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<blockquote data-quote="CP RAPTOR" data-source="post: 853397" data-attributes="member: 10955"><p>So I finally got home and couldn't wait to mount my hood lights so while I was supposed to be spending time with my wife after being away for nearly three weeks I decided to do this job that "should only take an hour" but that's another story. </p><p></p><p>I mounted my squadron pro spots with clear lenses on my hood mounts. First thing you notice is how much they grab your attention but look like they should be there. They have a fastback type design that fits the truck nicely at the A pillar and don't block your vision like some of the bigger ones do. </p><p></p><p>They are wicked bright and get light down range very well. They are a different color, they don't have that blueish white tinge that other led lights seem to have they are more of a natural light. </p><p></p><p>I haven't fully adjusted them yet as it was pouring rain and where I would normally aim them had a 40 foot snow bank in the way so for now I had to wing it on the house from the garage. </p><p></p><p>I will be getting some output shots if the weather ever does clear up but things I noticed last night in the rain was they do not glare off the hood of the truck, as the beam gets further away the spot beams become a great compromise with spreading to a beam large enough that I can't tell where one stops and the other starts. </p><p></p><p>I will be picking up some Amber lenses for these as we have terrible fog where people have stopped on the roads because they can't find it. I'm anxious to see how these will cut through with a combo pattern. </p><p></p><p>Now for the wiring. To raptor owners I suggest skipping the raptor upfitter wire and two light harness if you're going with ghod mounted pods. For anything on the bumper both of these are great ideas! </p><p></p><p>The upfitter wire was quite long and ended up being coiled by the battery. I did this because the splitter harness was way way too short to cross the truck, like not even half way. So what I did was made the splitter harness in to a much longer one by using the supplied harness which had a fairly long lead on it to keep the connectors. </p><p></p><p>I made a new raptor harness with the supplied three that I got but if I were to do it again I would have just used my own wire and cut to length rather than spend the money on the two pieces. </p><p></p><p>BD does include both ends of the plugs so if you were going to make your own you will just have to cut the male ends off the supplied wiring harness. </p><p></p><p>If you're going with a light bar anywhere else on the truck I still highly suggest the raptor upfitter piece for a clean easy install. </p><p></p><p>Some pics to follow. Night shots are coming just weather dependant so..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CP RAPTOR, post: 853397, member: 10955"] So I finally got home and couldn't wait to mount my hood lights so while I was supposed to be spending time with my wife after being away for nearly three weeks I decided to do this job that "should only take an hour" but that's another story. I mounted my squadron pro spots with clear lenses on my hood mounts. First thing you notice is how much they grab your attention but look like they should be there. They have a fastback type design that fits the truck nicely at the A pillar and don't block your vision like some of the bigger ones do. They are wicked bright and get light down range very well. They are a different color, they don't have that blueish white tinge that other led lights seem to have they are more of a natural light. I haven't fully adjusted them yet as it was pouring rain and where I would normally aim them had a 40 foot snow bank in the way so for now I had to wing it on the house from the garage. I will be getting some output shots if the weather ever does clear up but things I noticed last night in the rain was they do not glare off the hood of the truck, as the beam gets further away the spot beams become a great compromise with spreading to a beam large enough that I can't tell where one stops and the other starts. I will be picking up some Amber lenses for these as we have terrible fog where people have stopped on the roads because they can't find it. I'm anxious to see how these will cut through with a combo pattern. Now for the wiring. To raptor owners I suggest skipping the raptor upfitter wire and two light harness if you're going with ghod mounted pods. For anything on the bumper both of these are great ideas! The upfitter wire was quite long and ended up being coiled by the battery. I did this because the splitter harness was way way too short to cross the truck, like not even half way. So what I did was made the splitter harness in to a much longer one by using the supplied harness which had a fairly long lead on it to keep the connectors. I made a new raptor harness with the supplied three that I got but if I were to do it again I would have just used my own wire and cut to length rather than spend the money on the two pieces. BD does include both ends of the plugs so if you were going to make your own you will just have to cut the male ends off the supplied wiring harness. If you're going with a light bar anywhere else on the truck I still highly suggest the raptor upfitter piece for a clean easy install. Some pics to follow. Night shots are coming just weather dependant so.. [/QUOTE]
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