Caliraised LED sucks

I have been getting their add on Insta a lot and its all stuff you can get off Ebay... just sayin.

 

I just dropped $1k on sliders - guess who I didn’t order from?

 

White Castle?

 

Actually, I have cali raised sliders and their pretty awesome and high quality. That said, I had to go back twice to get em since their quality control didn't notice big gashes in my rhino lining. And I had to open the hardware kit in front of the worker, it was missing a few bits that they added in. Glad I checked or else I would have had to go back a 3rd time.

 

This has to be the 5th instance I’ve read about them giving incorrect hardware.

 

I am sure it wont be the last either.

 

Only get a case of those when I’m in Vegas!

 

Awesome and high quality, does not compute to three tries to get it right, which they didn’t even do without intervention.

 

Not to pour gas on the fire here, but I've had my trusty Auxbeam 32" stashed in my bumper valence for 4 years (with harsher winters than most on this forum) and except for some pitting/corrosion of the paint and metal from the NaBr used on the roads here, that $90 light turns dark roads into daylight every time I push the switch. I'm not jumping desert whoops or crawling rocks but it lights up the dark like I need it to.

 

Yes, but does it rattle?

 

no idea

 

I fixed all my rattles with two 10 inch subs, new door speakers and a big amp

 

So you’re saying you don’t think a light should rattle?

 

I think their product quality and design is good...the fulfillment side is not.

 

But did they stop crying?

 

Fuck I just read the whole thread and didn't get to find out what was causing the rattle

I had Caliraised lights on my first Tundra and they were fine. I don't know if they are different now, but at the time it seemed pretty apparent that they were just cheap Chinese lights that they stamped their name on, you could probably buy the same exact lights on ebay for cheaper.
Their ditch brackets were really nice, but I've heard that they changed them at some point and they aren't as solid as they were.
I have since moved on to lighting money on fire and I'm a Baja Designs fanboy now.

I understand not wanting to install a lightbar that rattles without knowing exactly what it is, I'd be paranoid about a short.

 

@helidave Any update? A lot of us would like to finally find out what's causing the rattle.

 

Has anyone started the escrow to pay Dave for his light so he’ll open it up?

 

I don't think anyone has. We can either have one person collect the money, and document exactly how much they've received from each person publicly so we're sure there isn't an over-collection of money, nor any shenanigans. Or we could have @helidave share his Venmo or something, and trust him not to over-collect.

 

I’ve got $5 on it!

 

Still waiting on my credit card dispute. They said it usually takes a month and we're about there. Hopefully soon.

 

Jake “the owner” is in a SoCal Facebook group , I wonder if I should ask him on there….

 

Well I’ve got the 15% restock fee covered lol

 

I've had a good experience with ExtremeLED. They're popular on the 4runner forum, that's where I found them. They seem to source the same bars that come from CaliRaised but have a good reputation. CR appears to have been started by a kid while in highschool. Not to knock him, good for him. He seems very well off owning multiple companies and a hunting ranch while attending a 20k per year private high school. Returning lightbars is probably really low on his list of priorities.

 

Pretty sure he'll just ignore you like he's ignoring this thread.

 

@Caliraisedled Hey Nolan, you want in on this?