Is it me or do the current, Ion based, Mirror beams for the current Dodge Charger suck? We've got our first install back with these and they are utterly unimpressive. I realize that they're competing with M6's and a full light bar but they don't project forward at all and only seem to disperse light in a very narrow beam. I don't know why Whelen abandoned the 500 series heads when they worked so well. If I hadn't already bought six set, I don't think I'd bother. Sound Off offers mirror grommets for Predators but they don't say what year. If they fit current Chargers, we may completely abandon Whelen for anything but siren/light controllers. This strikes me as another example of how there is no substitute for square inches when developing heads.
Whelen Mirror Beams on Current Chargers
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Eric1249
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I have a 2004 Ford Explorer with Mirrorbeams that have the 500 series heads. They are great. When I saw videos the newer Mirrorbeams I was not impressed. My mirrorbeams and a led flasher are the only Whelen products I have. SOS for most of my lighting.
Not that it would make them compare with a 500 series but are your IONs the standard or wide-angle series? I just put standard IONs on the side of a new Ford sedan....I won't do that again. In fact, I wouldn't use anything but the wide-angle if I had to use an ION.
Andy L. said:
I had forgotten that there were two versions of the ION. Ours are the standard mirror beam option which I suspect is not wide-angle. I didn't even see an option to order the wide-angles in the Whelen propoganda. I did get the solid colors. I can't imagine how much these would suck in a split red/blue in the same housing.
I always preferred the larger footprint of the 500 Series. But I have to agree w/Andy, get the wide angle Ions! The standard Ion is great head on, but off axis is not it's strong suit.