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Hi,
Installed the Rough Country 3.5" round ditch lights this weekend. Figured I would try these before spending 2-4x more on other options.
First, they have 2 versions. A universal kit for 89.95:
https://www.roughcountry.com/3-5-inch-black-series-led-lights-70900.html
And a Bronco specific kit for 109.95:
https://www.roughcountry.com/bronco...ml?find=2023-ford-bronco--2-door--4wd-1003420
I made the mistake of buying the bronco specific kit. The only difference is the plastic spacer they provide with the Bronco kit. So, you're paying $20 for 2 plastic bushings. I didn't even use the bushings because they sat too high and that in turn caused the factory screw to not engage enough threads when installing the mounting bracket. I just used several small plastic washers from Ace, and a larger one on top of that to keep the bracket from touching the factory trim panel.
The lights come with a nice harness that does not require upfitter switches. I have the switches, so cut the harness and wired the two white wires for the ditch lights to switch 3 and the two blue wires to switch 4 for the DRL's. I pigtailed the 2 black wires and grounded them on the firewall:
Here's the Ditch lights at dusk:
The DRL's:
And the Ditch lights at night:
Overall, very happy with them. The quality is great, and the price seems fair.
D.
Installed the Rough Country 3.5" round ditch lights this weekend. Figured I would try these before spending 2-4x more on other options.
First, they have 2 versions. A universal kit for 89.95:
https://www.roughcountry.com/3-5-inch-black-series-led-lights-70900.html
And a Bronco specific kit for 109.95:
https://www.roughcountry.com/bronco...ml?find=2023-ford-bronco--2-door--4wd-1003420
I made the mistake of buying the bronco specific kit. The only difference is the plastic spacer they provide with the Bronco kit. So, you're paying $20 for 2 plastic bushings. I didn't even use the bushings because they sat too high and that in turn caused the factory screw to not engage enough threads when installing the mounting bracket. I just used several small plastic washers from Ace, and a larger one on top of that to keep the bracket from touching the factory trim panel.
The lights come with a nice harness that does not require upfitter switches. I have the switches, so cut the harness and wired the two white wires for the ditch lights to switch 3 and the two blue wires to switch 4 for the DRL's. I pigtailed the 2 black wires and grounded them on the firewall:
Here's the Ditch lights at dusk:
The DRL's:
And the Ditch lights at night:
Overall, very happy with them. The quality is great, and the price seems fair.
D.
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