I've had for the past few years, a Mini edge 9000 light bar on my truck. While it has been a good light bar, I decided to upgrade to the newer LED technology. I looked at review, after review for light bars.
Here were my requirements:
Had to be a mini bar.
Must be LED, with red and white lights.
Magnet mount
Under 300.00
This is what I found.
It wasn't until after one of my fellow fire fighter bought a STL Fusion Ace Quad. I was concerned about quality issues, as I had read a lot of unfavorable comments about them. He ordered the light bar with, what in our state, is illegal colored lights (blue). It wasn't until after he ordered it, and it had been shipped that he realized the error of his ways (caught a lot of grief around the station) and he contacted their customer service. They told him that as soon as he received the bar, to take out the blue LEDs, mail them back, and they would ship him new ones. The next day he received his light bar, took out the blue LEDs, contacted them, they gave him an order number thing, dropped them in the mail. Within 2 days, he they called him to say they his LEDs had been received and was given a tracking number for the new ones. He was pleased with their customer service.
Once he recieved them, we installed the LEDs in the bar, and mounted it all on his truck. HOLY CRAP was I jealous. These lights were... Bright to say the least. The bar appeared to be simply, but well made, with very easy wiring. He had the bar about a month until I couldn't take the jealously any more, so I bit the bullet and ordered the same one.
On STL's website, it said the bar would be available "End of January". It was 01.30.12 when I made the order. So I figured, it should be available, and placed the order. I received an automated email stating that it would be about 5 days until my order was shipped. I waited until 02.06.12 before I started wondering what was up (5 business days). Called customer service, gave them my order number. She said that she would check to see what was up, an call me back. 10 minutes later, CS called me back and said that she talked to "the guys" and there weren't any of those bars made right now, but they would get one put together for me, and I would have a tracking number by end of business that day. Sure enough, 5pm, got an email with a FEDEX tracking number.
I received my STL Fusion Ace Quad mini light bar today, 02.10.12. When it was arrived, I eagerly snatched the box from the FEDEX driver. When opening the box, I found the light bar to be adequately packed, and in good condition. I ran to my truck to plug it in to see how it looked, and to verify proper operation. Sure enough, bright as the sun, and worked great. I noticed the factor light locations had all clear LEDs on one side, and all the reds ones on the other. 15 minutes with a phillips screw driver I was able to quickly rearrange the lights to an alternating red/clear configuration.
Once all this was done, I quickly ripped my miniedge 9000 off my truck, and eagerly placed my beautiful new STL Fusion Ace Quad in it's place. Upon hooking the power into my existing system, was a breeze, and took less that 5 minutes. MAN does this light bar look great, and it's crazy bright.
Now, I live in a trailer park, where my neighbors are accustom to seeing my emergency light on as I leave for one of the 600 or so calls a year I run from my house when I'm not at my full time job. Once the sun set, I was eager to see how over wheleming this thing was with out competing the sunlight. I turned the unit on, and I kid you not, with in 10 seconds, my neighbors, who are normally desensitized to emergency lights (my one neighbor is a paramedic/FF also) were rushing to their windows. 3 people came out and said, "Wow, that light is 10x brighter than your other bar. It took once of the people's attention from his TV.
Over all, I am EXTREMLY satisfied with my new minibar, as well is my brother fighter with his. He has had his about 6 weeks (winter time in Michigan:crazy: ) of operation under his/it's belt and has had zero issues with his, and foresee no issues with mine.
Just thought I'd put out a favorable review, one of which I was unable to located before I saw one in person. For a LED light bar, shipped to my door at $276.82 I find this to be a terrific deal, and highly recommend it to somebody looking for a excellent bar on a budget.
This is my old bar, followed by my new bar.
Here were my requirements:
Had to be a mini bar.
Must be LED, with red and white lights.
Magnet mount
Under 300.00
This is what I found.
It wasn't until after one of my fellow fire fighter bought a STL Fusion Ace Quad. I was concerned about quality issues, as I had read a lot of unfavorable comments about them. He ordered the light bar with, what in our state, is illegal colored lights (blue). It wasn't until after he ordered it, and it had been shipped that he realized the error of his ways (caught a lot of grief around the station) and he contacted their customer service. They told him that as soon as he received the bar, to take out the blue LEDs, mail them back, and they would ship him new ones. The next day he received his light bar, took out the blue LEDs, contacted them, they gave him an order number thing, dropped them in the mail. Within 2 days, he they called him to say they his LEDs had been received and was given a tracking number for the new ones. He was pleased with their customer service.
Once he recieved them, we installed the LEDs in the bar, and mounted it all on his truck. HOLY CRAP was I jealous. These lights were... Bright to say the least. The bar appeared to be simply, but well made, with very easy wiring. He had the bar about a month until I couldn't take the jealously any more, so I bit the bullet and ordered the same one.
On STL's website, it said the bar would be available "End of January". It was 01.30.12 when I made the order. So I figured, it should be available, and placed the order. I received an automated email stating that it would be about 5 days until my order was shipped. I waited until 02.06.12 before I started wondering what was up (5 business days). Called customer service, gave them my order number. She said that she would check to see what was up, an call me back. 10 minutes later, CS called me back and said that she talked to "the guys" and there weren't any of those bars made right now, but they would get one put together for me, and I would have a tracking number by end of business that day. Sure enough, 5pm, got an email with a FEDEX tracking number.
I received my STL Fusion Ace Quad mini light bar today, 02.10.12. When it was arrived, I eagerly snatched the box from the FEDEX driver. When opening the box, I found the light bar to be adequately packed, and in good condition. I ran to my truck to plug it in to see how it looked, and to verify proper operation. Sure enough, bright as the sun, and worked great. I noticed the factor light locations had all clear LEDs on one side, and all the reds ones on the other. 15 minutes with a phillips screw driver I was able to quickly rearrange the lights to an alternating red/clear configuration.
Once all this was done, I quickly ripped my miniedge 9000 off my truck, and eagerly placed my beautiful new STL Fusion Ace Quad in it's place. Upon hooking the power into my existing system, was a breeze, and took less that 5 minutes. MAN does this light bar look great, and it's crazy bright.
Now, I live in a trailer park, where my neighbors are accustom to seeing my emergency light on as I leave for one of the 600 or so calls a year I run from my house when I'm not at my full time job. Once the sun set, I was eager to see how over wheleming this thing was with out competing the sunlight. I turned the unit on, and I kid you not, with in 10 seconds, my neighbors, who are normally desensitized to emergency lights (my one neighbor is a paramedic/FF also) were rushing to their windows. 3 people came out and said, "Wow, that light is 10x brighter than your other bar. It took once of the people's attention from his TV.
Over all, I am EXTREMLY satisfied with my new minibar, as well is my brother fighter with his. He has had his about 6 weeks (winter time in Michigan:crazy: ) of operation under his/it's belt and has had zero issues with his, and foresee no issues with mine.
Just thought I'd put out a favorable review, one of which I was unable to located before I saw one in person. For a LED light bar, shipped to my door at $276.82 I find this to be a terrific deal, and highly recommend it to somebody looking for a excellent bar on a budget.
This is my old bar, followed by my new bar.
