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<blockquote data-quote="Shortbed" data-source="post: 782680" data-attributes="member: 6889"><p>OP, are you planning on buying additional lighting?</p><p></p><p>I am maybe the only person here who disagrees with the above statement. The 2012 OEM's are not nearly as bright as the 2013+ OEM HID's. I know because I purchased the 2014 OEM HID's and kept them on for two days, then switched back. The problem for me was the complete lack of peripheral vision from the OEM HID's. I really noticed the lack of peripheral on a dark dirt road - making a sharp turn at low speed was a leap of faith - I felt like a horse with blinders on. I can solve the 2014 HID issue I have by doing one or some combination of the below:</p><p></p><p>1. Spend some money and have Dawson upgrade the 2014 HID's with the EVO 50 watt set up, which will give me the 170 degrees of peripheral I think I need on a dark. Doing this will mean I won't have to use my Rigid E series 40 inch lightbar, I use it all the time with my 2012 OEM set up.</p><p>2. Get either Rigid D2 ambers and whites to fill in the two front bumper holes - so 2 pairs or 4 lights. This costs a fair amount more than number 1 above.</p><p>3. Get two Whelen ambers (or whites) and put these on either side of the front license plate and done. From what I read, two Whalens are about equivalent to four D2's, or close enough anyways. This costs more than number 1 above</p><p>4. Sell my brand new Rigid lightbar, and use the money to partially offset the cost of one of the new 40 inch Whalen Continuum series offroad lightbars. But having a lightbar with the EVO 50's seems to be belt and suspenders, so option 1 is the cheapest and most efficient way to solve my issue (which no one else here has BTW)</p><p></p><p>I am very focused on the lack of peripheral when using the OEM HID's as compared to the OEM 2012's. Many here are not simply because they have additional lighting, be it a 2012 OEM headlight with lightbars and Rigids, or the 2014 HID with the same. </p><p></p><p>But I would not pass up on the better deal simply because the truck does not have the 2014 HID's - but that is only my opinion. But if you do get the truck with 2014 HID's I would suggest getting my option 2 or 3 above to solve the peripheral light issue, which as I have said, is more of a concern than the lack output on the 2012 OEM lights.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shortbed, post: 782680, member: 6889"] OP, are you planning on buying additional lighting? I am maybe the only person here who disagrees with the above statement. The 2012 OEM's are not nearly as bright as the 2013+ OEM HID's. I know because I purchased the 2014 OEM HID's and kept them on for two days, then switched back. The problem for me was the complete lack of peripheral vision from the OEM HID's. I really noticed the lack of peripheral on a dark dirt road - making a sharp turn at low speed was a leap of faith - I felt like a horse with blinders on. I can solve the 2014 HID issue I have by doing one or some combination of the below: 1. Spend some money and have Dawson upgrade the 2014 HID's with the EVO 50 watt set up, which will give me the 170 degrees of peripheral I think I need on a dark. Doing this will mean I won't have to use my Rigid E series 40 inch lightbar, I use it all the time with my 2012 OEM set up. 2. Get either Rigid D2 ambers and whites to fill in the two front bumper holes - so 2 pairs or 4 lights. This costs a fair amount more than number 1 above. 3. Get two Whelen ambers (or whites) and put these on either side of the front license plate and done. From what I read, two Whalens are about equivalent to four D2's, or close enough anyways. This costs more than number 1 above 4. Sell my brand new Rigid lightbar, and use the money to partially offset the cost of one of the new 40 inch Whalen Continuum series offroad lightbars. But having a lightbar with the EVO 50's seems to be belt and suspenders, so option 1 is the cheapest and most efficient way to solve my issue (which no one else here has BTW) I am very focused on the lack of peripheral when using the OEM HID's as compared to the OEM 2012's. Many here are not simply because they have additional lighting, be it a 2012 OEM headlight with lightbars and Rigids, or the 2014 HID with the same. But I would not pass up on the better deal simply because the truck does not have the 2014 HID's - but that is only my opinion. But if you do get the truck with 2014 HID's I would suggest getting my option 2 or 3 above to solve the peripheral light issue, which as I have said, is more of a concern than the lack output on the 2012 OEM lights.[COLOR="Red"][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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