Showing posts with label fogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fogs. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Switching to color-matching amber fog lights...


The nice part about a great online community is that when a great product needs a little tweak - the vendors LISTEN!  We all tend to love https://fordraptorlights.com/  because they put out great products - the fog pocket lights match PERFECTLY to the OEM body style and looks like it should have come from the factory that way...

The little 10W KC-HiLites at the outer edge can be clear or amber, well the amber lenses from KC-HiLites that come with the setup are a little too yellow - think Subaru WRX fog light color :)

Well, we spoke and FRL listened!  They developed new lenses that are color matched to the OEM amber lights - so much better!

Check out the pics!

Here you can see the new amber lens on the left which is ever so slightly darker when compared to the KC-Hilites on the right.


Next - some of the color probably comes from the lens thickness, the KC lens is on the left, and the new lense is on the right - it's probably double the thickness!


Here I've mounted the new lens on the left pic, and the original is on the right... hard to see in the daylight, but the new lens is brighter and matches the color of the OEM lights!

new amber lens below


original KC lens below



side by side light output


Pretty noticeable difference!
I hope this helps if you're looking for a color match.

  The lenses are only $12!  WELL worth the service and look!





Monday, November 20, 2017

Gonna lite up the nite with FordRaptorLights setup!

While the LED headlights are pretty good IMHO on the '17 Raptor I'm going to light up the night with this 6-light setup from https://fordraptorlights.com  they have an early Black Friday '17 Sale going where you get $75 off and a $50 MIR from Baja Designs!  


Here's my order - see what you think?

Custom Triple Bezel Kit Full With Wire Harness Brackets 
KC HiLiTES Flex Lights and all hardware × 1
KC HiLiTES FLEX amber covers × 1
BAJA SQUADRON SPORT DRIVING COMBO PAIR
BAJA SQUADRON PRO SPOT PAIR

    

I chose these three setups for brightness and distance, the outside KC Flex will have a good spread pattern with amber covers to have a wide path for fog.  The Squadron Sport will be great for daily driving - bright but not overly so.  The Squadron Pro Spot will really send the light when truly needed...  All done with the AUX switches onboard!!

KC FLEX™ Single LED feature bright CREE LEDs in a spot or spread beam pattern inside a compact, rugged Aluminum housing with precision reflectors.  Rated at 10 watts and 975 lumens in a wide spread pattern, great with amber covers to match the Raptor!

Squadron® Sport utilizes 4 Cree LEDs producing an impressive 1,800 lumens at 20 watts making it ideal for near field, side/backup and scene lighting applications.

Squadron® Pro packs 4,900 Lumens at 40 watts that will truly annihilate the night. Don’t let this light fool you, although compact in size this LED auxiliary light will literally blind you with brightness.  The Pro comes equipped with a sleek black gloss aluminum housing and outshines the competition through both appearance and performance.

Use code 75BUCKS to get the initial discount!



Super Excited for the holidays!  Gotta find some DARK places to visit :)


Finally installed my subwoofer upgrade

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