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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1519113" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>I’ve done a bunch of lights, and the pocket area is good for in fill lighting out to mid range, but they’re low mount, well under the headlight height and not a good mount location for spots IMO. I got the B/D SAE to be street legal and give an assist to the headlights for in close and road side critter illumination. They’re adequate, but not exceptional. Based on the video the B/D SAE wouldn’t be my first choice. </p><p></p><p>First, you don’t need a smaller outboard cube, I know someone makes a mount to take 3x b/d squadron sized lights. I made my own out of 2” angle metal, 14” long on each side. </p><p></p><p>First I did 2x squadrons per side, purchasing during a Black Friday sale. I went with spot pro and driving combo sport at first. Impressive, but lacking in fill. I swapped the combo lens to wide corner - again, the sport series, so about 2450 lumen per side. H*ly $hit they’re bright and throw light everywhere. I was seeing all manner of stuff on the road side. The throw isn’t as far as the combo or spot, obviously, but within the headlight distance, it’s much clearer. With the spots on as well, I did see a little further. </p><p></p><p>Next I added a 3rd cube per side, squadron pro driving combo. I found this the happy medium for use with the wide corner. No chance of using this on road without dazzling oncoming drivers, but really great for coverage area. </p><p></p><p>Moving to where I have them now, I replaced the wide corners with B/D SAE. I needed a road legal option. This leaves me with 2x squadron pro spot/combo per side and 1 sae. The SAE is -noticeably- less impressive than either driving combo sport or wide corner. The one nice thing about it is the hard cut off for the beam pattern, so you don’t blind oncoming drivers. It’s all fun and games until you night blind someone and they start to drift into your line of travel. </p><p></p><p>I moved my b/d driving combo sports to the rear working with reverse and up fitter 6. They’re exceptional in this role. </p><p></p><p>For my money, I think the squadrons are bang for the buck, the best option for non sae. If you have a good SAE, I’d get a pair of squadron driving combos per side. I’m probably going to </p><p>- try and replace the spot lens with driving combo</p><p>- strip the bolts</p><p>- call b/d get return auth</p><p>- get new lights and install</p><p></p><p>because yes the lenses are replaceable, for a little while anyway. But after a while they’re basically fused in place. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, I like the idea of the squadron spot lenses down low, but honestly the driving combo works better for me. For SAE, rigid or DD pro(?) seem to offer a better option, DD pro seems to look like it should fit with a pair of squadrons per side. IMO, seeing the XL80 spots vs. all my squadron lights at the same time, the XL80s kind of drown out the squadrons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1519113, member: 21926"] I’ve done a bunch of lights, and the pocket area is good for in fill lighting out to mid range, but they’re low mount, well under the headlight height and not a good mount location for spots IMO. I got the B/D SAE to be street legal and give an assist to the headlights for in close and road side critter illumination. They’re adequate, but not exceptional. Based on the video the B/D SAE wouldn’t be my first choice. First, you don’t need a smaller outboard cube, I know someone makes a mount to take 3x b/d squadron sized lights. I made my own out of 2” angle metal, 14” long on each side. First I did 2x squadrons per side, purchasing during a Black Friday sale. I went with spot pro and driving combo sport at first. Impressive, but lacking in fill. I swapped the combo lens to wide corner - again, the sport series, so about 2450 lumen per side. H*ly $hit they’re bright and throw light everywhere. I was seeing all manner of stuff on the road side. The throw isn’t as far as the combo or spot, obviously, but within the headlight distance, it’s much clearer. With the spots on as well, I did see a little further. Next I added a 3rd cube per side, squadron pro driving combo. I found this the happy medium for use with the wide corner. No chance of using this on road without dazzling oncoming drivers, but really great for coverage area. Moving to where I have them now, I replaced the wide corners with B/D SAE. I needed a road legal option. This leaves me with 2x squadron pro spot/combo per side and 1 sae. The SAE is -noticeably- less impressive than either driving combo sport or wide corner. The one nice thing about it is the hard cut off for the beam pattern, so you don’t blind oncoming drivers. It’s all fun and games until you night blind someone and they start to drift into your line of travel. I moved my b/d driving combo sports to the rear working with reverse and up fitter 6. They’re exceptional in this role. For my money, I think the squadrons are bang for the buck, the best option for non sae. If you have a good SAE, I’d get a pair of squadron driving combos per side. I’m probably going to - try and replace the spot lens with driving combo - strip the bolts - call b/d get return auth - get new lights and install because yes the lenses are replaceable, for a little while anyway. But after a while they’re basically fused in place. Anyway, I like the idea of the squadron spot lenses down low, but honestly the driving combo works better for me. For SAE, rigid or DD pro(?) seem to offer a better option, DD pro seems to look like it should fit with a pair of squadrons per side. IMO, seeing the XL80 spots vs. all my squadron lights at the same time, the XL80s kind of drown out the squadrons. [/QUOTE]
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