Vision X 42 inch XMitter Beam shots

[LEDobsession]

I don't really know why I haven't put any beam shots from my light bar on here yet but anyways, for those of you that are curious about them, heres some pics:


This is just the low beam shot with stupid Sylvania Silverstars. Taken in snow they actually don't look too bad. This also has the factory fog lights are in there too.

And this is the behemoth of light output:

It was taken about 2 feet away from my truck.



This one was taken about 20 feet away:

This is the ride:

This is what you would see (and only see) if I had it on coming down the road toward you:

 

[DaFABRICATA]

THATS SICK!!!

Can you share more info?

 

[LEDobsession]

THATS SICK!!!

Can you share more info?

Sure thing. Anything specific you want to know?

 

[DaFABRICATA]

Specs...

LEDs used
Optics or reflectors
How are they powered
Is this custom made or available to the public
Close up shot when turned off

Thats some serious lumens!!!

 

[LEDobsession]

This is made by a company called Vision X based out of Washington somewhere. It is a series of bars called the "XMitter." They come in sizes of 2 inch all the way up to 52 inch and they also have a "double stack" version starting at 8" and goes up to 22" on their website, however, I have seen somewhere else a double stack 52" putting out a whopping 36,000 lumens!
This is just a single stack 42" using 80 LEDs (40 long by 2 high) outputting 14,400 lumens. I believe they use a Cree LED and they each do 180 lumens. I'm not exactly sure how they are driven, but its just a simple 2 wire connection requiring no ballast or any extra external drivers. The supplied wiring harness said to use 8 to 32 volts direct current. They do use both a reflector and a small plastic optic. Ill have to get a close up with it off as I haven't yet taken any.

 

[LukeA]

This is made by a company called Vision X based out of Washington somewhere. It is a series of bars called the "XMitter." They come in sizes of 2 inch all the way up to 52 inch and they also have a "double stack" version starting at 8" and goes up to 22" on their website, however, I have seen somewhere else a double stack 52" putting out a whopping 36,000 lumens!
This is just a single stack 42" using 80 LEDs (40 long by 2 high) outputting 14,400 lumens. I believe they use a Cree LED and they each do 180 lumens. I'm not exactly sure how they are driven, but its just a simple 2 wire connection requiring no ballast or any extra external drivers. The supplied wiring harness said to use 8 to 32 volts direct current. They do use both a reflector and a small plastic optic. Ill have to get a close up with it off as I haven't yet taken any.

They use Edison KCL8 LEDs.

 

[LEDobsession]

They use Edison KCL8 LEDs.

There you have it.

 

[-Virgil-]

These pictures can't really tell us anything useful. Anyone got beam photometry for this light bar?

 

[LEDobsession]

These pictures can't really tell us anything useful. Anyone got beam photometry for this light bar?

Yeah I know the snow doesnt really help that fact. The only thing I can find is these off vision x.

42" @ 14,400 lumens

vs
6" @ 1,440 lumens

The whole list is available here. You just have to click on each increment of light to see those beam patterns.

Vision X claims that a 12" bar produces 3600 lumens, 100 more lumens than a 35 watt HID

 

[Alaric Darconville]

Does the glare off the hood bother you at all? It seems that it would throw a lot of light right back in your face because of the way it shines on the hood... Maybe a shield of some kind could help with that.

 

[LEDobsession]

It does throw a lot on my hood but for how much is out in front of that, it doesnt really bother me. If my truck was white, it would be way worse. In fact, when theres snow on my hood, its pretty bad but pewter absorbs an ok amount of light. Sure its nothing like black or other darker colors, but it still doesnt really bug me. When its snowing or raining, I cant have it on and see in front of me.

 

[-Virgil-]

Yeah I know the snow doesnt really help that fact. The only thing I can find is these off vision x.

Yeah, saw those…but they're just pretty drawings, not really useful beam diagrams. Quoting lumens makes big numbers that probably make the cash register ring, but in order to know how good, bad, or indifferent these lamps are, we need accurate beam diagrams of reasonable resolution (which the linked ones are not) and we need them calibrated in candela and/or lux. I'm not bitching at you, but at Vision-x, who for some reason seem unwilling to provide this utterly basic information about how their lamps perform. Seems like they'd rather try to dazzle me with giant big lumen numbers. I don't like it when my BS detector lights up like this…

 

[LEDobsession]

Yeah, saw those…but they're just pretty drawings, not really useful beam diagrams. Quoting lumens makes big numbers that probably make the cash register ring, but in order to know how good, bad, or indifferent these lamps are, we need accurate beam diagrams of reasonable resolution (which the linked ones are not) and we need them calibrated in candela and/or lux. I'm not bitching at you, but at Vision-x, who for some reason seem unwilling to provide this utterly basic information about how their lamps perform. Seems like they'd rather try to dazzle me with giant big lumen numbers. I don't like it when my BS detector lights up like this…

Yeah I saw a Thread from maybe a year or 2 back in which you, a few others, and a rep from Vision X had a few words and when I bought the bar, I wanted to know more of the specs that they didnt seem to have but I really wanted one and I had just happened to sell a car that I made some money off of and as you can see, the LED obsession got hold of me. I can really say that I have been pleased with it too. Its AMAZING what it does off road.

 

[-Virgil-]

I wanted to know more of the specs that they didnt seem to have

They have those specs, they just won't release 'em. Why?

 

[LEDobsession]

They have those specs, they just won't release 'em. Why?

Thats a very good question.

 

[ArcTec34]

wow that light bar is amazing, I'd love a little one for under my license plate frame on my subaru

 

[LEDobsession]

wow that light bar is amazing, I'd love a little one for under my license plate frame on my subaru

They do make them a little smaller but the bad part is they're still pretty pricey.

 

[John_Galt]

Two questions in one: First (to anyone who may have purchased a smaller bar) do the smaller bars put out nearly as much light/long throwing beam pattern. And second, did you find the quality of construction to at least meet your expectations?

Overall, what I'm asking is are the smaller bars still putting out a driving light type beam (further projecting than stock headlights), or a flood type beam. Are these units worth the price?

And finally, could you show us a picture or diagram of what was required to wire these into the electrical system? If you can, thanks!

EDIT: Oh, by the way, LEDobsession, your tag line is very fitting.

 

[LEDobsession]

Two questions in one: First (to anyone who may have purchased a smaller bar) do the smaller bars put out nearly as much light/long throwing beam pattern. And second, did you find the quality of construction to at least meet your expectations?

Overall, what I'm asking is are the smaller bars still putting out a driving light type beam (further projecting than stock headlights), or a flood type beam. Are these units worth the price?

And finally, could you show us a picture or diagram of what was required to wire these into the electrical system? If you can, thanks!

Well, the smaller bars wont put out as much light simply because they have less LEDs. They are NOT a driving light. These are strictly offroad purpose being that they produce a total flood beam. Its built really solid and does what I want it to. Worth the price? That all depends on how much you would be using it and how much you wanted one. I wanted one pretty bad, and I use it every chance I get. I live in Northern Utah and as such, I have a large opportunity to use it offroad and where no one is in the front of the beam. I still think they could drop a hundred off the asking prices but overall I'm happy with mine. As for the wiring on them, I dont have a picture but its an extremely simple 2 wire hook up. Positive, negative, relay, and a power switch. Thats it.