Sound Off LED Hideaways
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MX7000Guy
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Station 3
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I used 6 of these on an F150 for a wrecker company. 2 in the fog lights and 4 in the tail lights. They are pretty nice. The different lenses make a difference with the light diffusion.
Station 3 said:
Also my review thread can be found here:
http://www.elightbars.org/forums/showthread.php?1143-Sound-Off-Signal-Universal-Undercover-LED-Insert
(also merged topics)
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Zapp Brannigan
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Ok, resurrecting this thread. I found it to be the most appropriate, and am not sure where else this was/could be discussed.
I have seen that these units are now being offered with only one lens, not the 3 inter-changeable ones. What is the deal with that? Also, out of the 3 original ones with different optics, which one does the "newest offer" most closely resemble? I have a pair of blues and am looking to buy a pair of amber, but want to make sure that the optics are best suited for my application!
Sorry if this raises an old dead thread from a year ago but again, I thought it was the best place to discuss this.
I have seen that these units are now being offered with only one lens, not the 3 inter-changeable ones. What is the deal with that? Also, out of the 3 original ones with different optics, which one does the "newest offer" most closely resemble? I have a pair of blues and am looking to buy a pair of amber, but want to make sure that the optics are best suited for my application!
Sorry if this raises an old dead thread from a year ago but again, I thought it was the best place to discuss this.
Zapp Brannigan said:
Where did you hear this? (got a weblink?) They still only sell this with the three different lens'... see the following link:
SoundOff Signal - Universal UnderCover LED Inserts
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unlisted said:
SIRENNET.COM - SoundOff Universal Undercover LED Inserts
Watch the Stuart Sirennet TV special!! Also per an e-mail from Louis @ StrobesNMore yesterday, the model he is shipping/selling has only one lens.
Not really sure WHEN this took effect, but its not making me very happy!! :hissyfit:
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unlisted said:
Agreed. Unfortunately I just discovered this the other day, and have an install for my POV coming up this week. I should stop waiting til the last minute to do these things lol!
unlisted said:
It appears that the product page has not been updated to include the change. You can still get all three lenses, but the only one included now is Lens #1 (extreme angle lens which gives 160*-170* viewing, or basically throws the light in all directions on a 180* plane). I haven't talked to my Master Distributor or Sound Off specifically about this, but my suspecion is that they started offering only one lens with each Universal Undercover because the feedback they have gotten says that most people only utilize Lens #1. Also, not providing three lenses with all Universal Undercovers allows the company to save money and keep the pricing the same, especially if manufacturing costs have risen.
Here is info copied from the 2012 all product pricing document on their website. It does reflect the change in lens inclusion.
ELUC2S010R Universal UnderCover™ LED Insert Single Light Kit, 10-16 Vdc w/ 10’ cable: includes insert, Lens #1 (Extreme Angle) &
Inline Flasher – Red $122.00
The additional lenses can be ordered using the info below.
PLUC2LN1H Universal UnderCover™ Lens #3 – Horizontal $5.15
PLUC2LN1V Universal UnderCover™ Lens #2 – Vertical $5.15
Also, color combinations with green in them have now been lowered to reflect the same pricing as R, B, A, or W color combinations.
PM me with any questions or to place an order.
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aberfitchguy2472 said:
That makes sense. Thank you for the information! I would think it would be in better interest to OFFER one of the 3 lenses, user chosen, instead of forcing the consumer to purchase an additional lens if they needed a different one. :lightbulb:
Just my :twocents:
Truth is, I think the standard lens it the best of the three. It is all I've been using and the few times I've tried the others I saw little to no gain in overall output and a huge dead spot to the side or top depending. I think it was/is a neat idea to have different lenses, but not sure how much it really matter unless surface-mounting them. And I believe they (and all LED hide-a-ways) are too small for surface mounting except as tertiary warning or novelty use.
Think about it...you would need to have the perfect combination of host reflector, hide-a-way location, and hide-a-way lens to get max output. That is a bunch of time-consuming and expensive experimentation, as you would need to try multiple combinations of holes and lenses to find the best output.
Much better to just have one overall best lens, IMO.
And if you just have to have the others, let me know. I might have a *few* laying around here somewhere...
Think about it...you would need to have the perfect combination of host reflector, hide-a-way location, and hide-a-way lens to get max output. That is a bunch of time-consuming and expensive experimentation, as you would need to try multiple combinations of holes and lenses to find the best output.
Much better to just have one overall best lens, IMO.
And if you just have to have the others, let me know. I might have a *few* laying around here somewhere...
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Zapp Brannigan said:
If I recall correctly - they are now coming with the Extreme Angle lens. It's the lens that best diffuses the light and covers the most applications.
I just got my new catalogs and price list and it comes with one lens but you can pick which one of the 3.
i been thinking of the sound off undercover or the galls branded star inserts. i think sound off are the most versatile i have seen though.
