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Old 11-07-2017, 05:05 PM #1
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Ditch Light Bracket Comparison

Just a quick photo and personal comparison of 3 different ditch light brackets for anyone that may be interested. I have accumulated and used all of them over the last couple years.

Rago: Far Left - The Rago is a nice design, but sits a little too high for my personal preference.

CBI: Center - The CBI is much lower in profile, but did not sit flush when the hood is closed. The plastic beneath needs to be cut or heated and then re shaped.

SDHQ: Far Right - Winner, winner chicken dinner (for me anyhow). Very low profile. Awesome powder coating, and fits very snug, without the need for any trimming or modification.

Again, just my personal opinion that may help someone else. I only recently discovered SDHQ, and have been extremely happy with the few products I have bought from them - all very high in quality and design.

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Great post OP. I've been trying to get this information for a while but it has never been compiled so well.
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Thanks for posting this!

I hadn't heard about SDHQ until now and one thing I noticed is that you don't need to pull the back of the front fender off to install the bracket. This is a huge plus for me.
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time to get off my butt and install the sdhq ones i bought a few months back.

i have a set from caliraised, and they are the same as the rago ones.
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Great post OP. I've been trying to get this information for a while but it has never been compiled so well.
Yes, thank you!
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Great comparison! I wasn't even aware that SDHQ made ditch brackets.
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I will second the SDHQ ditch brackets. I have them installed on my car as well and love that it was a straight bolt on with no modifications. They are pricier than the other brackets on the market but worth it in my opinion.
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I will second the SDHQ ditch brackets. I have them installed on my car as well and love that it was a straight bolt on with no modifications. They are pricier than the other brackets on the market but worth it in my opinion.
I love the looks of these SDHQ brackets, question for you: with such low profile brackets, do they glare off the hood more than others? or do you ever notice that issue?
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I love the looks of these SDHQ brackets, question for you: with such low profile brackets, do they glare off the hood more than others? or do you ever notice that issue?
I couldn't tell you since I use my lights as ditch lights so they are pointed off to the side and not forward facing. I have a 20" S8 light bar with spot lens in the upper griller and the squadron pro for fogs plus I have a bumper coming in and will be adding a 30" light bar to the bumper as well so thats enough forward facing light for me. I use my ditch lights for when I am driving on Country roads at night and want to avoid running over critters and what not.
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I couldn't tell you since I use my lights as ditch lights so they are pointed off to the side and not forward facing. I have a 20" S8 light bar with spot lens in the upper griller and the squadron pro for fogs plus I have a bumper coming in and will be adding a 30" light bar to the bumper as well so thats enough forward facing light for me. I use my ditch lights for when I am driving on Country roads at night and want to avoid running over critters and what not.
I hear ya, I currently have cali-raised brackets pointed pretty far outwards and I am not too happy with the hood glare I still get. also they're about as tall as a giraffes neck, cant stand it, they shake quite a bit. thanks!
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Do you have any pictures with lights actually on the brackets? Both from the front and from the driver's seat?
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any one have a link to SDHQ bracket? I dont see it in their site.
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Currently no ditch brackets on their website. Anyone have updated info on the SDHQ product ? or product recommendation ?
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