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New Raptor owner, lighting advice appreciated.
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<blockquote data-quote="Rick@FreedomMotorsports" data-source="post: 1303580"><p>@<a href="https://www.fordraptorforum.com/members/speeddeacon.29872/" target="_blank">Speeddeacon</a></p><p></p><p>We sell multiple different lights (Baja Designs, Rigid, KC, Vision-X and even the Fordraptorlight bezel kits) but all of Baja Designs and almost all of the Rigids including other brands are off-road ONLY lights. They are not DOT approved. Some states don't have an issue with these lights as long as they are not on while driving on the road. Some states require that you have black covers on the lights when on the road hence why most light vendors make covers in black. They also make them in different colors as amber is known to help in dusty and foggy situations. A blue light works best in the snow so there are covers in blue. I've also heard that red is good in dust but when I tried red it was not that great and went back to amber. What exactly does NC say differently if you can cover them up?</p><p></p><p>If you are wanting to run the fog pocket lights on the road then I am going to recommend the n-Fab bracket and some DOT approved Rigid cubes. Even thought the bezel is a nice feature, it will use a KC Flex on the end, which is not DOT approved. With the n-Fab bracket you can have 3 pairs of cubes. I would do 2 pairs of the Rigid D-Series SAE Fog Light and get amber covers for one pair. Then I would buy one pair of brighter Rigids D-Series Pro to use ONLY when off-road. That way you can have these pairs on different AUX switches based on your driving environment. When you just want to help during fog, turn on the amber SAE pair and when you want more light turn on the white pair and both for more light. Then when off-road, turn them all on and if you get into dust, flip off the other two pair and run the ambers.</p><p></p><p>Rigid SAE: <a href="https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-sae-fog-light-2-504813.html" target="_blank">https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-sae-fog-light-2-504813.html</a></p><p>Rigid Off-road: <a href="https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-pro-d-series.html" target="_blank">https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-pro-d-series.html</a></p><p>nFab: <a href="https://n-fab.com/fog-light-mounts/2018/ford/f-150" target="_blank">https://n-fab.com/fog-light-mounts/2018/ford/f-150</a></p><p></p><p>Also Rigid has their own kits:</p><p><a href="https://www.rigidindustries.com/2017-raptor-triple-fog-light-kit-41610.html" target="_blank">https://www.rigidindustries.com/2017-raptor-triple-fog-light-kit-41610.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rigidindustries.com/2017-raptor-triple-fog-mount-kit-ford-oe-raptor.html" target="_blank">https://www.rigidindustries.com/2017-raptor-triple-fog-mount-kit-ford-oe-raptor.html</a></p><p></p><p>I would be more than happy to put together a discounted package for you at BLACK FRIDAY PRICING. Just send me an private message if you are interested.</p><p></p><p>For the record, I have been through a lot of different lights. Rigid, Whelen, Blackhawks, Baja Designs, KC, Vision-X to name a few and have taken off, sold and purchased different brands along the way. I have settled on Baja Designs as I found these are the very best when off-roading and cannot talk more highly about them. I currently have a 40" Onx6 Amber in my grill, a 40" OnX6 Racer in the bumper, pair of XL80's on the hood pillars (and have amber covers) and KC flex in the bumper too for side lighting. On the rear I have 3 S2 Pros in the 3rd brake light and soon to have 2 Squadron Sports in the rear bumper (have Rigid now). I have a GEN1</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps?</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Rick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rick@FreedomMotorsports, post: 1303580"] @[URL='https://www.fordraptorforum.com/members/speeddeacon.29872/']Speeddeacon[/URL] We sell multiple different lights (Baja Designs, Rigid, KC, Vision-X and even the Fordraptorlight bezel kits) but all of Baja Designs and almost all of the Rigids including other brands are off-road ONLY lights. They are not DOT approved. Some states don't have an issue with these lights as long as they are not on while driving on the road. Some states require that you have black covers on the lights when on the road hence why most light vendors make covers in black. They also make them in different colors as amber is known to help in dusty and foggy situations. A blue light works best in the snow so there are covers in blue. I've also heard that red is good in dust but when I tried red it was not that great and went back to amber. What exactly does NC say differently if you can cover them up? If you are wanting to run the fog pocket lights on the road then I am going to recommend the n-Fab bracket and some DOT approved Rigid cubes. Even thought the bezel is a nice feature, it will use a KC Flex on the end, which is not DOT approved. With the n-Fab bracket you can have 3 pairs of cubes. I would do 2 pairs of the Rigid D-Series SAE Fog Light and get amber covers for one pair. Then I would buy one pair of brighter Rigids D-Series Pro to use ONLY when off-road. That way you can have these pairs on different AUX switches based on your driving environment. When you just want to help during fog, turn on the amber SAE pair and when you want more light turn on the white pair and both for more light. Then when off-road, turn them all on and if you get into dust, flip off the other two pair and run the ambers. Rigid SAE: [URL]https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-sae-fog-light-2-504813.html[/URL] Rigid Off-road: [URL]https://www.rigidindustries.com/d-series-pro-d-series.html[/URL] nFab: [URL]https://n-fab.com/fog-light-mounts/2018/ford/f-150[/URL] Also Rigid has their own kits: [URL]https://www.rigidindustries.com/2017-raptor-triple-fog-light-kit-41610.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.rigidindustries.com/2017-raptor-triple-fog-mount-kit-ford-oe-raptor.html[/URL] I would be more than happy to put together a discounted package for you at BLACK FRIDAY PRICING. Just send me an private message if you are interested. For the record, I have been through a lot of different lights. Rigid, Whelen, Blackhawks, Baja Designs, KC, Vision-X to name a few and have taken off, sold and purchased different brands along the way. I have settled on Baja Designs as I found these are the very best when off-roading and cannot talk more highly about them. I currently have a 40" Onx6 Amber in my grill, a 40" OnX6 Racer in the bumper, pair of XL80's on the hood pillars (and have amber covers) and KC flex in the bumper too for side lighting. On the rear I have 3 S2 Pros in the 3rd brake light and soon to have 2 Squadron Sports in the rear bumper (have Rigid now). I have a GEN1 Hope that helps? Thanks, Rick [/QUOTE]
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