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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan C" data-source="post: 1564493" data-attributes="member: 37209"><p>XL80s are very, very bright. I have them on SDHQ mounts and they wash out 4 squadron pros in my bumper - its almost hard to tell the lower lights are even on when the XL80s are on. Also, the light direction is sooo much better from up high compared to fogs. It gets rid of shadows otherwise created by the lower lights, for road undulations, behind rocks, etc. </p><p></p><p>As others have noted about install, I found this to be a surprisingly difficult job. The wires from the XLs were the wrong length to be much of any use (neither was long enough to get to the power wire for the upfitter), the supplied splicing stuff didn't make much sense to me, and the SDHQ mounts are tight. I've attached a couple of photos of how I routed wiring. It is a bit different than others have done, but it made sense to me. Note the fit on the passenger side was too tight given the antenna to hood hinge clearance, so I put it through the drain hole. I had to bore out the hole a little, but I was fine with that as you can't see it unless hood is up, and these things are never coming off my truck anyways. </p><p></p><p>I added the split wire conduit to protect the wire. It probably wasn't needed. </p><p></p><p>Cover the work area with a towel, or risk losing nuts, bolts, washers etc. down into the fenders or engine area. </p><p></p><p>Final tip - you can get antitheft SS bolts (not shown here) from numerous sources and save a few bucks from the kit that BD sells.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]156237[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156238[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156239[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156240[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156241[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan C, post: 1564493, member: 37209"] XL80s are very, very bright. I have them on SDHQ mounts and they wash out 4 squadron pros in my bumper - its almost hard to tell the lower lights are even on when the XL80s are on. Also, the light direction is sooo much better from up high compared to fogs. It gets rid of shadows otherwise created by the lower lights, for road undulations, behind rocks, etc. As others have noted about install, I found this to be a surprisingly difficult job. The wires from the XLs were the wrong length to be much of any use (neither was long enough to get to the power wire for the upfitter), the supplied splicing stuff didn't make much sense to me, and the SDHQ mounts are tight. I've attached a couple of photos of how I routed wiring. It is a bit different than others have done, but it made sense to me. Note the fit on the passenger side was too tight given the antenna to hood hinge clearance, so I put it through the drain hole. I had to bore out the hole a little, but I was fine with that as you can't see it unless hood is up, and these things are never coming off my truck anyways. I added the split wire conduit to protect the wire. It probably wasn't needed. Cover the work area with a towel, or risk losing nuts, bolts, washers etc. down into the fenders or engine area. Final tip - you can get antitheft SS bolts (not shown here) from numerous sources and save a few bucks from the kit that BD sells. [ATTACH=full]156237[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156238[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156239[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156240[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]156241[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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