GEN 2 Bumper ends fog / spot lights

[Speedracer800]

Does anyone have any recommendations for cube style lights mounted in the opening at the end of the front bumper? Doesn't necessarily have to be a "kit".

I was leaning towards the "Nfab" bracket but the lights I'm struggling with as I don't really want to pay $150-$200 per light (times 6!).

Anyone have any luck with the Rough Country kit perhaps? I don't need serious off road lighting capability but at the same time I don't want garbage either. I've seen lots of hid and led type lights like this out there but so hard to know what is decent and what is just overpriced.

Hoping someone else here has already done this homework..?

Thanks for taking a look at my post.. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.

 

[jabroni619]

I know you don’t want to spend the $$$ but I went with a kit from @FordRaptorLights.com which has by far the most factory/cleanest look out of any of the setups I’ve seen. Customer service is also top notch as just this weekend I had one of the KC lights go dim on me and all it took was a private message to get the warranty replacement process started.

 

[cayenne]

I know you don’t want to spend the $$$ but I went with a kit from @FordRaptorLights.com which has by far the most factory/cleanest look out of any of the setups I’ve seen. Customer service is also top notch as just this weekend I had one of the KC lights go dim on me and all it took was a private message to get the warranty replacement process started.

This is the only answer in my opinion. I have had 3 of his setups on my trucks and been happy with all. The customer service is top notch!

 

[jaz13]

Jake reported in the 2019 thread that Ford Performance was releasing a foglight kit for the Raptor. Haven't seen that referenced anywhere else, but he got the 2019 stuff right before it was public, so he seems to have a source. No idea on the release date or pricing. Also worth noting that we are still waiting on the Ford Performance factory tune too. But that could be held up for 50 state emission compliance and/or reliability and warranty reasons. Anyway, not sure I would wait for FP lights.

 

[smurfslayer]

Does anyone have any recommendations for cube style lights mounted in the opening at the end of the front bumper? Doesn't necessarily have to be a "kit".

I was leaning towards the "Nfab" bracket but the lights I'm struggling with as I don't really want to pay $150-$200 per light (times 6!).

Anyone have any luck with the Rough Country kit perhaps? I don't need serious off road lighting capability but at the same time I don't want garbage either. I've seen lots of hid and led type lights like this out there but so hard to know what is decent and what is just overpriced.

Hoping someone else here has already done this homework..?

Thanks for taking a look at my post.. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.

If you’re going to pinch pennies, make the doggone brackets yourself out of angle aluminum, you can buy at a hardware store for $10.00. maybe $15 if you get thicker AL. measure, cut, test mount, dismount.

shop for lights.

here’s the thing - you don’t have to buy all 6 at once.

read that again.

Now, with your new found appreciation for sting^^ frugality, settle upon a pair of decent wide angle drivers. They’ll be the best bang for the buck, and are more usable on road as “fog lights”.

I had the angle aluminum just laying around from another project that I’m sure turned into a goat wrangle. Still, I made the mounts for nothing but time.

Test mount where you want them to be on your brackets, measure, mark, measure again, and blame @jaz13 when you mount them and they look goofy.

wire up and enjoy.

continue pinching pennies to save for the next pair. Heck, you could even wire up for high wattage lights, and mount cheap amazon sourced lights until you get more money to better outfit your truck.

You get what you pay for in lights, but this is not the 80’s when Tone was down with the Ladies; it’s 2018 and LED tech has trickled down to inexpensive lights. heck, I have cheap, amazon sourced LED head in a surefire 6p that’s brighter than the headlights on pretty much any car around.

talk to our lighting supporting vendors, they’ll help you out.

 

[image98]

LED and mounting kits

I recommend checking out kits made by Zroadz as they offer a number of different lighting and mounting options. However, I used a baja design mounting kit for the 6 front pods. I went with the Zroadz curved 40" light bar up front. I installed two pods and two 6" lights under my rear bumper. The Zroadz brackets are powder coated. More details on my build thread.

https://www.zroadz.com/products/fitment/2017-Ford-F-150%20Raptor-any

 

[Nick@ApolloOffroad]

We'd be happy to help get you setup!

The biggest thing is to first figure out which style you like: do you want to go with the open setup that was posted earlier or would you like to go with the enclosed Ford Raptor Lights setup that uses shrouds for a more finished look. (We're an authorized dealer for FRL, too.)

Once we determine which style fog light you'd like to go with, then we can figure out which lights to use. We've got more reasonable options like the Rigid Radiance or KC C-Series cubes up to top tier options like the Baja Designs Pro and Racer Edition lights.

Whichever route you'd like to go, we'd be happy to offer you some information and pricing to fit your needs and your budget!

 

[kandewinn]

Bump on the FRL. Best product that I've added to my truck. 4 Rigid Radiance and 2 KC highlights, look great in those openings

 

[Raptorguy1]

I like this one because the mounting bracket entirely closes up the openings. The bracket sold separately is $387, ouch. I'm waiting to see what Ford puts out before doing this.
https://www.cjponyparts.com/fog-lig...d-fog-lights-f-150-raptor-2017-2018/p/RFLK47/

 

[griskait]

I know you don’t want to spend the $$$ but I went with a kit from @FordRaptorLights.com which has by far the most factory/cleanest look out of any of the setups I’ve seen. Customer service is also top notch as just this weekend I had one of the KC lights go dim on me and all it took was a private message to get the warranty replacement process started.

Second that: cleanest look and excellent CC

 

[darkneo]

Isn't Ford Performance supposed to be coming out with a kit?

 

[Megabass]

Nick at apollo hooked me up with bd unlimited. Dont skimp dude, the base level kit is very affordable and includes everything you need to get the job done.

 

[Blusmbl]

How bright are the fogs, really? I will admit I am thinking of doing it but it's mostly because it's truck jewelry at this point. The headlights are brighter and clearer on low or high than any other vehicle I've driven so I'm not sure the LED fogs are necessary. Is it a substantial upgrade in brightness?

I have been in a G2 with a 40" LED lightbar on the bumper and it was an impressive amount of light output, but I'm not sure the fog kits can come close to that level. Worried I'd spend $1000 on lights and end up disappointed.

 

[jabroni619]

How bright are the fogs, really? I will admit I am thinking of doing it but it's mostly because it's truck jewelry at this point. The headlights are brighter and clearer on low or high than any other vehicle I've driven so I'm not sure the LED fogs are necessary. Is it a substantial upgrade in brightness?

I have been in a G2 with a 40" LED lightbar on the bumper and it was an impressive amount of light output, but I'm not sure the fog kits can come close to that level. Worried I'd spend $1000 on lights and end up disappointed.

Necessity is relative.

Baja Designs cube lights that fit in the bumper are 40 watts a piece. you can fit 4 of them (2 on each side) total which gives you 160 watts. Plus 10 watts a piece for a single element on the very ends gives you 18 total LED's and 180 watts of light output. A Baja Designs OnX6, 40" light bar has 24 LEDs and consumes 234 watts. So no, the cubes are not going to give you the same output as a 40" light bar of equivalent quality.


I went with the bumper cubes over the light bar because I thought those openings in the bumper were begging to be filled. The cubes can also be wired directly to the upfitter switches. A light bar will require a relay, so ease of installation was another factor.

 

[Nick@ApolloOffroad]

Isn't Ford Performance supposed to be coming out with a kit?

We're a Ford Performance dealer and I haven't heard anything about a lighting kit.

Nick at apollo hooked me up with bd unlimited. Dont skimp dude, the base level kit is very affordable and includes everything you need to get the job done.

Thank you for the mention and the support!

How bright are the fogs, really? I will admit I am thinking of doing it but it's mostly because it's truck jewelry at this point. The headlights are brighter and clearer on low or high than any other vehicle I've driven so I'm not sure the LED fogs are necessary. Is it a substantial upgrade in brightness?

I have been in a G2 with a 40" LED lightbar on the bumper and it was an impressive amount of light output, but I'm not sure the fog kits can come close to that level. Worried I'd spend $1000 on lights and end up disappointed.

We did the 30" S8 kit with the Unlimited Kit on our shop truck and the output was pretty solid for being installed in the factory locations.

Now, yes, a high quality 40" light bar will be brighter, but the fog kit gives you some flexibility with color, output pattern, and general direction.

That said, if you think a Baja Designs kit is more than you'd like to invest, we're happy to put together a kit for you thats a bit more budget friendly. Happy to work with you to get it all dialed in nicely.

 

[Blusmbl]

Thank you both. A standard fog Kit that uses 4 Baja Designs cubes, how is the brigtness in comparison to the stock headlights? Is it approximately doubling the light output, as an example?

 

[jabroni619]

They are quite a bit brighter than the headlights.

 

[Megabass]

Judge for yourself...

https://youtu.be/M2ZIfXFxQcQ

This guy has the bd unlimited kit and shows you how bright the headlights, the 4 squadrons and the two s2 (he calls them driving lights) are by themselves and together.

 

[Jake17]

10" 50w

 

[Nick@ApolloOffroad]

Thank you both. A standard fog Kit that uses 4 Baja Designs cubes, how is the brigtness in comparison to the stock headlights? Is it approximately doubling the light output, as an example?

Significantly more than double the OEM headlights. The Unlimited Kit features nearly 25,000 lumens of light.

Here's a video we made that walks through what's included with the Baja Designs kits and the difference between the three performance levels: Sportsmen, Pro, and Unlimited.