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They work great! Here are some overhead shots of vehicle:Very nice setup, it’s good to see more people do light upgrades.
How do you like your floodlights in the back? I purchased the same for my setup but didn’t get a chance to install them yet.
Thanks! It is always nice when a project comes out as envisioned.That looks really slick.
How much wind noise do you get with the light bar in place?
Good to hear! That sounds perfectly fine to deal with.Thanks! It is always nice when a project comes out as envisioned.
Noticeable "whoosh" noise with the light bar but no whistle or buffeting.
Less noise but still noticeable with just the middle crossbar and critter lights. Again, no whistle and it is mild enough that we leave that in place 24/7.
Great pictures! Thank you for shearing.They work great! Here are some overhead shots of vehicle:
1. High Beams
2. High beams + critter lights
3. Highs + Morimoto Fogs + critter lights
We call them that because they let us spot the critters that just crossed the road and are no longer in the headlights!
Also included a couple pics of the brackets to hold two floods per side.
I have not measured but will next time the bar is up.Great pictures! Thank you for shearing.
Were you able to measure how much current all of your lights draw?
I’m curious how well Rivian’s 12v circuit can handle additional load.
Great info, thank you.I have not measured but will next time the bar is up.
Back of napkin:
80W Floods: 4ea KC C2 floods @ 20W
27W Fogs: 2ea Morimoto 2Banger NCS Wide @ 13.5W
346W Bar: 40" Baja Designs ONX6
Total: 453W theoretical max, so about 38 amps at 12 VDC.
Since the relay controller is activated by the stock 12v frunk power line, I never have the lights on while the vehicle is "OFF". I tapped relay controller power straight from the (stock) battery.
Anecdotally, we recently made a short forest road jaunt with all lights on for about 20 min and had no issues or warning signs. On any road it is hard to find space to run the bar without blinding any traffic within sight which limits run time. Plus, it is illegal to operate non-SAE lights on public roads so I (almost) never do that.