Thread: Push bumper lights

I am installing a push bumper on my 2010 Dodge ram and want some really, really, really bright lights (drive a lot on non-lit, country roads) to use on the road that won't drain my battery. Suggestions????????

Whelen now offers the Micro Pioneer. Our rep brought some in last Friday and man, those things are bright!

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Micro Pioneer, Pioneer, pioneer plus, or anything by rigid.

Rigid dually D2's in flood or spot. or a 30" rigid E series in combo beam

Originally Posted by Dave@P1

Whelen now offers the Micro Pioneer. Our rep brought some in last Friday and man, those things are bright!

Whelen Engineering - - Lightheads, Directional Strobe, Super-LED®, LED, Halogen & Combination

Hey Dave, what are the micro-pioneers running cost wise? also did I see each one is over 3500 lumeen each??? dont see how that is possible haha

Originally Posted by fireman616wfd

Hey Dave, what are the micro-pioneers running cost wise? also did I see each one is over 3500 lumeen each??? dont see how that is possible haha

Right around $250.00/each. They make for a great "moose light," as they call them around here. VERY effective.

Originally Posted by Dave@P1

Right around $250.00/each. They make for a great "moose light," as they call them around here. VERY effective.

I threw on a pair of Hella driving lights on my 09 Ram...they work really well, and the pair cost me $100.

Originally Posted by BigWil

I threw on a pair of Hella driving lights on my 09 Ram...they work really well, and the pair cost me $100.

I fie on your practicality... FIE I SAY!!! LoL

If you want halogen I also sell hella and KC lights not only rigid leds also lightforce HID offroad lights

If it was my truck, I's have a hard time choosing between a pair of Whelen's Micro Pioneers or a pair of their PAR46 spot/warn lights in the rubber housing with swivel bracket version, which allows for separate switching of spot & warn functions. I currently have a pair of Micro Pioneers mounted behind the grille of my cruiser and they are impressive. I also have the post-mount spotlight PAR46 spot/warn and it is also impressive...



FWIW, video doesn't do any of the lighting on this car justice.

Driving with the Micros is a whole new experience. I have photos showing the difference between high beams and micros...easily double the forward visibility, more like 2.5 to 3 times in most situations. Plus, everything reflective lights up for over a half mile on straight-a-ways. Have to believe, but they are very good lights. Plus, they come with 4 lenses to allow you to tailor the beam to your needs...spot, flood, wide flood, and horizontal flood. Add a flasher and you have impressive warning and traffic moving ability.

Look, you have a nice truck that you're proud of. Add some good lights. Halogen is cheaper, but I think LED is the way to go. HID performance at a better price. These Whelen's products are made in the USA and will give you pride of ownership and knowing that you have something that very few others even know exist. If you think Whelen's pricing is high, then you haven't really looked at the truck/suv accessory lighting market...

Highbeams:



Micro Pioneers:



Note pedestrian on left shoulder. I have the spot lenses installed and remember, these are behind the grille in my car, which limits the beam a bit. One prevented pedestrian/deer/dog/debris strike easily covers the modest cost of a pair of good lights.

Originally Posted by C2Installs

One prevented pedestrian/deer/dog/debris strike easily covers the modest cost of a pair of good lights.

Quoted for GOSPEL. Just on my POV driving the Alcan highway, the lights on my blazer and silverado saved thousands of $$ worth of body damage avoiding bear, moose, buffalo, and caribou.


What's the going price for those mini-pioneers? I'd like to see how they do in a side-by-side comparison to the same size Rigid unit... but the Rigid's don't have a choice with lensing, like the mini's do. The 8 degree vertical by 40 degree horizontal sounds like it would be fantastic for my needs.

Originally Posted by AKRLTW

but the Rigid's don't have a choice with lensing, like the mini's do.

yes they do. spot, flood, driving, 60 degree.....

http://www.rigidindustries.com/v/rig...t/duallyd2.pdf
http://www.rigidindustries.com/v/rig...int/dually.pdf

this is mine in flood pattern

Lightforce is a hell of a light. I had them on my truck.

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Honestly, I'm not really impressed with what I get out of my 240 blitzes... high power drain, generally bleh patterns across the board regardless of lensing, and black spots due to the reflector and focus design.

That, and they're huge. All the lightforces I've used for work or on my own have suffered from the same issues... specifically, focus like a bulbed Maglite.


NNE, Unless they've changed things up, Rigids are available from the factory with various lens configurations.... but they're not user configurable. You buys your toys and you takes your chances... unlike being able to configure to your tastes or needs at the consumer level with the Whelens.

i get what your saying now. IMO i dont like switchable lenses on work lights or driving lights because for it to be efficient it would need to replace everything infront of the led itself not just the last lens.

Thanks for all the input. I decided to go with the Hella 770's with the HID conversion. I would love to get the Whelen lights but $250.00 each is a bit out of my budget. Thank you all again for your thoughts.

what did the 770's run ya? hope you post some pictures or video later when you get them installed!

They were 72.49 delivered from Amazon.com. I had a set of HID's (which I think I paid 40.00 for them). I will post picks and video.

Question Guys....

Whats the Difference in a Whelen Pioneer and a Whelen WL200 Model that looks just like a Pioneer?


Do yall consider this a Pioneer? This is the only thing I can pull up is this one from Ebay..

Whelen Super LED Dual Floodlight | eBay