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Review on πŸš— AUTOSAVER88 7 Inch 240W 24000lm Led Pod Lights - Off Road Truck Pickup SUV ATV UTV Led Light Bar with Spot&Flood Combo Beam, IP68 Waterproof by David Pirlet

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Great light for the money but causes RFI on CB radio

Overall I really like this light bar. I've been running this light bar for about a year. I do a lot of off-road mountain trails at night and this thing lights up the trail like it does during the day! A BIG PROBLEM. Start the lightbar at the same time. If I'm off-roading with a few people it's not a problem as we're all pretty close and I can quell the static electricity this light bar creates. As long as nobody goes too far. If I'm trying to talk to someone further away or trying to keep in touch with someone on the base station radio while driving uphill with this light bar, forget it! The RFI noise generated by this light drowns out the person I'm trying to hear and I have to turn off the light bar. This is a big problem. I can't communicate and control this strip of light at the same time. The RF interference that this light creates is radiated through the air and picked up by the CB antenna. I tested this: If I turn on a lightbar next to another setup whose CB radio is on, they too hear nothing but Static.AM radio on the car stereo. Who still listens to AM radio?! The FM radio on the car radio should be fine at the seams. Bottom line: if you don't want to talk on a radio like CB and never plan to, this is a great lightbar and I would recommend it. However, if you're on CB radio, as many of us still are, especially off-road when the light bar is the most used, then stay away. This makes radio communication almost impossible. Very disappointing as otherwise I like the light bar but need to find another one that doesn't interfere with the CB radio.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Weight