RIGID Night Shots

[trolls56]

Swoop I understand man just giving you a hard time. I only put up with their bs because I hadn't found a better place to go. I don't have to worry bout that anymore.

 

[peppercorn]

Great comparos swoop, thanks so much for posting them.
Now I will take your advice and upload them for a side by side look.

 

[peppercorn]

double post

 

[BMart]

Damn, you're a sun on wheels...amazing. That 40" looks dim compared to the 20". Is that accurate in real-time applications, or just camera trickery? I didn't think the grill would block that much light to the point of being less than a 20".

Let me know, and thanks for the pics!

 

[swoop1156]

Damn, you're a sun on wheels...amazing. That 40" looks dim compared to the 20". Is that accurate in real-time applications, or just camera trickery? I didn't think the grill would block that much light to the point of being less than a 20".

Let me know, and thanks for the pics!

See, that's the thing that I was trying to explain to people that were PM'ing me. Here is my take:

If you're wanting to stay with the stock-ish look and want the most light, go with the 20" mounted in the lower grill.

If you're getting a bumper/bar and want the most light, get the 40" and mount it to that. Thus, being unobstructed, it will blow away the 20".

There is NO camera trickery. More:

The 40" mounts in a GREAT location, but the shape and size of the light-bar itself and the position in which it mounts right super close to the transmission cooler prohibits it from being pointed downwards more. The light output, even behind the grill, is fascinating. It's just tossing the light upwards.

If RIGID or someone could make a bracket very similar to the originals that would move the light forward, just a tad in front of the tranny cooler, it would have more room to rotate on it's mounting axis and would be much more efficient. But... It's kind of a toss up.

With the 20" and it tossing tons of light on the street and the 40" tossing massive amounts of light aimed up a bit -- you do get some awesome coverage vertically. I light up from the top of medium sized trees all the way to the ground. But, in the desert and many other applications aside from night-time bird watching, I'd prefer the 40" and 20" to work together to light MY path I'm currently traveling.

 

[Lucky14]

These are awesome shots. Thanks for posting. I love the duallys I have on my Raptor. I may be forced to look at some D2s at some point. I would really like to see a side-by-side comparison of the Dually vs. D2 to throw me over the edge...

I was a bit surprised by one thing. The 40" does not seem NEARLY as bright as the 20" you have. I wonder if that reflects the angle or perhaps obstruction behind the grill?

 

[swoop1156]

All I can provide on my takes on the 40" vs. 20" is what I posted above. That's about all I can offer.

 

[Addictive Desert Designs]

Swoop - Those shots are awesome. It looks like day time.

 

[BMart]

Thanks, swoop!

Have you had any trouble with debris hitting your 20 and chipping at it? Or even worse: issues with tampering/theft? One more thing, are the amber duallys worth spending the extra feds if you already have the 40 and 20? It seems like the 40 and 20 steal the show, and the duallys just accent the immediate corners.

 

[warrior]

just ordered the Rigid duallies, Russ was a big help.