Posted: 5/6/2016 12:17:05 PM EDT
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So who has the better bulbs?
Osram Cree Other I need a couple Light bars and some smaller flood lights for a couple machines. |
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i have 3 22" chicom cheap bars off amazon and ebay. they are around 40.00 now. one on my push bar and one on each side of my roof rack.
they have been excellent. my front bar has been completely dunked in a stream several times with no issues. all 3 have survived sever extended driving rains during storms and being banged around in the woods on fire and rescue calls. i honestly see zero reason to spend 300.00 on a brand name bar anymore, especially when most of them appear to be rebranded chicom bars. we have also replaced 4 scene lights on rescue truck with these same bars and they have worked perfectly. 
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Doesn't Rigid use CREE LED with their own reflectors? Quoted:
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Rigid Edit: it's what I see on a lot of professional race vehicles, emergency vehicles, etc. Very tough product. Doesn't Rigid use CREE LED with their own reflectors? Not sure who they use for bulbs. But the overall product is very high quality. |
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Quoted: i have 3 22" chicom cheap bars off amazon and ebay. they are around 40.00 now. one on my push bar and one on each side of my roof rack. they have been excellent. my front bar has been completely dunked in a stream several times with no issues. all 3 have survived sever extended driving rains during storms and being banged around in the woods on fire and rescue calls. i honestly see zero reason to spend 300.00 on a brand name bar anymore, especially when most of them appear to be rebranded chicom bars. we have also replaced 4 scene lights on rescue truck with these same bars and they have worked perfectly. https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11034168_967123736654787_3391743477098050074_n.jpg?oh=95e678d1ee5bb4cc450261773653456b&oe=579F34FE  |
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Doesnt seem too useful if it needs to be plugged in Quoted:
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i have 3 22" chicom cheap bars off amazon and ebay. they are around 40.00 now. one on my push bar and one on each side of my roof rack. they have been excellent. my front bar has been completely dunked in a stream several times with no issues. all 3 have survived sever extended driving rains during storms and being banged around in the woods on fire and rescue calls. i honestly see zero reason to spend 300.00 on a brand name bar anymore, especially when most of them appear to be rebranded chicom bars. we have also replaced 4 scene lights on rescue truck with these same bars and they have worked perfectly. https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11034168_967123736654787_3391743477098050074_n.jpg?oh=95e678d1ee5bb4cc450261773653456b&oe=579F34FE lol... thats my onboard charger for the battery systems. compared to whats in the truck those lights are nothing |
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1k ea. for similar bars i am running now. we must have very different definitions of reasonable price. Quoted:
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Try VisionX, www.visionxusa.com. Very good visible and IR LED lighting for a reasonable price. I've used them for a few years now. 1k ea. for similar bars i am running now. we must have very different definitions of reasonable price. Give up TBS.... arfcom will never realize that money doesn't always equal quality... |
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as in home bulbs?
i have been buying whatever in cheapest in 6 packs off amazon. no issues at all. i have also found no perceivable color difference between manufactures assuming the same color spectrum. most of the ones i get use cree emitters. with bulbs the biggest issue seems to not be lumen output but the quality of the diffuser. around it. |