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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 09:33 AM
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So did we run OP off? I still haven't posted my output shots
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 09:44 AM
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So did we run OP off? I still haven't posted my output shots
May be that we did. I hope not though. But, in the event that we did, he will come back in one of two fashions. "I love the lights and here is why you all are wrong" or "you guys were right, tell me again how it should be done".

One is hard to defend and the other is hard to swallow. I have been there many times on both counts. Hope he comes back though. I really would like to see the night shots.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 01:09 PM
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You probably did... I wouldn't want to reply either with the negativity... here are some night shots on a 2015/2016 though







 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 01:31 PM
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And that's the problem most reviews are from people that don't know any better, and pictures are doctored up to look like better output.
What I find is that people write their reviews when they first receive their product but BEFORE they have time to discover it's faults or before it fails 32 days after they receive it! If anyone really wanted HONEST reviews, they'd make the buyers wait a year after then receive the product before they were allowed to post a review of the item.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 02:52 PM
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Product is only 30 or so days old though, lol. So nobody has had them longer than that

I can tell you, 30 days in so far, no issues. These kits can withstand being burried in water/mud/etc... and work fine. So they are durable. Light output is good for an LED kit, exceeds my expectations (yes, I sell the kits, so you may think I'm biased, but I was originally sent a demo pair to test out, to compare to another kit I had in my truck... that's why this kits in my truck now and I sell them).

It's a good kit. I'm glad Jeremy went with it (he didn't buy from me, but I'm still glad he has it, since I know it's a good product)
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 03:10 PM
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Edited: I decided to remove my post. Disregard.
 

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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 06:53 PM
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Still happy with my lights, I guess I will need to wait a year to tell you though. I haven't taken any further pictures because I really don't need to because I can actually see the difference. Also it has been snowing here and in the 20's so it's low on my list. I am not trying to sell you guys anything, simply just sharing what I did to my own truck. Although I question some other peoples motives.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 12:18 AM
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You probably did... I wouldn't want to reply either with the negativity... here are some night shots on a 2015/2016 though





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Tons and tons of glare, from presumably about 5-6ft off the ground, and less than 50ft away. Exactly our point.

I don't need to look any further into the output shots to know they are dangerous (glare) for oncoming drivers
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 12:35 AM
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Tons and tons of glare, from presumably about 5-6ft off the ground, and less than 50ft away. Exactly our point.

I don't need to look any further into the output shots to know they are dangerous (glare) for oncoming drivers
I saw this too! But didn't want to beat a dead horse. Notice the added foreground light too
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 07:13 AM
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Still happy with my lights, I guess I will need to wait a year to tell you though. I haven't taken any further pictures because I really don't need to because I can actually see the difference. Also it has been snowing here and in the 20's so it's low on my list. I am not trying to sell you guys anything, simply just sharing what I did to my own truck. Although I question some other peoples motives.
May I ask how they perform in the snow? Not that we get alot of that in Texas, mind you. lol. More for my own curiosity. I know that the whiter the light, the more reflective it gets with precipitation. Any complaints? And are we talking heavy snow or flurries?
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
Tons and tons of glare, from presumably about 5-6ft off the ground, and less than 50ft away. Exactly our point.

I don't need to look any further into the output shots to know they are dangerous (glare) for oncoming drivers
I thought the same thing but my experience is still a bit green to make that judgement without seeing in person. They look good mind you, the color and all. I can certainly see the allure to the lighting novice.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 08:10 AM
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Patman: Glare? You realize that's a camera taking photos of lights right? No matter what light you take photos of, you will get glare. I'm a semi-professional photographer and set my ISO to about 400 and that was about a 1/2 to 1 second shot. You are GOING to get glare from ANY LIGHT source with the sensor open that long... *rolls eyes* I could take a photo of a candle and it'll show glare with the sensor open so long

OHH and it was RAINING that day, so what you THINK is glare, is actually rain on my lense reflecting all available light into the lense
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 08:22 AM
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This was taken with an iPhone 6+. No idea the ISO or anything like that. Not a photographer. But, as you can see, even the halogen has a bit of glare at this angle. The focused beam of the projector does not.


 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 08:29 AM
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Sorry, I don’t normally argue on here as I find it counterproductive. I understand you want to defend your product and all but to claim weather and other factors are to blame for enough of that glare to make them comparable to a properly matched housing/bulb is ludicrous. Even if they account for half that glare, that is a lot of glare. Google is riddled with comparison pics that supports what is being said here. Not knocking your product, just trying to keep this unbiased. As long as the OP is happy, I won’t hate on him/her for that. But, the fact that other drivers are paying the price cannot be avoided. It all comes down to how much feedback the OP gets from those drivers as to how bad the glare might be.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2016 | 08:36 AM
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And just in case you think it might be the fact that mine were taken in daylight and not raining, I will get some pics tonight comparing the HID's, LED fogs and 32" LED bar. But, in the meantime:

My 32” LED bar, same angle, glare.
 
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