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Rigid Industries "E" Series LED Light Bar
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Thanks setting the story straight on who did what.
So is vision X BSing everyone about NASA and the military using their stuff?
So is vision X BSing everyone about NASA and the military using their stuff?
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i dont think so, we are both doing quite a bit of military work, they just go about things a different way than we do.
i dont think so, we are both doing quite a bit of military work, they just go about things a different way than we do.
Wow, that's bright!
I have one concern about these lights however, and it stems from winter driving in snowy/slushy/icy/freezing rain conditions. The incandescent bulbs in the OEM headlights and my Hella 500s produce enough heat to keep the lens clear of snow/ice buildup. I noticed the other day after I had been driving around in blowing snow and slushy roads that the low beams section of the headlight had no ice/slush buildup, whereas the high beams/Hellas had 1/4" of snow and slush on them. Last week I drove 3.5 hours in the same conditions with the high beams/Hellas on and they stayed clean too. Since the LEDs produce little or no heat will they get this buildup too, even while in use? If so, are there any plans for a heating grid or defroster similar to the ones in rear windows of cars?
I have one concern about these lights however, and it stems from winter driving in snowy/slushy/icy/freezing rain conditions. The incandescent bulbs in the OEM headlights and my Hella 500s produce enough heat to keep the lens clear of snow/ice buildup. I noticed the other day after I had been driving around in blowing snow and slushy roads that the low beams section of the headlight had no ice/slush buildup, whereas the high beams/Hellas had 1/4" of snow and slush on them. Last week I drove 3.5 hours in the same conditions with the high beams/Hellas on and they stayed clean too. Since the LEDs produce little or no heat will they get this buildup too, even while in use? If so, are there any plans for a heating grid or defroster similar to the ones in rear windows of cars?
cold temps
Heat generated by these lights is much lower than conventional halogen and HID, but there is still heat generated at a level that prohibits snow/ice buildup as far as we can see. We have hundreds of lights up in the Alaska region, 50-60 on the "Ice Road Truckers" crew alone. All of the camera trucks and 10-12 of the drivers are running them with rave reviews. We have not had one complaint on buildup. The E-Series runs about 135-145 degrees mostly on the rear of the unit on the heatsink, it keeps the light warm enough to prohibit freezing over. Good question though, thanks for the inquiry.
Taylor
RIGID Industries
Heat generated by these lights is much lower than conventional halogen and HID, but there is still heat generated at a level that prohibits snow/ice buildup as far as we can see. We have hundreds of lights up in the Alaska region, 50-60 on the "Ice Road Truckers" crew alone. All of the camera trucks and 10-12 of the drivers are running them with rave reviews. We have not had one complaint on buildup. The E-Series runs about 135-145 degrees mostly on the rear of the unit on the heatsink, it keeps the light warm enough to prohibit freezing over. Good question though, thanks for the inquiry.
Taylor
RIGID Industries
We use as many lights as we can, and some trucks use traditional round lights and some have been adapting light bars. Over here all the light you can get is a plus. Old yellow lights are done bring on the white.
Cool, thanks for the reply!
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Taylor-
Can you get the prices of the flashlights online on your website? Interested, but I couldn't find any information on pricing.
Matt
Can you get the prices of the flashlights online on your website? Interested, but I couldn't find any information on pricing.
Matt
wow, those are beautiful!
Does anyone have a picture of the light patterns on the LED Light Bars? The pics i have seen so far seem to indicate a full but limited spread of light.
My IPF's mounted on the ARB Front Bumper have a great usable light pattern with a good spread.
My Hellas 4000i's are not as good...but with 4 HID's on the AO Roof Rack ... two being spots and two being Driving Beams ... the spread is excellent.
The LED's seem to have more of a spotlight effect...not much spread from the pics I have seen. Does anyone have better photos of what these things can do?
My IPF's mounted on the ARB Front Bumper have a great usable light pattern with a good spread.
My Hellas 4000i's are not as good...but with 4 HID's on the AO Roof Rack ... two being spots and two being Driving Beams ... the spread is excellent.
The LED's seem to have more of a spotlight effect...not much spread from the pics I have seen. Does anyone have better photos of what these things can do?
treerootCO
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The light on my truck has a spot pattern in the middle and floods on each side. The pattern is very wide and covers much more than the headlights. I can turn my HID headlights off, high and low beams, and barely notice a difference. I'll have to take a pic of the pattern from above.
Hmm, will be talking with Christo regarding the Dually 4" compacts for reverse lights...anyone running a set of those yet? Thinking that they would mount up nice to my 4x4Labs swing-outs, and could wire directly to the OEM harness since they draw such little amperage.
Steve
Steve
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Hmm, will be talking with Christo regarding the Dually 4" compacts for reverse lights...anyone running a set of those yet? Thinking that they would mount up nice to my 4x4Labs swing-outs, and could wire directly to the OEM harness since they draw such little amperage.
Steve
We have them on order. Should be here in a week or so then I will report.
sleeoffroad
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Actually the opposite. I have a 20" mounted to the 100. It is center spot and outside flood as well. My feeling from limited road use is that it is an excellent choice if you want broad light. For mountain driving and seeing things next to the road, it is like turning on daylight. It is really wide and lights up any street sign or critters eyes way beyond the vehicle lights. The penetration aspect is probably less than a traditional pencil beam, but that is just gut feeling without having driven it on a dark straight road.
I think the penetration is also a factor of the size of the bar. We can probably take some time at the Overland Expo or Moab to get out and take some "scientific" Pics.
light spread
thanks for the question, i will do my best to explain here.
in this picture you can see the pattern very clearly from the spot reflectors, and it appears that there is not much flood pattern.
This shot was taken on a dark night, the side of the building on the left was not visible without the light on. The intensity of the flood reflector is not equal to the spot by any means, but its purpose is different. hope this helps.
Taylor
RIGID
thanks for the question, i will do my best to explain here.
in this picture you can see the pattern very clearly from the spot reflectors, and it appears that there is not much flood pattern.
This shot was taken on a dark night, the side of the building on the left was not visible without the light on. The intensity of the flood reflector is not equal to the spot by any means, but its purpose is different. hope this helps.
Taylor
RIGID
sorry
dont know what happened with the size of the pic?
dont know what happened with the size of the pic?
Thanks Christo...look to be excellent products, and will be in touch. My only concern would be keeping them from being stolen off of the truck. Threadjack over.
Steve
Steve
sleeoffroad
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Large version of Taylor's picture.
Thanks
Thanks Christo, cant wait until i get bigger pic permission..
Thanks Christo, cant wait until i get bigger pic permission..
