Too Stroked
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Yes, the Rago kit allows 6" round lights with no problems. As much as I like these old girls, they're going to get replaced by something new shortly. Stay tuned.
Upper Grille Lights???
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Yes, the Rago kit allows 6" round lights with no problems. As much as I like these old girls, they're going to get replaced by something new shortly. Stay tuned.
honda250xtitan
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Yes, the Rago kit allows 6" round lights with no problems. As much as I like these old girls, they're going to get replaced by something new shortly. Stay tuned.
ha, ran into your posts in the TW lighting thread
honda250xtitan
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Don't forget the new SS5 pods that just dropped today...
idk why but those 3x3 pods just scream "concert area lighting" to me. i'm sure theyre gonna melt retinas though
mynameistory
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They definitely look a bit wonky to me, not sure if I need more lights either :biggrin1: as for power, they'll definitely bring it. 40 watts in sport trim, 90 watts for pro. The pro spots will blast out 400,000 candela each, enough to illuminate a mile downrange. That outclasses most 9 inch lights while using a 5x5 footprint.
mrblah
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A picture of the throw from the Alvord Playa ...
Okay, that pic is making me think hard about upgrading to the s8's.
mynameistory
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I tried their 38 inch dual-light bar (the one that looks like it's ripping off the Baja OnX6 bar) and was not impressed by the light control. It was bright, sure, but it had cheap shallow reflector cones. Not very good for anything other than a near-field flood. I was going for a roof-mounted bar, so it glared the shit out of my hood and made it blinding to try and see. It might be okay in the front of the truck. But just letting you know their optics aren't good for much except flood light.
Well that’s disappointing. It is listed as a flood/spot combo and it looks like it even has the convex lenses on the spot LEDs.
It’s a shame because it sure look cool as hell!!! Lol
Don't forget the new SS5 pods that just dropped today...
Has it actually been released? Do you have a link?
mynameistory
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Nothing is up on their website yet, but I took notes on their live IG video from SEMA yesterday. Here is the link to my post on TW:
The SAE J581 Aux High Beam Thread | Page 20 | Tacoma World
And here is a quick youtube showing the output of the SS3 driving lights. Sorry it's against a wall and my phone camera doesn't have manual exposure lock, so you can see the video trying to adjust the white balance and exposure as I trigger the lights. It's not ideal but it should give you an idea.
4Runner with H9 low beams, 9011 high beams, SS3 Max fogs, SS3 Pro driving lights (4000K) - YouTube
Do you think that under the cross bar, on each side of the TSS, would be a good place for 2 10” Baja Designs ONX6+ light bars?
mynameistory
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At that point, I would just get the upper grill S8 kit. That way you don't need to pay extra for a separate bracket system from Rago.
Too Stroked
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If I could offer an opinion, one should look at how much light it's possible to get out of the upper grill area compared to the lower grill area. I'd propose that even with the sensor panel in the center, there's far more area to mount just about whatever one wants down there.
Sure, generally speaking, the longer distance the pattern of the light, the farther off the ground you want to mount it. But the lower grill is still pretty far off the ground. I'll report in on how mounting some really serious fire power in that area works when I get my new setup installed.
Sure, generally speaking, the longer distance the pattern of the light, the farther off the ground you want to mount it. But the lower grill is still pretty far off the ground. I'll report in on how mounting some really serious fire power in that area works when I get my new setup installed.
honda250xtitan
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i dont think s8 and onx are comparable though. for the lower grille i'd suggest some XL80's for the long range. and the upper do the s8 kit. :fro:
mynameistory
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Too Stroked
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As Tom Cruise said in Top Gun, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to shoot you." Patience my good man.
honda250xtitan
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i want all the lumens. I"m also looking into another pair of lights. XL 80, KC era 4, or the LP4's. not sure which:artist2:
mynameistory
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You might want to keep an eye on Diode Dynamics then. I think the SS5 is planning to eat all those boys for lunch.
Honestly, if I can find a way to make the ONX6+ kit fit in the upper grill, I would go that route as It is literally twice the output of the S8 kit… When I emailed Baja Designs about it, they said it was possible with some fabrication…
But the S8 kit is plug and play so that helps quite a bit!
Sometimes I wish I wasn’t such a lighting fiend!!! Lol
mrblah
Senior Member
well..anything that isn't taller than 2 inches will fit in the upper grill area with no mods. that is why the s8 will fit easily behind the grill with no mods necessary.
Anything bigger than that may require modding the latch support area (dremeling the bottom of it for clearance) or rub against the plastic front grill, thats why the onx6 might not fit without mods.
Those who have mounted onx6 in the upper grill usually cut out the grill and have the light poking out like a badass.... I personally wouldn't do that because, someone will easily walk away with your 1k light.
Have you seen people actually get these lights in the upper grill?
