So, breaking news. A good friend of mine just bought a 20" Rigid Industries Radiance for his f150 Raptor.
Here is my 24" VisionX XPR mounted on my bumper with his 20" Radiance on top. For comparison...
I like the Radiance. I would recommend just like I would recommend the VisionX XPR. One thing that is cool about the Radiance that the XPR does not have is the "backlight." I did not know this, but there is actually a backlight LED between every single 10w LED reflector.
Here is his Radiance on. (Also, fyi, he has a cheap no name brand eBay bar behind his grill on the same switch).
Here is his Radiance light pattern with me standing on the side of his truck.
(Unfortunately his behind the grill is also on in this photo. Honestly, I do not think it influenced the Radiance to much. Maybe slightly if anything but negligent).
The Radiance does very well. I like the performance of it. I think it is absolutely worthwhile.
However, I also feel the "tilted LEDs" of the XPR cover more ground and have a wider spread of light. The "titled LEDs" on the XPR mean the three last LEDs on the left and right of the light bar are angled out slightly towards the outside of the road. It gives more spread of light than the Radiance (+ including a 30 or 40 eBay light bar).
So, which one to buy comes down to a few simple questions....
Is the backlight a must have and It just knocks your socks off? Go Radiance.
(See new XPR-SHalo too).
If you want a little better spread of light with a little more distance? Go XPR.
However, you will be happy with either one for off road lighting. Another factor is cost. The Radiance is a little bit cheaper on the wallet.
I feel pretty comfortable I made a good choice with the XPR.
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