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Old 03-05-2015, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by biggreenf-150
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Some do, some don't. You can tell that Rigid focuses more light rather than the knockoff because how the optics are. The knockoffs are just flat with a LED. I always tell people, if you need brightness, go knockoff. If you want distance, go with Rigid.
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Originally Posted by dopewaffle
Some do, some don't. You can tell that Rigid focuses more light rather than the knockoff because how the optics are. The knockoffs are just flat with a LED. I always tell people, if you need brightness, go knockoff. If you want distance, go with Rigid.
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Originally Posted by dopewaffle
Wow. That's lacking man, that's really lacking.
lacking what? Lol
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Originally Posted by 2thousand5.4
I would rather pay 150 for a set of rigid duallys than pay 150 for a knock off 50 inch. Will if give the same look? No. The duallys will shine alot further tho, there will just be no flood light. Like 170ish will get you a mid grade 22 inch bar that would probably put out more light or just as much light but take up less space. I don't mean to sound like a jerk it's just my opinion
i know what you mean I ha a smaller light bar it was like a 20 inch on my bull bar. I paid Allmost 300 for it a few years ago. I no longer have that bar but I know it shined further then my current 50 inch bar. But again it maybe gets turned on 1 hour out of a week. So it's not worth spending the extra money for a brighter light that I would hardly use. However I'm dropping a lot of money on my new headlights!!
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Originally Posted by rcruz3568
lacking what? Lol
Light! That's either an awful picture or an awful bar. I think I've seen HID's in stock housings do better than that picture. Not acceptable for a 50" by my standards. Don't wanna sound rude, but dammmmmm.
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Originally Posted by rcruz3568
i know what you mean I ha a smaller light bar it was like a 20 inch on my bull bar. I paid Allmost 300 for it a few years ago. I no longer have that bar but I know it shined further then my current 50 inch bar. But again it maybe gets turned on 1 hour out of a week. So it's not worth spending the extra money for a brighter light that I would hardly use. However I'm dropping a lot of money on my new headlights!!
Yeah I completely understand. I use my off road lights alot and I wish I went with a better quality. But I'll be getting duallys soon probably. After that I'm definitely doing retrofits
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Originally Posted by 2thousand5.4
Yeah I completely understand. I use my off road lights alot and I wish I went with a better quality. But I'll be getting duallys soon probably. After that I'm definitely doing retrofits
After you get a set of D2's, you won't touch your headlights again, because you won't need them. Lol

I'm not kidding when I bought my headlight's, I tried to adjust then for about 30 mins and gave up. My headlights and Rigids came the same day so I was itching to install them. I flipped that switch and everything changed. Let's just say my headlights get about 10-15 ft out there...this was 4 1/2 months ago.
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Originally Posted by dopewaffle
After you get a set of D2's, you won't touch your headlights again, because you won't need them. Lol I'm not kidding when I bought my headlight's, I tried to adjust then for about 30 mins and gave up. My headlights and Rigids came the same day so I was itching to install them. I flipped that switch and everything changed. Let's just say my headlights get about 10-15 ft out there...this was 4 1/2 months ago.
do you have retrofits?
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Originally Posted by 2thousand5.4
do you have retrofits?
Hell no. My point was after I installed my Rigids, I never touched my lights again, not even to adjust them.
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Originally Posted by dopewaffle
Light! That's either an awful picture or an awful bar. I think I've seen HID's in stock housings do better than that picture. Not acceptable for a 50" by my standards. Don't wanna sound rude, but dammmmmm.
didn't know a light bar was supposed to light up the day... Lol
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