Hi All!
I am came across 4" LED roof light in stock housing post recently and decided to try something similar
(How-to: Rough Country 4" LED Roof Lights in Stock Housing).
I decided I want something in the stock locations that would have a tighter beam pattern, more reach and less hood glare.
Figured I would share my progress so far. I decided to go with the Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro SAE Driving pods (Stage Series 3" SAE/DOT White Pro Round LED Pod (pair)). The SS3 Pro is quite bright, I am super happy with the output. Below are a couple images where I wired up one of the pods to compare the output compared to the stock high beams, the cheap 30" Chinese LED light bar on my brush guard and the stock off road halogens.
Top very bright spot is the SS3 the amber light below is the stock high beams. There is also one of the stock off road halogen still wired up and that is the amber light band above the high beams on the right side of the image. Please note the SS3 is not aligned in these images and is literally resting on the air dam.
This image also has the spot/flood combo 30" Chinese light bar that is on the brush guard. I reduced the exposure to help make it easier to see the difference between the light bar and the new pod. Really no comparison. So I imagine after I finish installing the SS3's in the stock off road location the Chinese bar is getting pulled and replaced with some other Diode Dynamics pods or bars not sure which ones yet.
After I got all the parts off the Xterra, I decided the best course of action was to design a bracket to allow the reuse of the stock halogen lighting housing (black part). So I sketched up something on the Alibre CAD software and am having a friend 3D print a prototype this weekend.
If that fits then I am probably going to have the real part made from ABS or something similar. One thing I am still trying to decide on is how I where I want the front face of the new pods to be. Flush mounted (covers would no longer be usable) or recess like the stock halogens. I like the look of the flush mounted pods but also like the idea of being able to cover them when not in use. The current prototype will be the recessed version.
Any case, I'll post more images etc. once I get the first one mounted and then after I get the final parts from the 3D printers.
I am came across 4" LED roof light in stock housing post recently and decided to try something similar
(How-to: Rough Country 4" LED Roof Lights in Stock Housing).
I decided I want something in the stock locations that would have a tighter beam pattern, more reach and less hood glare.
Figured I would share my progress so far. I decided to go with the Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro SAE Driving pods (Stage Series 3" SAE/DOT White Pro Round LED Pod (pair)). The SS3 Pro is quite bright, I am super happy with the output. Below are a couple images where I wired up one of the pods to compare the output compared to the stock high beams, the cheap 30" Chinese LED light bar on my brush guard and the stock off road halogens.
Top very bright spot is the SS3 the amber light below is the stock high beams. There is also one of the stock off road halogen still wired up and that is the amber light band above the high beams on the right side of the image. Please note the SS3 is not aligned in these images and is literally resting on the air dam.
This image also has the spot/flood combo 30" Chinese light bar that is on the brush guard. I reduced the exposure to help make it easier to see the difference between the light bar and the new pod. Really no comparison. So I imagine after I finish installing the SS3's in the stock off road location the Chinese bar is getting pulled and replaced with some other Diode Dynamics pods or bars not sure which ones yet.
After I got all the parts off the Xterra, I decided the best course of action was to design a bracket to allow the reuse of the stock halogen lighting housing (black part). So I sketched up something on the Alibre CAD software and am having a friend 3D print a prototype this weekend.
If that fits then I am probably going to have the real part made from ABS or something similar. One thing I am still trying to decide on is how I where I want the front face of the new pods to be. Flush mounted (covers would no longer be usable) or recess like the stock halogens. I like the look of the flush mounted pods but also like the idea of being able to cover them when not in use. The current prototype will be the recessed version.
Any case, I'll post more images etc. once I get the first one mounted and then after I get the final parts from the 3D printers.