What's the best led light bar for front bumper of 2014-2019 tundras?

It’s the 30” one and the stock brackets it comes with. Here’s a close up pic

 

That would look sweet! Make sure ya post some pics when you finish the install.

 

Hey I’m still new on this site but I found a article about some of the top led lights at Www.dailydriven4x4.com hopefully it will help you make up your decision if youre still looking. I personally run rigid Industries on my rig. Great price and very reliable.

 

Same here. Amazon in bumper and behind grille. I have an Arsenal 42 in grille. I would stay away from them. They promise a great warranty but then ignore you when you have a problem. So far the 42 has been good but I had a 30 and had problems. I know it just has some loose connections but taking even a 30 apart is tedious.

 

I went with a 30” Amazon Auxbeam in the bumper valence. Oem style switch on the dash. $120 for everything. It runs through some punishing weather and road salt here does just fine.

I’m not sticking $1000 or more for a light in a part that I can wrap around a phone pole when there’s a sheet of ice covering the roads. Plus when it’s blinding snow, unless you’ve got some amber fogs or ditch lights that super bright LED bar is useless. Great on rural roads on clear nights and with just a little “weather” which is what I use it for.

 

I’ve enjoyed my Rigid Industries SR2 PRO 30”. I know, truck needs a wash.

 

I run the rough country light bars. Solid bars and 3 yr warranty. Great output when I use them. I don’t have an updated pic with the Morimoto xb headlights and fogs. But here’s a pic before I put the Morimotos on. I swapped out the grill light because of the amber drl that rc has. I have a white drl version now. The lit up pic is remote started so it has the amber drl turned on. I’ll try to remember to take an updated pic with my Morimoto headlights/fogs

 

Here’s updated pic for y’all

 

How are the new lens/fog outputs?! Lighting is the best thing to upgrade on Tundras and cars in general...well played choice!

 

Light output is awesome! Cut off is nice to have but deff must get use to vs having hid’s in stock housings. But it’s just as bright as my hid’s were (in my opinion with eye and not measuring lol) I use the light bars way out in the sticks while driving (Mainly to see animals on the country roads) and I can see them from way far out with the Morimoto’s but obviously even farther with the rough county bars. Ima get the Morimoto’s for my 4 runner if that doesn’t tell ya something

 

I was waiting on them but decided to grab the 2018 OEM LED versions for half the price...I have a feeling I'll be adding these to the Tundra face still...Congratulations!

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/possible-sale-30in-baja-designs-onx6-high-power.53678/

This one..

 

I have the rough country that’s made for the Tundra, easy install and it’s all I need.

 

I installed the Cali raised brackets behind the grille, and am using an Amazon special 42" light bar. What's nice about the brackets is I can. Add a second or even third bar for more output should I desire.

 

Black Oak LEDs out of Florida is making some really nice lights. They have awesome customer service as well. Additionally, I was overseas and saw Black Oak LED bars on all the government vehicles. That is how I learned about them.

 

They appear to be the same as every other Chinese/ Ebay/ Amazon made light bar on the market... just more expensive.

 

Only because I know nothing about LED bars and how to compare one to another, how can you tell one company like Cali Raised or Black Oak is any better than Baja or Rigid? I guess the same holds for Smittybilt versus Warn or Engo winches also.

Thanks for your input. I am in the market for two bars to go behind my grill and a winch also, hence the newbie questions.

 

Baja designs and rigid are basically industry standards that others are measured up to. There basically is no comparison. Their stuff is quality, and bright. For most of us, we don't need the same quality and brightness that rigid and Baja offer, nor do we want to spend the thousands of dollars they cost. That is where the Chinese stuff comes in. No, they aren't as bright or the beam pattern isn't as defined, but they still throw enough light to be somewhat useable. I use mine to compliment my high beams, it's the only time the bar is on, and it throws enough light to allow me to see pretty well at night. Basically, you get what you pay for, in the case of light bars, I'm ok not paying top dollar for something that I can probably buy 5 or 6 times and still not come close to the cost of a rigid or Baja bar.

 

Nail on the head. I used to have a bunch of random rigid lights and a number of cheap bars. A few years ago I switched over to @Baja Designs and would never go back- I drive a lot in shitty conditions, with lots of animals in rural parts of the west. The Chinese bars work, but they aren’t great and they always leaked on me eventually. The BD lights are amazing in that you can service them, change the lens color and light patterning, and they don’t burn out or leak like other bars. I personally would never go back, but the price is high. For some people the features and usable light far outweighs the cost. It also helps that the @Baja Designs lights are just plain sexy too

 

@DexterL, thank you for the input and advice. But when it comes to specs and ratings and actual numbers on Baja Designs and Rigid web page and I compare them to Black Oak which has same numbers and ratings for dust, debris and water as well as a lifetime warranty what makes you say it appears to be just like other Chinese stuff? I am honestly curious. I don’t support nor am I a sponsor or fan boy of any one company.
For example, in the firearms industry Vortex Optics came out years ago and everyone said nope, only Leupold and US Optics and Nightforce. Vortex comes out. Lifetime warranty no questions asked, and yes they are made overseas, but dollar to dollar Vortex has outperformed all three of those companies.
I understand marketing. That’s number one online. That drives all purchasing of all things. But look at Tundra marketing compared to the F150 or Chevy or GMC. I never see Tundra commercials. But it’s the best overall truck in its class, bias aside.
So if there is something you know about Black Oak lighting in the factual data they are showing that makes them that much less worthy similar to a Vortex optic please explain. Thank you for your help and sorry for the rookie questions.

 

This is awesome. Clean!

 

Baja s8 has been great for me so far. I originally bought a rough country black series, when you put them side by side it’s easy to see why the Baja is a better choice, the build quality is untouched. But like other people have said with Baja you have a lot more options as far as light patterns and colors of lights and you can do it all yourself which is a plus in my books.

plus the s8 has a pretty snazzy day time running light

worst picture ever but you can see there are 9 tiny Amber leds that act as drls

 

Wanting this item. I run the RC black series lights on my RZR. 30” front 12” back, durable, bright and takes a beating.

 

It's barely shows up when it's on. Great for a DRL but there's hardly any output to it.

 

During the day not so much, you can tell they are on but the bright yellow takes away from the brightness of the amber glow

At night though.... different story

 

Not to hijack this tread, but which bumper is on your truck? Thanks

 

How much is that running?

 

demello offroad

 

Diode Dynamics, check them out. Installed grill led, yellow just recently. Awesome lights.