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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 04:03 AM
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Ok, mod question...

Spot or flood for the lights by the mirror?
Spot or flood for my fogs?
Spot or flood for my reverse light that im gonna put..

Rigid lights or inspired lights..
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Krinkk
Ok, mod question...

Spot or flood for the lights by the mirror?
Spot or flood for my fogs?
Spot or flood for my reverse light that im gonna put..

Rigid lights or inspired lights..
Many people prefer Spots at the A Pillar, flood or driving pattern at the fog location and flood for reverse (particularly if you're only installing one).

I currently use Rigid, but there are many quality choices for lighting. Are you sold on LED? Look around, do some research. Lots of high quality HID and incandescent lights to choose from.
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 05:06 AM
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Spots or pencil beam on windshield to reduce hood glare, flood, fog, or driving on bumper.
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 11:27 AM
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x2 from above. I currently run 2 pair of Dually Spot on my A-pillars with the RI dual mount and am very impressed. I intend on putting driving beams in the fog location and diffused in the back. Keep in mind the LEDs will not throw light as far as HIDs, but I find that the spots I have shine plenty far enough to spot deer at night doing 55mph (which IMO is fast enough for dark country roads). To each their own, just something for you to consider when making your choice.
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Old Jul 30, 2013 | 07:45 PM
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I have the rigid dually's diffused flush mount in my Lod read.
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 04:54 AM
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All I am interested in this thread very much I will be changing. Out my stock fog lights and this is helpful.

What about wattage? What wattage are stock fog lights and what can the electrical handle in form of an upgrade with out adding after market stuff to balance out the new load?
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by rdavi
All I am interested in this thread very much I will be changing. Out my stock fog lights and this is helpful.

What about wattage? What wattage are stock fog lights and what can the electrical handle in form of an upgrade with out adding after market stuff to balance out the new load?
If you are planning on changing to LEDs you will have no problems with current draw. If you are planning on going a different route please specify what you want to do so we can give you a better answer.
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by rdavi
All I am interested in this thread very much I will be changing. Out my stock fog lights and this is helpful.

What about wattage? What wattage are stock fog lights and what can the electrical handle in form of an upgrade with out adding after market stuff to balance out the new load?
i swaped out my stock lights for rigid dually d2's and just wired them right into the stock plugs and have had no issues
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Krinkk
Ok, mod question...

Spot or flood for the lights by the mirror?
Spot or flood for my fogs?
Spot or flood for my reverse light that im gonna put..

Rigid lights or inspired lights..
Rule 18 got it right in my opinion.

A pillar: Spot
Fogs: Flood ( If you already have spot)
Reverse: Flood

Since you're local, stop by, we could show you all the options and you could see the quality in person!

Originally Posted by rdavi
All I am interested in this thread very much I will be changing. Out my stock fog lights and this is helpful.

What about wattage? What wattage are stock fog lights and what can the electrical handle in form of an upgrade with out adding after market stuff to balance out the new load?
Depending on the the year the wattage changes. The 2010-Current PSX24W is 24 watts, and the 07-09 9145 bulbs are 42 watts.

Watts do not measure load it is energy consumption, load is measured in amperes. LED's by design are much more efficient using a fraction of the load while generate more light output. The load on our CUBE setup is far less than the factory setup.
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 02:52 PM
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Jw speaker is about to come out with a direct replacement fog model 6145
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