How to Pick out Fogs Lights & SPVparts Raptor PREMIUM Fog Brackets & Harnesses VS other options.

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When it comes to quality, we at SPV are really picky. SPV was started with the foundation of quality. Looking for custom parts for your Raptor or other make or model can be a challenge.
We found that as well when it came to customizing our vehicles. Many vendors offer items that don't fit right, or they look cheap or rust. Many require you to drill or make major modifications.

We decided to take the tough road. To create products that fit. That have proper adjustment. That don't rust... and that look good. That's why we created what we feel is the highest quality and MOST FUNCTIONALLY adjustable one piece bracket out there.
So what needed improved over the other triple mount brackets on the market?
Well, many are stock steel and they rust. Most don't pay close attention to their slots where the fit isn't great. Many have slots one direction or the other.

Ours are-

• All Stainless Steel
• Our hardware is ALSO stainless steel, not just zinc coated steel (No rust issues)
• Ours have both horizontal AND vertical slots that are strategically positioned. Not only are there crossing slots... that easy, but we contoured them to follow the curvature of the bumper itself. This is important. It isn't straight across.
• Our brackets work with ALL lights. Baja designs, Rigid Industries, and any other pod.
• Our brackets are STRONG. 11mm Stainless steel with black powder-coat. You won't bend them unless you destroy the front of your truck. If you ever have an issue with them, we will gladly replace them.

We are quite proud of our Fog Brackets... but so are everyone that purchases them.

We don't want to just tell you what others say about them. We would rather you hear it from them...

So here is a link to a thread from some very happy customers.


https://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/man-you-wanna-talk-about-customer-service.78839/

And Another-

https://www.fordraptorforum.com/posts/1521336/


So the next challenge was a quality Custom Fog Harness for the Raptor Fog kits...

The Challenge was.... Different lights have different plugs... What if you mix and match? What if your lights don't have plugs?

Problem solved. Our Newest Fog harnesses have universal plug in bullet connectors and can accept any of our adaptor plugs to connect any connector for any light you have. If you're lights don't have plugs, you can simply connect the other bullet connectors to them to plug and unplug them... Or, add one of our plug kits to your lights and match them up.

But it gets better. Our harnesses also have connectors and opposite end connectors in the kit so you can crimp them on your switch wires. Why? Well, what if you want to add more lights and move your lights on different switches? Or combine them? The permanent crimp on connectors don't allow that. With our kits though... That's a simple task.

If you would like to learn more about our Brackets and Harnesses, you can watch these 2 videos below. They will show you how they compare.

For those of you that may be Offroad Alliance customers.
They also stock our fog brackets.

We in turn stock and offer their bezel brackets. So you can shop at either location comfortably if you are a regular customer of theirs, or of ours.
Both our triple mounts and their bezels are great quality, but are for 2 different applications, so it just depends on what lights you want to install.

Point being, we are all here to help you and we all agree that customer satisfaction and quality products are the most important thing to us all.



New Brackets and How they compare to other designs

Harnesses

 

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CHOOSING THE BEST FOG LIGHT OPTIONS FOR YOUR RAPTOR

I Put this together to kelp our customers understand what each fog light option is. Picking out your fog kits can be extremely difficult. This guide should definitely help.

While this guide references Rigid Industries fogs, the general light patterns are examples for all light models such as Baja Designs and others. I will need to break this into segments because the forum will only let up post up to 5 pictures in a post.


Lets begin-

In this article, we will explain the differences in the various pod light options, as well as advantages and disadvantages to different models and light types depending on how you plan to use them.

While this article will go in depth on the Rigid Industries POD lights specifically, these explanations and examples, other than the specific light output, can be applied to similar beam patterns of light bars and other lights of both Rigid Industries and Baja Designs

Light Beam Patterns-

Spot Light –



As the name suggests, a “Spot” light just gives you a “SPOT”. A spot light is designed to have a LONG and narrow beam. Think about a pencil or a pen. A spot light goes a LONG distance, but it’s very narrow beam does not illuminate your surroundings, just a focal point far away. A spot light is great in combination with other lights, but not by itself.

Hyperspot Light –



Just like a spot light, this is a long and narrow beam. It is just a more focused and longer beam.

Flood Light –



Again, as the name suggests, a flood light floods your surroundings with light. So unlike a spot light, it is a light pattern that surrounds the area with light, but does not go a great distance. A flood light combined with a spot light, gives a nice combination of light both near and far.


Driving Light –



A driving light is designed with a beam pattern to project a wide and midrange light focused on highway type driving. This light pattern gives both ample distance and width with a specific purpose. To see well while driving. Depending, Many people may select a Driving light pattern instead of a flood light since both patterns are fairly similar, but the driving light tends to project light slightly further and in many cases, such as the Rigid Pro light, it has more LED’s and a higher lumen output. When choosing between a Flood or a Driving light, compare the cost as well as the light output. In some cases, while the Driving light may have more lumens, the extra cost may make you lean mor toward the flood version, or vice versa.

Diffused –



The diffused lenses are available with many of the light patterns listed above. A diffused light simply has a lens that is designed to scatter light and eliminate bright spots when looking directly at the light. You can in many cases get any of the lights patterns previously listed with a diffused Lens.

 

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SAE –



An SAE light is another term meaning that it is certified “Street Legal”. SAE stands for “Society of Automotive Engineers”. Another term for a street legal light is “DOT” meaning “Department of Transportation”. Typically STOCK lights from the OEM manufacturer are only referenced as DOT rated. This means they are certified as street legal. Aftermarket light companies such as Rigid Industries, Baja Designs, KC Hilites and others have lights that are rated by, and use the term “SAE” as well as “DOT”. You will typically hear this term in aftermarket lighting. There are several tests lights must pass to be certified as “Street Legal”.
If you are looking for a street legal light to drive on the road and in traffic, make no mistake. If you do NOT see the term “SAE” or “DOT” listed in the name or the description, it is NOT Street legal.
Now, that being said, we cannot condone using off-road lights on the road in an illegal way. However, for information purposes only, we can tell you the fact that there are many people who have the brighter off-road lights and they live in densely populated areas such as in the country, or the desert and they use such NON street legal lights on the road for better visibility. Especially in areas with fields where deer or other wildlife may leap out and they want more visibility. In many cases, such as a vehicle that may hold 2 or more pairs of lights, consumers often pair one or more off-road lights with an SAE light pair. On another note, in some States (Such as Pennsylvania) laws require any lights installed on a vehicle that are not SAE or DOT approved, to have a snap on cover installed when the vehicle is driven on the road. There are covers available for all lights if you are in a state that requires this. Most states do not require covers.


Side Shooter –



The Rigid Industries Side Shooter model comes in 3 Beam patterns as mentioned above. It is available in a Driving, Flood or Spot beam pattern. What makes the Side Shooter unique is the additional 3 LED’s on the sides that project 90 degrees to the side (one side of each light). This gives additional sideways illumination in a very unique light.


Amber –



An Amber LED light has a warmer temperature that produces a yellowed light. In the case of a TRUE Amber LED, the lens is actually clear. You can only tell the light produces yellow/amber light when the light is on. Light temperatures can vary from light to light and even between companies on how they make their light. LED light temperatures (both indoor and outdoor lights) typically range between 1,000K and 10,000K. The “K” Stands for Kelvin, which is a scale to rate color temperature of light. The lower the number, the more yellow the light appears. The higher the number, the more blue it appears. A “Daylight” temperature is around 4,000K-5,000K. At that range it is as white and clear as possible right at the cusp of turning a bluish color.
So without getting off track, lets go back to the Amber Light. The ONLY reason ANYONE would want an Amber/Yellow LED light is for better visability in low visibility situations such as when it is snowing, raining hard, or it’s foggy. Why? Because white light reflects BACK off of things, where yellow light absorbs and doesn’t reflect back as much making it much easier to see. Before selecting an Amber light, you need to ask yourself these questions. Do you have, fog, snow or rain in your area often? Do you have the ability to add more than just an amber/yellow light for versatility for normal situations?

Selective Yellow –



The terms Amber and Selective Yellow can easily be confused. Both are similar in their end result, but how they get there are in different ways. As explained previously, an AMBER LED has a clear lens, but the LED itself illuminates in a yellow temperature. A Selective Yellow light actually is a white light that passes through a YELLOW lens which changes the color output to yellow. So think of it like a filter. Both have a similar result in the end.

 

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Radiance (Rigid Industries Specific) –



The last Group are the Radiance & Radiance Scene Series which are “2 Stage” Lights. The Radiance and Radiance Scene both have a choice of Red, Blue, White or Amber backlight. Now, this is important. Don’t confuse the colored backlight with the light color of the main light. The Radiance series ALL have WHITE lights. The backlight produces a 2nd stage colored light effect for a luminescent “Glow” around the vehicle. The backlight is NOT bright enough to see with while driving. The only difference between the Radiance and Scene versions are that the Scene version main white light is 3X brighter. The backlights are the same brightness.



Rigid 360 Series ROUND (Rigid Industries Specific)-



The 360 Series Round lights are a newer model and very unique because they take some of the traditional light patterns, as well as the colored backlights that are available in clear, blue, amber or white. As with the Radiance series, the main lights are WHITE. The light patterns available in the 360 series Round lights are Driving or Spot. There is also a diffused model which is only available with a white backlight.


There are 2 SAE Street legal models available in the 360 Series light (Shown Below)



The SAE Version is available in a clear main light or a Selective Yellow (Which was explained above in light types).
The SAE Models DO NOT have an Amber Backlight. Unfortunately, part of getting these high powered street legal lights certified, meant eliminating the colored backlight. The 360 models offer a unique look with the roughly 4x4 inch round case vs the 3x3 inch square case.



Lens Covers –



You can also get a yellow snap on lens cover for those rare environmental situations which takes the white light and passes it through the yellow lens and it changes the color that is shown to a more toned down yellow just like the Selective Yellow light. This alternative gives some added control to have both options in one.
Lens covers don’t just come in amber though. For most lights, you can get a smoked clear, clear, blue or BLACK which is not translucent for those situations that require lights to be covered.

Hopefully this has been an informative source to understand the many choices you have when selecting your lights for your vehicle. Be sure to check out SPVparts.com for your lighting needs.

 

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Hopefully This post has helped many who were trying to understand and figure out what their options are and how to make sense of all of them.

If you would like to see several Fog Light options, you can click this link to see many kits on our website.-

https://specialtyperformanceparts.com/collections/all-ford-raptor-light-kits

Please feel free to contact us!

SPVparts.com

Email - Info @spvparts.com
Phone- 317-93-GOSPV

 

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Let me know if this post was helpful....

Let me know if there are any other products or anything else you would like to see explained or reviewed... I love to help the community.

John Trischler

 

[KneeDeep]

This is a great post thanks! Quick question about the Radiance Scene. I'm looking to do a 3 fog light setup. Would these be way to bright to run on all the time? I'm worries the older radiance wouldn't be bright enough.

 

[JohnyPython]

I got the SPV brackets in September.

They’re excellent quality and lots of adjustability. They install easily with SS hardware and locking nuts. Super solid construction and like how they’re SS under the paint.

I really like that you can also angle the bracket so it follows the bumper pockets.

Awesome stuff!!!
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[KneeDeep]

Love that bracket, what lights did you end up going with?

 

[JohnyPython]

Love that bracket, what lights did you end up going with?

For now, SAE fogs and Pro combos.