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Old 01-01-2013, 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by PNWjeeper

Where did you pick these up?
eBay they are rebadged rugged ridge/kragen lights
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The thing with the "cheap" type kc lights is in a couple months the finish fades and the hardware rusts. I've had my KC's on my 95 for almost 3 years now finish is still bright and the hardware has yet to rust. Which is why I went with them again on my 2000. My buddy has a bunch of cheapo lights on his xj and they look like they are 10 years old only after a couple months. But they do get the job done so it's really preference I suppose. But to say there is no difference between a kc light and the cheaper ones is definitely false. For 200 bucks you can easily have yourself 2 sets of KC's. Brand new even

I really like the new fancy LEDs. But you would need to have a 1500$ budget just for one decent light bar. So for now i'll stick with my KC's
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I could still never shell out $200 for lights.
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Originally Posted by Tom95YJ
eBay they are rebadged rugged ridge/kragen lights
are they spot or flood? could u take a drivers view pic?
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I got some old glass lens metal housings from a truck at the junkyard for 6 bucks. cleaned the lenses, polished the reflectors, painted the housings, and put in some Silverstar H3 bulbs. less than 50 bucks total, and they have saved me from at least 5 deer just in the past week (flood lights so I can see off the sides of the road)
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Originally Posted by tzimmer91

are they spot or flood? could u take a drivers view pic?
Long range pattern. They are sealed , the yellow sign lit up is about 600-700 yards away. This pic does not do them justice I took it with a cellphone
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Originally Posted by 91_xjcherokee
I could still never shell out $200 for lights.
Could you imagine shelling out over 1500 bucks for the LEDs? Nuts!
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I found 2 hella 700ff series lights on Craigslist for 50 bucks they measure out about 7 in each super bright, brighter than my friends kcs. They might not come up to often on Craigslist but when you find a deal you gotta get on it. I missed out on a wench for 200 and it was like an 800 dallor wench showed up to the house about 45 min ride and the people that just bought it were leaving with it. Brand new in the clear wrapper in the box
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Originally Posted by twistedunibody01
I found 2 hella 700ff series lights on Craigslist for 50 bucks they measure out about 7 in each super bright, brighter than my friends kcs. They might not come up to often on Craigslist but when you find a deal you gotta get on it. I missed out on a wench for 200 and it was like an 800 dallor wench showed up to the house about 45 min ride and the people that just bought it were leaving with it. Brand new in the clear wrapper in the box
Thats one expensive lady.....800 dollars??
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Originally Posted by ChadLunsford
Walmart!!!! Cheapest u can go lol. Like $26 for a pair that look kinda cool, that's where I got mine
Wal-Mart ones suck, had them on my old jeep and they weren't even as bright as the head lights
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Originally Posted by tmj91

Thats one expensive lady.....800 dollars??
Yea but it was a bad winch!!! Still in the box
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Originally Posted by zombie jeep101

Wal-Mart ones suck, had them on my old jeep and they weren't even as bright as the head lights
Yea they do lol but I have them for looks mainly and they do help see the ditches while I watch for animals at night. So every bit helps
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