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Who is KR Off-Road?
Well WE are KR Off-Road. KR Off-Road is another division/brand here at 4x4TruckLEDs.com
The focus is 100% on accessories for trucks (mainly light mounting systems).
EVERYTHING made by KR Off-Road is 100% made here in the USA (most of it here on Long Island, NY from a family-owned sheet metal shop while some other items are sourced from other American companies within the United States).
But our focus was to ALWAYS have the highest quality products made here in the USA which is why YES, most of our products have a higher price tag then others but every single KR Off-Road product is made in America and backed by our LIFETIME warranty. All of our products use either Stainless Steel or Aluminum, this ensures they won't rust. We even add another layer of protection by powder coating (or in some cases anodizing) our products. "Belt + Suspenders" we call it.
How do we design a product? Well it starts with realizing there is a NEED for something and FILLING that need.
Take our Capable Bumper Dual Fog Light Kits. We realized customers wanted to run Diode Dynamics fogs in their Capable bumper but they wanted the ability to have clear and yellow lights. So we BOUGHT a capable bumper and started to 3D scan the bumper (we use an Einscan HX scanner, which is a very expensive handheld 3D scanner).
The bumper is sprayed with a 3D scanning spray called AESUB. It helps the scanner on darker surfaces/smooth surfaces. The dots you see help the scanner "FIND" where it is in 3D space.
Now that the scanner is in 3D space, we can design around it in Fusion360. This REALLY helps us dial down the measurements because what we scanned is pretty close to exact (there are slight tolerances of course, but not enough to matter with what we're doing).
From here we go to a 3D printed model to test for fitment. We have a number of different 3D printers we'll utilize (depending on the size of the finished product). We then make changes and re-print a sample on the 3D printer until we get it just right (this can take anywhere from 2 re-prints to 20 or so re-prints, as was the case with our Air Compressor Brackets). Just dialing down a design with a 3D print isn't enough, as we also have to design it in a way that the sheet metal brake (which is what bends the metal) can actually BEND it using the various dies it has.
Then once we have a prototype that "fits" from the 3D printer, we move onto a sample piece and have it laser cut from stainless steel and bent up. This allows us to have a FIRST true product in our hands and verify fitment/etc...
Shown here we actually have an original protype that used 2 different pieces of metal bolted together. This was later changed into 1 solid piece to allow for an easier installation (it did add a cost for multiple bends of course)
Then once everything fits we can go into production here on Long Island. Our sheet metal partners are located only about 20 minutes from our offices so we're able to run back/forth to pickup "final production run samples" for final fitments before we sign off on the full run
So as you can see we take a lot of pride into the products we manufacture. There is a LOT that goes into a new product, especially with design expenses. It usually takes a few months to dial a product down until it goes into a production run. From there it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks depending on the size of the product and the amount of inventory we're going to stock.
So we're hoping you enjoyed a little "behind the scenes" and explanation of WHO KR Off-Road is and what our products are about.
We always ensure we use the HIGHEST quality components we can find. From the stainless steel sheet metal to the stainless steel hardware down to the lights themselves (which we don't manufacturer but we re-sell from companies such as Baja Designs and Diode Dynamics).
Well WE are KR Off-Road. KR Off-Road is another division/brand here at 4x4TruckLEDs.com
The focus is 100% on accessories for trucks (mainly light mounting systems).
EVERYTHING made by KR Off-Road is 100% made here in the USA (most of it here on Long Island, NY from a family-owned sheet metal shop while some other items are sourced from other American companies within the United States).
But our focus was to ALWAYS have the highest quality products made here in the USA which is why YES, most of our products have a higher price tag then others but every single KR Off-Road product is made in America and backed by our LIFETIME warranty. All of our products use either Stainless Steel or Aluminum, this ensures they won't rust. We even add another layer of protection by powder coating (or in some cases anodizing) our products. "Belt + Suspenders" we call it.
How do we design a product? Well it starts with realizing there is a NEED for something and FILLING that need.
Take our Capable Bumper Dual Fog Light Kits. We realized customers wanted to run Diode Dynamics fogs in their Capable bumper but they wanted the ability to have clear and yellow lights. So we BOUGHT a capable bumper and started to 3D scan the bumper (we use an Einscan HX scanner, which is a very expensive handheld 3D scanner).
The bumper is sprayed with a 3D scanning spray called AESUB. It helps the scanner on darker surfaces/smooth surfaces. The dots you see help the scanner "FIND" where it is in 3D space.
Now that the scanner is in 3D space, we can design around it in Fusion360. This REALLY helps us dial down the measurements because what we scanned is pretty close to exact (there are slight tolerances of course, but not enough to matter with what we're doing).
From here we go to a 3D printed model to test for fitment. We have a number of different 3D printers we'll utilize (depending on the size of the finished product). We then make changes and re-print a sample on the 3D printer until we get it just right (this can take anywhere from 2 re-prints to 20 or so re-prints, as was the case with our Air Compressor Brackets). Just dialing down a design with a 3D print isn't enough, as we also have to design it in a way that the sheet metal brake (which is what bends the metal) can actually BEND it using the various dies it has.
Then once we have a prototype that "fits" from the 3D printer, we move onto a sample piece and have it laser cut from stainless steel and bent up. This allows us to have a FIRST true product in our hands and verify fitment/etc...
Shown here we actually have an original protype that used 2 different pieces of metal bolted together. This was later changed into 1 solid piece to allow for an easier installation (it did add a cost for multiple bends of course)
Then once everything fits we can go into production here on Long Island. Our sheet metal partners are located only about 20 minutes from our offices so we're able to run back/forth to pickup "final production run samples" for final fitments before we sign off on the full run
So as you can see we take a lot of pride into the products we manufacture. There is a LOT that goes into a new product, especially with design expenses. It usually takes a few months to dial a product down until it goes into a production run. From there it can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 weeks depending on the size of the product and the amount of inventory we're going to stock.
So we're hoping you enjoyed a little "behind the scenes" and explanation of WHO KR Off-Road is and what our products are about.
We always ensure we use the HIGHEST quality components we can find. From the stainless steel sheet metal to the stainless steel hardware down to the lights themselves (which we don't manufacturer but we re-sell from companies such as Baja Designs and Diode Dynamics).
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