GEN 2 Looking for new lighting

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The Rough Country lights aren't bad, but there are obviously a lot better lights available. The Rough Country gives you a complete triple fog light kit for $299.95 and the behind the grille kit for $249.95. If you're need a lot of light or lights that are backed by something a better than a 3 year warranty, we highly recommend Baja Designs, Rigid and KC Hilites. Lights like Baja or Rigid are going to be more expensive, but you're getting a much better quality light and a significant increase in actual light output backed by significantly better warranties.

We stock the Rough Country kits in addition to plenty of Baja Designs, Rigid, KC and more.

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I won’t down the R/C lights as I don’t have direct experience with them. You’re buying higher quality than off of Amazon for sure, but as mentioned the Rigid / Baja Design / etc. LEDs are in a different league. One thing I would suggest is to use a combo lens behind the grill, not a spot. Even though you don’t lose much, you still block the beam throw with the grille, and if you’re going for distance with that light, I think you’ll lose more visibly than with a combo lens.

If you’re doing some off roading and need a lot of light for serious at night driving, get the behind the grille bar. If not, I’d suggest you set your sights on a bracket for the triple fog lights and if money is an issue, start with the B/D SAE lights. Look at what the night pictures look like compared to squadron sports ... and the SAE is not that expensive and you can legally run it on the street.

I found this light pattern great for lighting up deer on the road side as well as lesser forest critters. You can add a combo lens and distance lens lights later - like Black Friday ...
 

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You get what you pay for when it comes to lighting. For $250 do you really think you're going to get a high quality light? Or $300 for a fog kit? no you're not going to get anything high quality for that price. Will it do the job for you? Probably, BUT you drive a Raptor right.. that tells me you like high quality things. So why taint that Raptor with sub-par products. That's my opinion.

You'll see Baja Designs mentioned up and down, and for good reason. Best of the best. Rigid are great too but Baja just does it a bit better. User serviceable components such as optics, bezels and most important LENSES are what separates them. Unhappy with the lenses you have now? Change then up for less then a few gallons of gas.

The new Baja Designs SAE lights are also awesome. We just did a shootout in another thread that shows the various patterns.

Our SPP Triple Fog Light Kits include everything you need in 1 easy to install kit.

-Stainless Steel Brackets made right here in America. Designed by a Roush dealer to serve a purpose (a high quality adjustable bracket)
-3 Pairs of Lights of your choosing so that you get the best bang for your buck
-A custom-made, Raptor specific all-in-one wiring harness to make things real quick and easy on the installation side
-All the nuts/bolts/instructions you need to get this bolt-on kit installed in no-time.

Plus we're always at your disposal to offer tips/tricks and assistance.

You can settle for other fog kits that have cheap brackets that bend at the mounting locations. OR you can grab this kit with some of the most sturdy, adjustable brackets on the market. We're also letting you choose all 3 pairs of lights, so we're not locking you into a light you're stuck with.

Not sure what lenses to go with? Well let us help you pick, and if you go with the Baja Designs lights you can always change them out later on... WITHOUT removing the lights/brackets. Our kits let you change your lenses quick and easy. You don't have to disconnect any wires, remove any brackets or remove the lights. Can't beat that.

Available here with your choice of Baja Designs or Rigid Industries lights (you can also grab the brackets/wiring harness and use whatever lights you like)

http://www.4x4truckleds.com/specialty-performance-parts/

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For a grille kit, the Baja Designs 30" S8 Grille Kit is a fan favorite. It puts out a ton of light and the kit is designed to fit your Raptor

http://www.4x4truckleds.com/baja-designs-ford-raptor-2017-30-s8-grille-led-light-bar-kit/
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Shoot me a message. I'd be happy to help you design a kit. We also offer discounts so be sure to ask us about those discounts. We have a TON of Baja Designs lights in stock. Basically anything they have available for your Raptor, we have on the shelves.
 

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My dad has the rough country's on his truck and i have baja designs on mine (in comparable setups) and mine absolutely destroy his lumen output/lux. He also has experienced fogging in one of his lights where water got in behind the lens. Like the vendors stated above, the Baja Designs are truly in a different league both in terms of build quality and output.
 

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I know Baja Designs blew me away when I was still racing bikes. With their product quality, their technical knowledge, and also their willingness to happily stand behind their products. One of the more impressive companies I've dealt with.
 

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Like the vendors stated above, the Baja Designs are truly in a different league both in terms of build quality and output.

And price..the S8 kit is $900 vs $250 RC. Almost four times the price. The RC is IP67 the baja is IP69, 12000 lumens vs 19000, 3 vs 5 year warranty so not saying baja is overpriced. At the end of the day lights do one thing and that's light stuff up so on a budget RC fits that purpose.

Now for the fog light kit there are some pretty good deals around black friday I'd at least check those out because you can get light guards, better harness, better mounting for not too much more.
 
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And price..the S8 kit is $900 vs $250 RC. Almost four times the price. The RC is IP67 the baja is IP69, 12000 lumens vs 19000, 3 vs 5 year warranty so not saying baja is overpriced. At the end of the day lights do one thing and that's light stuff up so on a budget RC fits that purpose.

Now for the fog light kit there are some pretty good deals around black friday I'd at least check those out because you can get light guards, better harness, better mounting for not too much more.

Or if you need a kit now you can always PM us and we do special pricing for folks. Black Friday is hit/miss with certain manufacturers. Baja doesn't discount on BF nor does it allow it's dealers to discount below the set price (which is 10% off MSRP FYI), but we get a little creative at BF for Baja. We usually give freebies out depending on what you buy
 
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