Extra lights!??

[docsram]

I’d like to add some exterior lighting to my 2020 2500 CTD. I have a lot of acres and would like to be able to really light up a field when I want to. Plan to wire to the auxiliary switches. Anyone have great recommendations for me?
Thanks!

 

[kad]

Rough Country makes some very nice quality and decently prices lights. The also have an eBay account that they sell "scratch and dent" items through. I bought my 30" bar that way and I still haven't found the scratch or dent.

-K

 

[OC455]

VisionX, Rough Country, KC's, Baja Designs,

 

[RoadRamblerNJ]

I added a bunch of "ability to see in any direction" to my '17 2500 Tradesman CCLB.
Haven't been able to work in 2.5 yrs so I did not go with top of the line anything. My 3 lightbars and all the smaller ones are from Amazon & ebay. Lightbars were Mictuning and were between $70. - $130.@. Smaller pods were a mix of AuxBeam & others. All have worked flawlessly since I installed them. Key is to seal every light with phenoseal or similar. Never believe the waterproof claims on budget lights.
I built an underhood combo relay / fuse / power distribution bd to eliminate extra wires all over. Also built a switch panel and mounted it in that "no friggin' use area" under the dash. All 4 Red Safety switches control the LED Lightbars.
2 front facing lightbars are both white and amber. Rear facing lightbar is white and mounted on headache rack, hence the safety switch. Also have white alley lights on headache rack facing 90 deg from truck.
Amber pods on grille guard are angled 45 deg and really light up both sides. (Where the deer are!)
Installed 2 white spot beams facing front also.
All this plus low beam HID's and hi beam LED's.
Also just inst a 3 row rear running/ brake /reverse/ signal strip under tailgate from Mictuning. That has really bright white rev lights.
All factory bulbs in rear & 3rd brake were changed to LED's too. Except the tag lights heh heh heh.
Added Red LED map/ dome lights because red doesn't mess up your night vision.

I need to take pictures at night but, here's a few. I'm happy with all of it. NE TN gets dark.

 

[Scotts26]

@docsram lights run the gamut from budget to extremely expensive. I’ve used budget lights in other stuff and never had great results.

So when I bought my 2020 Power Wagon I decided to go with a higher end lighting because it’s a nice truck and I wanted something quality that would last.

I chose a pair Baja Designs XL Sports with clear lenses for the A pillars and a Baja Designs S8 light bar that with amber lens for off road dust that I mounted in the grill. The lenses are easily swapped on these lights if I decide to change.

These are some Baja Designs less expensive lights but they still aren’t cheap by any means but they have great customer service and supposedly stand behind their product 100 percent. I’m happy with my purchase.

 

[docsram]

Thanks everyone. I especially appreciate the pictures for inspiration and ideas!

 

[J Gerard]

Love the Baja Designs lights...super high quality. Don't have them on the truck yet but ... soon

 

[Elkman]

The auxilary lights work the best when they are mounted above and as far to the rear of the cab as possible. Far less bounce back into the cab and a lot more distance with the added height.

Check though on highway restrictions for your state as they may not allow lights that far above the ground. In California I have had to leave the wires clearly disconnected for the highway patrol people and then connect them when heading off the highway.