This Rugged Ridge three and a half inch round LED light with both a high beam and a low
beam is for those of you that have a 1987 and up Wrangler and are looking for a unique
auxiliary light.
This is going to provide both a forward-facing auxiliary light to light up the area in front
of you, and also an amber marker light.
So this is going to have dual functions, it's going to be something that you can use when
there is oncoming traffic as a marker light, but also as a forward-facing light when there
isn't any.
So dual purpose light, you're gonna get a lot more use out of this than you would some
of the other lights that can't be used at all when there is oncoming traffic.
Now the forward-facing light that comes out of this light is a bit of a spot pattern,
but it is a little bit more diffused than something like a pencil beam, so it is sort
of a general purpose light.
However, again, it can't be used when there's oncoming traffic or even when there's traffic
in front of you because it will throw light everywhere and it will blind oncoming drivers,
so that's when you're going to use your amber marker light feature.
Now this series of lights from Rugged Ridge is also a little bit different from the other
style from Rugged Ridge in that this is a poly housing.
This is a plastic housing instead of a metal or an aluminum housing.
That's not necessarily a bad thing.
If you were to get this light damaged in any way, scratch it, it's not going to rust or
oxidize like aluminum would, so it's gonna hold up a little better as far as that goes.
It's also lighter weight, and it's a little bit less expensive to manufacture so it's
also a little bit less expensive to purchase.
This light in general is going to be a little bit more expensive than some of the other
three inch round LED lights because it does have that dual functionality.
If you're gonna be using it, I think it is worth it.
If you're not, stick with one of those other lights, save yourself a little bit of money.
As you can see on the inside of the light, you are going to have those four forward-facing
LEDs.
Those are going to be white.
You'll also have a single center LED which is amber, that's going to be your marker light.
And between the four forward-facing LEDs, you have sort of a crosshair pattern of plastic
which ends up working a lot like a fiber optic where it'll actually light up when you light
up that center marker light LED, which does have a pretty cool effect.
Now, because this does have dual lights, this is going to be a three-wire light.
You have your main wiring harness here that does have a weatherproof plug on it, and that's
going to have your positive and your ground for your forward-facing lights.
And then you're going to have a secondary white light over here, that requires a spade
connector, that's going to be for your marker light, for your amber marker light.
So you can get these wired up in a lotta different ways.
Personally, I would use a three-position switch.
So you would have a marker light position, an off in the middle, and then a forward-facing
on the bottom.
You can also wire these with a traditional tube position switch and have your marker
lights come on either with your regular marker lights, your parking lights on your Jeep,
or with your headlights.
You can really wire these up in a variety of different ways to get them working exactly
how you want them.
So for the install, I am gonna give these a two out of three wrenches.
Actually getting the light bolted up to the Jeep is going to be a very, very simple process.
It is going to come with a bracket, a traditional single post mount.
You can put these on your A-pillars, you could put these on your bumper hoop.
You could drill a hole in your bumper and mount these.
You can really mount them anywhere you want to, but that is definitely going to be the
easiest part of this installation.
After that, you're gonna go ahead and get these wired up.
So if you're someone who's comfortable with automotive wiring, as I mentioned, there are
a lotta different options for wiring this up.
You can certainly build your own wiring harness and get these working in a variety of different
fashions.
If you aren't as comfortable with automotive wiring, there are some three-wire light wiring
harnesses that you can purchase that are going to have all of the components you need, your
relays, your fuses, your switches, that will make this a little bit easier, but you're
still going to have to pull all of those wires and make all of your connections.
If you're not comfortable doing that, then there is no shame in taking your Jeep to a
shop and having them wire this up for you.
These lights come in at right around $80.
As I said before, you are going to save a little bit of money because you're buying
a light that has that thermoplastic housing instead of an aluminum housing, but then the
price is gonna go right back up again because this does have the dual functionality of being
both a marker light and also a forward-facing light.
So that $80 for one light is going to be more than a lot of the other three and a half inch
round LED lights as I had mentioned before, but a lot of those other lights are not going
to be a dual beam light.
If you're going to be using both beams of this light, if you're gonna take advantage
of all the features that it has, I don't think $80 is a bad price.
I do think you're going to get a high-quality light and you're getting something that's
a little bit unique compared to a lot of the other lights on the market.
However, if you're not going to take advantage of those dual beams, go ahead, save yourself
some money and get one of the other single beam lights that are out there.
So if you're looking for a unique dual beam round LED light, I definitely recommend taking
a look at this one from Rugged Ridge that you can find right here at extremeterrain.com.