Nic,
Going to need one for a photos on this FJC and ill see if my Toyota dealer will buy one as we're setting up two FJC's for their grand opening.
Gotcha!
If you can snap a pic of the 7.5 and 13.5 that would be awesome.
I don't have them on hand. I wish I did have pictures for you.
For those interested the light tab holes holes on an 80 series ARB are approximately 19.25" C-C. And the verticals are approx 26" or 28" apart so it looks like the 21" bar will go in but you will have to fab a plate to span the holes and give you the extra width needed to mount the light bar. The good thing about the ARB light tabs is they are lower than the top of the cross-bar so a piece of bar stock painted gloss black will hide nicely.
I am still measuring some things, but had a quick question. On my DD I have a bumper that I am "modifying" and am debating on a pair of 2x2 pods or a bar. For just adding some additional light for long rural roads would the pods suffice? Or should I try to work in a couple of 7.5" bars.
Thanks
I typically would suggest a single light on the front. When you have two, you tend to have two different beam patterns. This leaves a dark spot in the middle of your foreground. Depending on the light source (HID,LED,Halogen) it can be a mild dark spot, or a massive dark spot. With the 2X2's I have noticed a darkspot that is roughly 3' wide and extends about 15ft before they form one beam pattern. I would fit the largest unit you can on the front of your rig, this will eliminate any dark spots. If you are looking for long range lighting, the 2X2's aren't your answer.
16W 2X2:
-4 Cree LED’s
-1.34 Amp Draw
-12V-24V
-30* Flood
-5* Spot.
-1000
Lumens
$75 per pair
I'll take a pair of these
PM Sent.
Thanks!
32" is too wide for bumper. It will have to be the 21" with a custom mount. Or a custom 28"
I guess for the rear I will go 10W as well, to mount underneath rack like you recommend.
You will love them for rack lighting! I use mine more than I thought.
Can you post pictures of each light? You have several mentioned on the front page that don't have corresponding pictures.
BTW, I was considering building myself a set but the housing and designing the heat sink was going to be costly. The cost of the LED's and drivers aren't too bad by themselves.
For anyone that doesn't know, this really is a fantastic option for offroad aux lighting and the wide range of options are incredible. Once I decide what I want, I will be putting in an order.
Good observation, the reason I don't have pictures of all the sizes is this: I never planned on a group buy, I spent several months improving the design, once I was happy I let the design go. This whole project was fueled because I didn't want to enter the "paying back loans" group. Working with them and helping them helped that goal. With that said I wasn't going to get back into the business, however the LED Light Bar thread caused quite a bit of interest and resulted in filling up my PM inbox in less than 24 hours. I figured I would do a one time group buy for the MUD community and possibly keep my connection open for any future interest if one wants to purchase a few. However the prices will be higher due to shipping from China to me/them. At the moment I only have pictures of the 42", 32", 2X2, 21.5", and the 10W pods.
I'm in, will pm soon with order. Thanks
Awesome. Thanks!
For the 16W 2X2, is that 1000 lumens per 2x2 or 2000 total lumens for the pair?
2000 per pair @ a full 12V. If you wire them into a OEM circuit, your lumen count will be slightly less as a dedicated fog lamp circuit puts out right around 9.6V. I have my 2X2's tied into the OEM fog light circuit on the 100 and they are not as bright as they would be on a dedicated 12V relay harness pulling direct from the battery. You can run a fused hot wire from your battery into a simple 2-way switch incab and that will provide a full 12V with absolutely no drain from the vehicles electronics. This is how I run all my lights right now. It uses 2 wires, rather than 5 wires for a relay harness. It's simple, cheap, easy to fix if something goes wrong, and just plain easy to install for those who hook the red to black.
Wouldn't that be:
1000 + 1000 + 5280 = 7280 Lumens not 4700?
That number was calculated before I changed the lumen ratings for the Cree LED's.
Surely that isn't the difference in the Cree vs. the Epistar leds, if so that is insane.
Yep, changing from the Epistar 3W to the Cree 3W drastically improved the lumen count per LED, and also improved the efficiency.
Edit: Internet went down earlier, could not reply to all emails.
Why do I feel like I just got pulled over after looking at those pics.
