Add some excitement to your life! www.gocoastguard.com/? For anyone looking to add an affordable switch system in their rig, this is a fairly cheap option for electrical accessories! amzn.to/49KbDTg I run the Switch Pros unit, and while it is quite expensive, its packed with a ton of great features such as programable switch outputs and more. amzn.to/49AJ8aJ
I worked for HFT at Corp for 11 years, always begging for products like this, and for the company to work with the offroad community. I have moved on to other things now but so happy to see they have grown into the space. I used the Badlands on two of our "Show" builds last year
HF has crappy duty cycle times for their electric winches, but then again, ALL electric winches have similar crappy duty cycles (at least compared to a hydraulic winch)... At least HF puts their crappy duty cycle rating in their manual instead of hiding it like some of the other electric winch manufacturers do...
I went with the Harbor Freight Road shock edge 6's on my gladiator bumper. Great build quality and the light output is fantastic. When I saw them on the race Jeep, I was looking every day on their website. Was the first person to snag a pair at my local HF. Thank you so much Ben, I absolutely love them!
6"- 6Led high121.2 watt =10.1 amps each, low 80.4 watt= 6.7 amps each! 4"- 4 Led high high 95 watt= 7.72amps each, low 65 watt = 5.42 amps each! Great work and video thanks for sharing 👍👍 The Vermonter
I’ve been using Road shock lights for probably 5 years. I’ve torture tested and submerged the first light bar I got and I never had any issues. Out of all the vehicles I’ve put them on I’ve never had any issues. The biggest thing that sold me is when compared to big brand lights the big brand output was terrible and they fogged up in the first week of just normal driving and weather, the road shocks never fog even after being submerged. They are so many pros with the road shock brand I won’t buy anything else. Thanks for the great video.
@@RobertMcAlpine-cu6qxnot even close to the real cheap ones... you get what you pay for. I love all my Roadshock lights, they are great lights for a reasonable price
I've been running the regular road shock led cubes for over a year now and they're incredible. I have the spot lights on my a pillar and the floods on my bumper as extra fod lights. I put some Lumix yellow film on the flood lights to make them work better in inclimate conditions.
My Mahindra roxor is running the original roadshocks 4 led square pods. 8 in total. 2 years of regular use. No issues. Cheap lights for a cheap bug out vehicle
Man your explanation for the relay was very easy to understand. I’m thinking i’m gonna get these eventually since i can’t justify the bajadesign cost. Crazy how well they do for the cheap price
Got me thinking of getting these. Your relay set is going to burn out your switch to 30. That a high amp power source for the relay. You mean switch one and two is that coming from your relayed switches? Your lights should be brighter too if you source 30 to the battery with a fuse
great video, I wish you'd have shown as many shots without the yellow filter to check out the illumination better. Unfortunately, as of early March these are not listed on their website & they don't appear to be available until around April. Would like to see a side by side comparison of the white 4 led as well as the 6 led as far as night light up video to see pattern, distance. you could update with amperage draw for each. thanks for sharing these
I have used Harbor Freight LED cubes and small light bars. I also have the 12,000 Apex winch on their hitch mount. I did use a Warn 2" multi-mount front hitch on my 4Runner as they didn't have anything I could adapt to work. Not the highest quality stuff, but it works amazingly well.
For that price, I'd personally rather go with Diode Dynamics. And considering that they offer different tiers of performance, I'd love to see a comparison between DD and the HF ones
Dude your timing is INCREDIBLE! I’m actually in the market for 2 lights to mount on my Arcus front bumper. I’m thinking these are going to work just fine😊😊😊
I picked up two of the 4 LED for my pillars and two 6 LED for the front bumper on my Gladiator. Used your second relay suggestion as the base of my setup except I wanted to keep aux 1 and 2 open for future use and the lights are too much for 3 and 4, so I used 3 and 4 as triggers Relay one: Battery power to 30 Aux 3 to 85 87 to 30 on relay 2 Relay 2: 30 powered by relay 1 85 connected to factory high beam 87a connected to low on pillar lights 87 connected to high on pillar lights Duplicate setup for bumper lights. Now to find a relay holder...
With how road salt and decier in the winter, up here in eastern half of WA wrecks everything during winter driving, I won't spend top dollar for high end lights any more. My Rigid Dually lights are getting wrecked. Harbor Freight really need to offer (or include) a clear lens cover. I've been running clear lens covers on my Rigid Lights since I installed them in 2017, and the lens is in perfect condition because the cover protects them from road sand, etc in the winter.
I’ve been trying to figure out relays that would do this to where I would add a second one to have my low beans trigger 30 or a manual switch trigger 30 on the second relay. This would allow a manual override to turn it off all together or have it fixed to my lights. This video is amazing at explaining the relays. Please do a relay video alone for lights and title it as such because I bet that video would make views!
Just want a good amber fog light for road use. Have a 40 mile one way drive to work through occasional fog, pretty rural highway for most of it. Vehicle already has mounting points with factory grille rack so no fabrication needed.
I’ve had the roadshock cube lights in both front and rear bumper. After 2 northern Michigan winters they are still going strong but the powder coat has flaked off. I run 2 KC slim lights and a gravity pro light bar and those are top notch
Electrically you can’t send power to both, the internal High beam circuit turns both on, don’t want to send another 12v to the low beams when the high beam circuit is already powering the low beams with 12v lol.
I absolutely love you videos, as a jk owner I watch your videos and want and wish to do a v8 swap to get rid of the crappy 3.8, thank you for showing us what is capable of becoming an awesome Jeep! Also on the bucket list is the Barnes 4wd bumper that you have on the jku
I bought these for myself for Father’s Day, and am getting ready to install them. Your video talked about the wiring considerations and need for a relay for the low and high beams, but not the backlight. How did you wire that? I assume there is no need for the relay for the backlight because of the low amp draw, correct?
Thanks to your video i just bought 2. Going to mount them the same way. I really want a switch for my low beams and want high beams to be triggered by the high beams on my vehicle. I am nervous about hooking it up because even though they are "budget lights". 300 is a lot of money to throw away if i do it wrong
When someone makes a round light with an adjustable beam like every flashlight has had for 20 I might check them out.how hard can it be, just reach out there and turn the lens to make it zero in or shine wide and go.
I love harbor freight, used them for several years, used their tools incorrectly and only ever had 2 tool failures ( because i used them incorrectly) hassle free warranty i was in and out in 5 minutes with new and updated tools. Also they run deals all the time, baught their biggest tool box for $500 and they gave me 2 years of their membership free.
Thanks for the video. I picked up the lights and a auxbeam switch. I’m using harness… to clarify it’s solid red and red with black stripe = low & white and white with black stripe = high?
Ok so if you put the HF light more on the edge of the bumper the side throw light would project a lot on the side of the vehicle and somewhat next to the door that would be very useful also can you wire this up as a DRL seems you could
I looked at brand name lights ONCE and said I didn't need them. A pair of 44W Chi combos do me just right for $15 apiece and a 120W 22" light bar @ $22. ;) And I love the 6500k color. Unless it's foggy (keep it low beam) and screw amber. YMMV
I’ve had BD and DD and rigid. I have also been buying cheap knock offs lately. The majority of them either the knock offs were the same output of so close you couldn’t tell the difference unless you put them side by side. My main issue is the expensive lights offered no reliability compared to the knock offs. Actually my knock offs have outlasted almost every stupid expensive brand I have owned. I’m done buying the expensive stuff. They are ripping people off. Period.
I’ve had the same experience as you. My rigid and bd lights have only been as reliable or even less as the ebay specials. To my knowledge about the manufacturer of led lights and other products made in China, these lights are all built in the same warehouses in China. Only difference is the brand name ones get their name slapped on it, and the branded name company themselves may/ or may not go through them once they arrive in America at their corporate office, they may go through a quick inspection to pass a rough inspection test. China ones usually get no second inspection and so it’s hit or miss. But they all use the same cree diodes or simi/Phillips diodes used by the big brands. unless the brand is strictly “made in the USA” only products, if they come from China, they aren’t any different from the eBay specials, they actually are made by the same manufacturers in China. Not that eqch product is exact same quality as the eBay special, of course if the high end brand spends more on a light for the raw material and labor to make said light, it will usually be of better quality than the eBay equivalent. But we as consumers have no clue which light the brand actually spent more money on producing and which light they spent exactly the same as the eBay light and just charge 5x more cuss of their name slapped on it.
I’ve had knockoffs on my pre-runner for years. The light quality and reliability of the knock offs is so close to the namebrand stuff. It’s hard to justify paying for Baja designs or rigid.
@dailydr1ver935 baja designs used to be made here in california, they cleared house and moved the entire operation to Mexico. So I wouldn't trust them anymore honestly
I run a pair of the old road shocks with the gravel guards on my race car trailer for night loading my car they have worked well now for 10 years , wired to a togglr switch on my tool box , may swap em out for LED's , Good vid
Would the 6" be too big for A-pillar lights on a JT? I just like way round lights look better. How's the reflection on the hood from the side shooters and the flood pattern?
Do you have any tips for wiring a light like this that has 3 modes to a switch panel? Is there a way to make one button on my switch change through the modes? Thanks for the video, lots of good info!
You ever get an answer to this? I'm in the she boat as you. Did you buy the harness as well? If so I think the only safe way to wire it up is to use 2 switches on the auxbeam, but you'll risk forgetting to turn one switch off to turn the other on. I know that's what the relay is for but don't know which wires to use. @@cearnauserban2709
I was thinking of mounting the 6" spot/flood on the cowl. Would the flood light cause a problem reflecting on the hood? I see you have the 4" spot/flood mounted there. Any problem?
Just curious how these would work on hood as ditch lights with the side lights? Would there be to much glare or would it shine in the windshield? Thanks
Great Review, the Roadshock lights do look great for such a good value. You can tell the Baja Design is brighter overall but not enough for me to justify the price difference. Although with your F250 setup, I think the two Roadshocks on the outside and 1 Baja Design in the middle would be the ultimate package for that truck. I do light how much side light you get from the Roadshocks. The 2 Roadshocks put out as much if not more side light than my 6 3" Pod lights in my Raptor Bumper. Thanks for the review, I think I will invest in a couple. Also the amber lens is a solid Yes from me. Love the amber light offroad and in foggy conditions.
Really nice video and review. I just found your channel and am happy to say that I was less than a minute into the video before pausing it to subscribe. Tomorrow I head to Harbor Freight to pick me up some lights. Thanks for turning me on to some great products. 👍
Probably worth noting that using pin 30 from a switch defeats the purpose of the relay. You may be throwing too much current through sw1. 30 should really come from a fused high current source.
Slightly off the topic I’d like to talk to you about your winch. I know three years ago. You did a video on the Badlands which. I see it on your race Jeep, and was wondering if that was the winch you could afford on your budget or was that the winch you would’ve chose either way. Thank you. I’m getting ready to buy one.
@JKGearandGadgets I picked these up and trying to run them on my '22 Bronco. I'd like to wire them basically the same you did on your truck. But I can't seem to get the relay wiring working with Aux 1 being high and aux 2 being low. I can only get one to fire. I think I need to wire both 86 and 30 to Aux1 (it can handle 30A on that circuit). Any advice on how you wired it to your truck switches for your testing? I even considered just wiring directly to the switches (Aux 1 and 2) and bypassing the relays altogether but I'm worried about burning the lights out if I accidently hit both switches.
@jkgeargadgets Nvm. I just noticed that you were using Sw 2 on the post normally used for ground (85). I bet that's what I was doing wrong. I wired it up based off the schematics of the relay by default and added switches later, didn't see that critical detail.
Great video. One question about the one relay setup, How many amps are going through switch "A-1? Switch two would work fine. one has all the load going through it? 30- 40 amp relay on a 5 amp switch as hot?
Ooh! Those 4" look like a great substitute for the KC HiLites Flex Era 4s that I've been wanting, but for at about 1/4 the price. Thanks for the heads up that these are coming!
You had the badlands off road jack on earlier in the video…do you know if it has a mount to put in the back of a vehicle or would it also work with pro eagle mounts?
Im trying to wire these into my 2011 jku as replacement headlights, since i only haul it and never drive it on the road. Im so confused about the 3 wires fromt he old headlight to the 4 wires on the 4 pin connector
when compared to the 300+ for the BD lights it is very budget... My BD LP9 pros were $750 each... I still vouch that there is almost no comparison to them and have impressed many people with my pair of mini suns on the front of my truck. If I was going to run the risk of bashing these lights on the rocks or trees, i would definitely consider the cheaper option.
The lp6's on my Bronco did the same thing....delaminated. Wire the low beam to your aux switch, tap your high beam circuit on your oem high beam circuit. That way it will automatically kick into high beamwith your headlights going to high beam. It will require your aux switch to be on to work. It acts like a gatekeeper for the lights. On my truck it turns on the high beams automatically when needed.
Not sure if I’m the only one that noticed but, I was pretty sure you said NOT to send 12v to the low and high beams at the same time but yet in the video I didn’t see the low beams shut off before the high beams turned on. Do I have a misunderstanding or can you run the low and high beams at the same time?
My setup with the relay will not allow 12v to be sent to both circuits. There are 2 internal circuits, low beam is one circuit, the high beam is another and powers both the high and low bulbs. If high beam switch is on, it’s sending power to both bulbs, if you then send an additional 12v to the low beam circuit you will fry it. How I wired it and explained everything is correct and cannot send power to both low and high at the same time since it’s controlled with the relays
I'm extremely interested in these RoadShock lights for the price point. But for the BajaDesign lights, why not send them in the BD and get the refurbished/replaced under warranty. I imagine it would cover the issues with the delamination or even the pitting you were talking about.
I really don’t want something too tempting to steal off my truck. I’ve got a special pair of big HID Highlights for special occasions though that are easy enough to remove.
Low beam powers the lower LEDs, high beam powers all the LEDs, if you are sending 12v to the low beams, and then send 12v to them all with high beam switch it will fry them.
@@JKGearandGadgetsSo the low beams get 6 volts? How does the voltage change? It is all 12 volts. Automotive relays don't change voltage (they can but not in this case). Relays let a low power (amps) switch trip a high power feed to an accessory. The switch does not need to carry the heavy load, you are not running 130 amps through the switch, it might be like 0.5 amps. High amps burns wires and switches. 6 volts can still be high amps. Amps do the work. A starter and a winch need high amps. Solenoids are relays meant to handle the heavy load. I get what you are saying that the light needs 2 switches, one for the low beam and one for the high beam but there is nothing in the circuit (other than the light) changing voltage.
So you can turn on the low and the high and they are both on at the same time, I’m confused because you said that you can not connect both at the same time
The high beam circuit turns all the lights on, the low beam circuit powers the lower LEDs, don’t send 12v to the lower LEDs through both internal circuits
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For anyone looking to add an affordable switch system in their rig, this is a fairly cheap option for electrical accessories! amzn.to/49KbDTg
I run the Switch Pros unit, and while it is quite expensive, its packed with a ton of great features such as programable switch outputs and more. amzn.to/49AJ8aJ
I worked for HFT at Corp for 11 years, always begging for products like this, and for the company to work with the offroad community. I have moved on to other things now but so happy to see they have grown into the space. I used the Badlands on two of our "Show" builds last year
HF has crappy duty cycle times for their electric winches, but then again, ALL electric winches have similar crappy duty cycles (at least compared to a hydraulic winch)... At least HF puts their crappy duty cycle rating in their manual instead of hiding it like some of the other electric winch manufacturers do...
What’d you move on to if you don’t mind me asking?
I was impressed with the lights when I was able to help Ben for a couple days before he went racing. Thanks for the video.
I went with the Harbor Freight Road shock edge 6's on my gladiator bumper. Great build quality and the light output is fantastic. When I saw them on the race Jeep, I was looking every day on their website. Was the first person to snag a pair at my local HF. Thank you so much Ben, I absolutely love them!
6"- 6Led high121.2 watt =10.1 amps each, low 80.4 watt= 6.7 amps each!
4"- 4 Led high high 95 watt= 7.72amps each, low 65 watt = 5.42 amps each!
Great work and video thanks for sharing 👍👍
The Vermonter
I’ve been using Road shock lights for probably 5 years. I’ve torture tested and submerged the first light bar I got and I never had any issues. Out of all the vehicles I’ve put them on I’ve never had any issues. The biggest thing that sold me is when compared to big brand lights the big brand output was terrible and they fogged up in the first week of just normal driving and weather, the road shocks never fog even after being submerged. They are so many pros with the road shock brand I won’t buy anything else. Thanks for the great video.
Great video. So nice to see a man get his family involved.
I saw a Harbor Freight short about these lights. This is the first video I’ve seen with the lights actually working. They seem decent for the money.
Price seems to be on the same point as all the other lower Chinese companies l.
@@RobertMcAlpine-cu6qxnot even close to the real cheap ones... you get what you pay for. I love all my Roadshock lights, they are great lights for a reasonable price
I've been running the regular road shock led cubes for over a year now and they're incredible. I have the spot lights on my a pillar and the floods on my bumper as extra fod lights. I put some Lumix yellow film on the flood lights to make them work better in inclimate conditions.
My Mahindra roxor is running the original roadshocks 4 led square pods. 8 in total. 2 years of regular use. No issues. Cheap lights for a cheap bug out vehicle
Thank you for taking the time tp review these! Im probably going to swipe these when I get my truck!
you can open the baja lights use a soldering iron to heat up the bolts and melt the locktite
Man your explanation for the relay was very easy to understand. I’m thinking i’m gonna get these eventually since i can’t justify the bajadesign cost. Crazy how well they do for the cheap price
Great brand ambassador as always with no BS reviews.
Not an early adopter, but these look extremely promising!
My dude fabricating and welding in gym shorts and crocs!! I do the same but I have the insulated Realtree camo for in the shop. Cool vid!
I just grabbed 2 of these with the 15% off coupon. Thanks for the wiring info, I'll be making my own harness.
The side view sold me.
Got me thinking of getting these. Your relay set is going to burn out your switch to 30. That a high amp power source for the relay. You mean switch one and two is that coming from your relayed switches? Your lights should be brighter too if you source 30 to the battery with a fuse
great video, I wish you'd have shown as many shots without the yellow filter to check out the illumination better. Unfortunately, as of early March these are not listed on their website & they don't appear to be available until around April. Would like to see a side by side comparison of the white 4 led as well as the 6 led as far as night light up video to see pattern, distance. you could update with amperage draw for each. thanks for sharing these
I have used Harbor Freight LED cubes and small light bars. I also have the 12,000 Apex winch on their hitch mount. I did use a Warn 2" multi-mount front hitch on my 4Runner as they didn't have anything I could adapt to work. Not the highest quality stuff, but it works amazingly well.
This led stuff has come a long way! And the high end lights sure have there place but for most of us the budget solution is all we need.
I would have liked to have seen if you wired the lights into the factory overhead switches or not? If so did you wire to two different switches?
For that price, I'd personally rather go with Diode Dynamics. And considering that they offer different tiers of performance, I'd love to see a comparison between DD and the HF ones
That'd be a good comparison.
They already did
picked these up after your review. Thank you!
Dude your timing is INCREDIBLE! I’m actually in the market for 2 lights to mount on my Arcus front bumper. I’m thinking these are going to work just fine😊😊😊
They are a great option 🤙🏻
@@JKGearandGadgets Just checked my stores website and unfortunately they are not available yet
The center mounting bolt is m12. A lot of A pillar mounts are m10. The m10s seem to fit fine
I picked up two of the 4 LED for my pillars and two 6 LED for the front bumper on my Gladiator.
Used your second relay suggestion as the base of my setup except I wanted to keep aux 1 and 2 open for future use and the lights are too much for 3 and 4, so I used 3 and 4 as triggers
Relay one:
Battery power to 30
Aux 3 to 85
87 to 30 on relay 2
Relay 2:
30 powered by relay 1
85 connected to factory high beam
87a connected to low on pillar lights
87 connected to high on pillar lights
Duplicate setup for bumper lights.
Now to find a relay holder...
With how road salt and decier in the winter, up here in eastern half of WA wrecks everything during winter driving, I won't spend top dollar for high end lights any more. My Rigid Dually lights are getting wrecked.
Harbor Freight really need to offer (or include) a clear lens cover. I've been running clear lens covers on my Rigid Lights since I installed them in 2017, and the lens is in perfect condition because the cover protects them from road sand, etc in the winter.
I’ve been trying to figure out relays that would do this to where I would add a second one to have my low beans trigger 30 or a manual switch trigger 30 on the second relay. This would allow a manual override to turn it off all together or have it fixed to my lights.
This video is amazing at explaining the relays. Please do a relay video alone for lights and title it as such because I bet that video would make views!
Erick is doing a top notch job at the offroad market!
Those look great. I bought a 42’ light bar from HF and that thing lit up the world!!! You would almost think it was daylight 😂😂😂
Dammit man!! You’re gonna make me buy these!!!!!
Just want a good amber fog light for road use. Have a 40 mile one way drive to work through occasional fog, pretty rural highway for most of it. Vehicle already has mounting points with factory grille rack so no fabrication needed.
I’ve had the roadshock cube lights in both front and rear bumper. After 2 northern Michigan winters they are still going strong but the powder coat has flaked off. I run 2 KC slim lights and a gravity pro light bar and those are top notch
You said low beam and hi beam cant be on simultaneously. However, at 14:20 you turned on hi beam and the low beams stayed on. Can you explain? Thanks
Electrically you can’t send power to both, the internal High beam circuit turns both on, don’t want to send another 12v to the low beams when the high beam circuit is already powering the low beams with 12v lol.
Trying a pair of the 6" Roadshocks as snow plow lights. 🤞🏼
Random ass compliment incoming. The audio in your videos is great.
Best video on these new x pods
Just ordered 2 pairs for my f150
I was sold with the amber color ❤😊
I absolutely love you videos, as a jk owner I watch your videos and want and wish to do a v8 swap to get rid of the crappy 3.8, thank you for showing us what is capable of becoming an awesome Jeep! Also on the bucket list is the Barnes 4wd bumper that you have on the jku
I bought these for myself for Father’s Day, and am getting ready to install them. Your video talked about the wiring considerations and need for a relay for the low and high beams, but not the backlight. How did you wire that? I assume there is no need for the relay for the backlight because of the low amp draw, correct?
Thanks to your video i just bought 2. Going to mount them the same way. I really want a switch for my low beams and want high beams to be triggered by the high beams on my vehicle. I am nervous about hooking it up because even though they are "budget lights". 300 is a lot of money to throw away if i do it wrong
Great video dude! These seem like a great, affordable option for most off-roaders!
Without even much comparison I think these new lights are a no brainer. Can’t wait to get myself a set of these!
When someone makes a round light with an adjustable beam like every flashlight has had for 20 I might check them out.how hard can it be, just reach out there and turn the lens to make it zero in or shine wide and go.
I love harbor freight, used them for several years, used their tools incorrectly and only ever had 2 tool failures ( because i used them incorrectly) hassle free warranty i was in and out in 5 minutes with new and updated tools. Also they run deals all the time, baught their biggest tool box for $500 and they gave me 2 years of their membership free.
Any mode where you can run these as full time running fog lights?
Thanks for the video. I picked up the lights and a auxbeam switch. I’m using harness… to clarify it’s solid red and red with black stripe = low & white and white with black stripe = high?
Ok so if you put the HF light more on the edge of the bumper the side throw light would project a lot on the side of the vehicle and somewhat next to the door that would be very useful also can you wire this up as a DRL seems you could
I looked at brand name lights ONCE and said I didn't need them. A pair of 44W Chi combos do me just right for $15 apiece and a 120W 22" light bar @ $22. ;) And I love the 6500k color. Unless it's foggy (keep it low beam) and screw amber. YMMV
I’ve had BD and DD and rigid. I have also been buying cheap knock offs lately. The majority of them either the knock offs were the same output of so close you couldn’t tell the difference unless you put them side by side. My main issue is the expensive lights offered no reliability compared to the knock offs. Actually my knock offs have outlasted almost every stupid expensive brand I have owned. I’m done buying the expensive stuff. They are ripping people off. Period.
I’ve had the same experience as you. My rigid and bd lights have only been as reliable or even less as the ebay specials. To my knowledge about the manufacturer of led lights and other products made in China, these lights are all built in the same warehouses in China. Only difference is the brand name ones get their name slapped on it, and the branded name company themselves may/ or may not go through them once they arrive in America at their corporate office, they may go through a quick inspection to pass a rough inspection test. China ones usually get no second inspection and so it’s hit or miss. But they all use the same cree diodes or simi/Phillips diodes used by the big brands.
unless the brand is strictly “made in the USA” only products, if they come from China, they aren’t any different from the eBay specials, they actually are made by the same manufacturers in China.
Not that eqch product is exact same quality as the eBay special, of course if the high end brand spends more on a light for the raw material and labor to make said light, it will usually be of better quality than the eBay equivalent. But we as consumers have no clue which light the brand actually spent more money on producing and which light they spent exactly the same as the eBay light and just charge 5x more cuss of their name slapped on it.
I’ve had knockoffs on my pre-runner for years. The light quality and reliability of the knock offs is so close to the namebrand stuff. It’s hard to justify paying for Baja designs or rigid.
BD has a lifetime warranty...
You should get them replaced with BD lifetime warranty… I definitely would
@dailydr1ver935 baja designs used to be made here in california, they cleared house and moved the entire operation to Mexico. So I wouldn't trust them anymore honestly
I run a pair of the old road shocks with the gravel guards on my race car trailer for night loading my car they have worked well now for 10 years , wired to a togglr switch on my tool box , may swap em out for LED's , Good vid
Would the 6" be too big for A-pillar lights on a JT? I just like way round lights look better. How's the reflection on the hood from the side shooters and the flood pattern?
For the money, they seem fairly nice.
I already bought morimotos, which are brighter than BajaDesigns, and for linger durations.
Absolutely quality video right here. Thank you.
If you angled the BD lights to concentrate the high beams then it would shift the angle of the side lights as well.
These have better side lighting no matter how you angle them.
Do you have any tips for wiring a light like this that has 3 modes to a switch panel? Is there a way to make one button on my switch change through the modes?
Thanks for the video, lots of good info!
Man, please tell me you found an answer for this
I have the 8gang switch from auxbeam and I really don’t want extra rocker switches in my can am dashboard
You ever get an answer to this? I'm in the she boat as you. Did you buy the harness as well? If so I think the only safe way to wire it up is to use 2 switches on the auxbeam, but you'll risk forgetting to turn one switch off to turn the other on. I know that's what the relay is for but don't know which wires to use. @@cearnauserban2709
I was thinking of mounting the 6" spot/flood on the cowl. Would the flood light cause a problem reflecting on the hood? I see you have the 4" spot/flood mounted there. Any problem?
Just curious how these would work on hood as ditch lights with the side lights? Would there be to much glare or would it shine in the windshield? Thanks
Great Review, the Roadshock lights do look great for such a good value. You can tell the Baja Design is brighter overall but not enough for me to justify the price difference. Although with your F250 setup, I think the two Roadshocks on the outside and 1 Baja Design in the middle would be the ultimate package for that truck. I do light how much side light you get from the Roadshocks. The 2 Roadshocks put out as much if not more side light than my 6 3" Pod lights in my Raptor Bumper. Thanks for the review, I think I will invest in a couple. Also the amber lens is a solid Yes from me. Love the amber light offroad and in foggy conditions.
I was wondering how you would connect the backlight to come on with the jeep running lights?
Really nice video and review. I just found your channel and am happy to say that I was less than a minute into the video before pausing it to subscribe. Tomorrow I head to Harbor Freight to pick me up some lights. Thanks for turning me on to some great products. 👍
Probably worth noting that using pin 30 from a switch defeats the purpose of the relay. You may be throwing too much current through sw1. 30 should really come from a fused high current source.
Yes like I mentioned this relay setup would be for someone who has a switch system with relays.
I just saw these live on their site the other day. They look great for the price!
I would really like to know if this could be interested with Baja designs light harness for the Harley and use there bracket as well for the fairing.
Very impressive lights. I am a fan of the HF Badlands Apex, so now I will have to look into their lights.
Could you wire up 4 lights with 1 wires switch bundle you can buy from harbor freight?
Harbor freight back at it again!
Definitely grabbing a pair!
Can i wire these directly to a switch pro without a relay? I was thinking of just high beams only
Do you think the 4" would look and fit better for an A-pillar setup versus the 6"?
Well I wouldn’t want any type of flood beam on the A pillar. Only pencil beams up there.
Just curious how long the light will run on 100 ah 12v lithium battery?
Slightly off the topic I’d like to talk to you about your winch. I know three years ago. You did a video on the Badlands which. I see it on your race Jeep, and was wondering if that was the winch you could afford on your budget or was that the winch you would’ve chose either way. Thank you. I’m getting ready to buy one.
@JKGearandGadgets I picked these up and trying to run them on my '22 Bronco. I'd like to wire them basically the same you did on your truck. But I can't seem to get the relay wiring working with Aux 1 being high and aux 2 being low. I can only get one to fire. I think I need to wire both 86 and 30 to Aux1 (it can handle 30A on that circuit). Any advice on how you wired it to your truck switches for your testing? I even considered just wiring directly to the switches (Aux 1 and 2) and bypassing the relays altogether but I'm worried about burning the lights out if I accidently hit both switches.
@jkgeargadgets Nvm. I just noticed that you were using Sw 2 on the post normally used for ground (85). I bet that's what I was doing wrong. I wired it up based off the schematics of the relay by default and added switches later, didn't see that critical detail.
Hopefully they are available soon.
ve the winch still and it works great.
I would use an old school floor high beam switch on them
In the old days we used to brag about frying the back of the guys head in the car in front of us with our Hella 500`s.
I still like those better.
these are good lights to get you some good lights for off road use!
Great video. One question about the one relay setup, How many amps are going through switch "A-1? Switch two would work fine. one has all the load going through it? 30- 40 amp relay on a 5 amp switch as hot?
I’m thinking the same thing. All the load is going thru switch 1. Kinda defeats the purpose of using a relay to handle the load.
Ooh! Those 4" look like a great substitute for the KC HiLites Flex Era 4s that I've been wanting, but for at about 1/4 the price. Thanks for the heads up that these are coming!
You had the badlands off road jack on earlier in the video…do you know if it has a mount to put in the back of a vehicle or would it also work with pro eagle mounts?
It does not fit a Pro eagle mount, however there are a few mounts designed for the badland. Here’s an example, amzn.to/3XZ4sTV
Im trying to wire these into my 2011 jku as replacement headlights, since i only haul it and never drive it on the road. Im so confused about the 3 wires fromt he old headlight to the 4 wires on the 4 pin connector
Stock wires are low beam, high beam, and ground.
Can you have both lights on at the same time without burning them up? High and low range.
High turns on both the low and high
What do they look like with the black shades on them?
I don't know when $150 each became a 'budget' price. But I was impressed with them and especially your presentation. Thanks
when compared to the 300+ for the BD lights it is very budget...
My BD LP9 pros were $750 each... I still vouch that there is almost no comparison to them and have impressed many people with my pair of mini suns on the front of my truck. If I was going to run the risk of bashing these lights on the rocks or trees, i would definitely consider the cheaper option.
Kinda thinking the same thing you can go right the source in China! I can get led laser pods 7 inch for $130 per pair shipped to your door step lol
2020, welcome time traveler. 30k trucks are 70k now, $60 lights are $125
The lp6's on my Bronco did the same thing....delaminated.
Wire the low beam to your aux switch, tap your high beam circuit on your oem high beam circuit. That way it will automatically kick into high beamwith your headlights going to high beam. It will require your aux switch to be on to work. It acts like a gatekeeper for the lights. On my truck it turns on the high beams automatically when needed.
I don't know when "budget" became synonymous with "low priced".
Too many people assigning their own definitions to terms.
Not sure if I’m the only one that noticed but, I was pretty sure you said NOT to send 12v to the low and high beams at the same time but yet in the video I didn’t see the low beams shut off before the high beams turned on. Do I have a misunderstanding or can you run the low and high beams at the same time?
My setup with the relay will not allow 12v to be sent to both circuits. There are 2 internal circuits, low beam is one circuit, the high beam is another and powers both the high and low bulbs. If high beam switch is on, it’s sending power to both bulbs, if you then send an additional 12v to the low beam circuit you will fry it.
How I wired it and explained everything is correct and cannot send power to both low and high at the same time since it’s controlled with the relays
You won’t see it switch, as a relay is very fast, but it’s killing the power before swapping too high beam.
Very nice video!!!!
Does anyone know the candela rating of these?
They do good for the price, but there's quite abit of difference compared to the Morimoto pods.
You have an amazing team working with you?😮😊
I'm extremely interested in these RoadShock lights for the price point.
But for the BajaDesign lights, why not send them in the BD and get the refurbished/replaced under warranty. I imagine it would cover the issues with the delamination or even the pitting you were talking about.
Yeah, it's a quick and easy email to BD. Definitely the best warranty dept I've worked with for Offroad lighting.
I will probably get these warrantied, but either way it was worth showing
I really don’t want something too tempting to steal off my truck. I’ve got a special pair of big HID Highlights for special occasions though that are easy enough to remove.
9:08 Both the high beam and low beam are 12 volts, the lights need a voltage reduction?
Low beam powers the lower LEDs, high beam powers all the LEDs, if you are sending 12v to the low beams, and then send 12v to them all with high beam switch it will fry them.
@@JKGearandGadgetsSo the low beams get 6 volts? How does the voltage change? It is all 12 volts. Automotive relays don't change voltage (they can but not in this case). Relays let a low power (amps) switch trip a high power feed to an accessory. The switch does not need to carry the heavy load, you are not running 130 amps through the switch, it might be like 0.5 amps. High amps burns wires and switches. 6 volts can still be high amps. Amps do the work. A starter and a winch need high amps. Solenoids are relays meant to handle the heavy load. I get what you are saying that the light needs 2 switches, one for the low beam and one for the high beam but there is nothing in the circuit (other than the light) changing voltage.
I was just looking for some new lights for my JK. I might swing down to Harbor freight now.
Look like great lights with an affordable price point.
Thx
So you can turn on the low and the high and they are both on at the same time, I’m confused because you said that you can not connect both at the same time
The high beam circuit turns all the lights on, the low beam circuit powers the lower LEDs, don’t send 12v to the lower LEDs through both internal circuits
Great video thank you.
Are these available for Harley dyna
Do they melt snow of the lenses? Up here in upstate NY we get alot of snow and most leds get covered with snow then they are useless.
I am in NJ and thats one of the reasons I prefer old school halogens
How did you wire up the amber backlight? Does it have to go on a separate switch?
I just tied it into an ignition powered circuit.
Hmmm...I may have to check these out.