof rack :-)
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these type of LEDs are quite expensive from what ive seen
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Does anyone know what kind of LEDs they are using for this? Also I think they would be great if you had them pointing down from a roof rack during a camping trip.
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I think I read somewhere that they're Luxeon 3W emitters and they've got individual reflectors for each LED. Not cheap, but not as expensive as CREE emitters from what I've heard.
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Charleston posted a link above with some pretty amazing comparison shots at night....
Untitled 1
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