Adding lights for street use

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  1. redtail17

    redtail17 Full Access Member

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    I'm thinking of adding fog and wide angle lights for street use only. Are there any Raptor owners living in PA who have added these type of lights that could answer some questions?

    Can the lights be wired to the upfitter switches or must they be wired in with the high and low beams to be street legal?

    I know fog lights are legal in PA, but what about wide angle for avoiding deer?

    I have never added lights to a vehicle, so I'd appreciate any help or suggestions.
     
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    @redtail

    There are a TON of fog light options for the 2017-2019 Raptors. The majority of the lights available are considered for 'offroad use only'. Translation: they're really bright. Rigid Industries offers a series of SAE/DOT approved lights. While the actual light output isn't great, they are able to be run on the road without blinding all oncoming traffic. Another option we have is our triple bezel kit. It holds two small round KC Flex lights and two cube lights. We offer numerous lighting configurations that would provide lights that you could run 24/7 and a few lights that light up the night! Best of both worlds.


    Happy to discuss more! Give us a call at 888-466-8991.


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  3. RipReturns

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    Technically, the only SAE approved light I have seen is rigid. Pragmatically, however, I went through off-road Alliance, AKA Ford Raptor lights.Com, and got the Baja design triple pack involving wide cornering and driving combo and aimed them down and have not been flashed once by oncoming traffic. That's obviously not the same as saying it is legal, but effectively it works and the light output is astounding.
     
  4. mcgleevn

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    I installed 2x PIAA RF 10... They are street legal and "SAE" is visible on the lens.
    PIAA1.jpg PIAA2.jpg PIAA_pattern.jpg
     
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    Also, wired into the upfitter switches
     
  6. redtail17

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    Thanks for the info guys. I really like the side illumination in the photo.
     
  7. mcgleevn

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    Those PIAAs extend beyond 180°, I was very impressed (I bought them on a whim, having never seen them on before, and it seems like everyone with a Raptor uses Baja, Rigid, or some el cheapo crap..)
     
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    B6533C7B-D2A8-44E3-BDC5-349BA3FF8A32.jpeg 1E8F9684-A0B6-4EB7-8679-A8311333B710.jpeg I like my rigid lights. Glow same color amber halo’s with the parking lights on and bright white when the switch is hit.
     
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    SAE stands for the Society of Automotive Engineers. To trulyou be street legal they would have to say "DOT" which to my knowledge these types of lights are not DOT approved and don't need to be according to a family memyer that is a NY ST Trooper.
     
  10. mcgleevn

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    According to some article I found:

    "According to Ames Police Department Cmdr. Geoff Huff, local enforcer of Iowa Code, fog lamps are legal to be on any time of day, as long as there are not more than four lighted on the front of the vehicle...

    Since fog lamps are supposed to be directed pretty more or less straight down, they should not be irritating other drivers; but in practice, when one is driving a wee Subaru and the fog lights are mounted to the front bumper of a gigantic Suburban SUV, the effect is no different than high beams right in your eye.

    It is, unfortunately, up to the common sense and courtesy of individual drivers to make sure fog lamps don’t become an irritation to other drivers."


    And, more WORLD WIDE WEB:

    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT § 393.24 - (b) Auxiliary driving lamps and front fog lamps. Commercial motor vehicles may be equipped with auxiliary driving lamps and/or front fog lamps for use in conjunction with, but not in lieu of the required headlamps. Auxiliary driving lamps shall meet SAE Standard J581 Auxiliary Upper Beam Lamps, July 2004, and front fog lamps shall meet SAE Standard J583 Front Fog Lamp, August 2004.

    I could go on and on... But, I'm no lawyer, and certainly no TROOPER.

    >>> Happy for you that your cuz is a cop - what doez DOT stand fer?
     
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    Department of Transportation
     
  12. mcgleevn

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    >>> haha, oh boy
     
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    I had my first opportunity this morning to use my Rigid SAE fog lights I purchased from Offroad Alliance, and I was very impressed with them.

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    I had them on my regular F-150 and I thought they were great. I only wish I took them off before getting rid of the truck. Now I need to buy them again. I know Rigid updated most of their D series line in the last few years. The part number changed as well, but I'm not sure how different the products actually are.
     

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