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Curious if anyone feels this way/had issues with anything they've ordered; I recently ordered a whole bunch of items from them (Grille lighting kit, side vent kit, "Hood Mounted" Spartan light kit, harness adapters, etc) and am pretty disappointed with what I received vs. What I was charged for some of the items. I'll go through them all below, just for clarity. (and to not dig on one item specifically since some of the things I received are totally fine.)
-The grill lights (Link Here) seem to have defects in them; there's little black spots inside the light, and the amber colored portion is pressed up against the lens of the housing in some spots. For $250, I don't think any of this should be there. Photos Below:
-The "Hood mounted" Spartan light kit (Link Here): I installed the brackets, and absolutely could not get the hood to open fully to put the prop rod in without it hitting the lights. The brackets themselves mount in such an odd spot that it curls the edges of the windshield cowl up and it will not sit back in the channel unless you were to modify it in some way (you can even see it on photos on their website, I should have looked closer.) I didn't even attempt to install the passenger side bracket after the alignment issues with the drivers side.
-The Spartan lights themselves seem very nice, and I am definitely going to use them, I purchased Adventure Labs hood mount brackets (they mount on the hood hinge bolts and actually move with the hood) to use these with.
-The harness that came with the hood light kit is universal, and in my opinion is so incorrect for the ranger raptor that they should either not include it, or make a specific one to the truck, especially for the price. Even in their YouTube install video, they power their relay harness off the battery instead of using the upfitter harness, which is what it's exactly designed for, and then proceed to zip tie what looks like ten feet of additional harness to the intake tube on the engine. I will need to modify this harness extensivley.
-Raptor Side Vent LED Lighting (Link Here) I have zero issue with these, I think they'll look great and the install is pretty straighforward.
-I bought a pair of the Ranger Raptor Plug & Play Headlight Accessory Connector harnesses (Link Here) to use to power the amber part of the cree lights, the vent lights, and the grille lights. These looks nice, and are assembled well, although I am going to remove the wago connectors and pin Deutsch conectors onto them. I'm sure the wago connectors would be fine, and they're clearly pictured on the site, It's just a personal preference to replace them.
Overall, pretty meh about it, what do y'all think about all of this? I plan on reaching out to them at the same time I make this post.
-The grill lights (Link Here) seem to have defects in them; there's little black spots inside the light, and the amber colored portion is pressed up against the lens of the housing in some spots. For $250, I don't think any of this should be there. Photos Below:
-The "Hood mounted" Spartan light kit (Link Here): I installed the brackets, and absolutely could not get the hood to open fully to put the prop rod in without it hitting the lights. The brackets themselves mount in such an odd spot that it curls the edges of the windshield cowl up and it will not sit back in the channel unless you were to modify it in some way (you can even see it on photos on their website, I should have looked closer.) I didn't even attempt to install the passenger side bracket after the alignment issues with the drivers side.
-The Spartan lights themselves seem very nice, and I am definitely going to use them, I purchased Adventure Labs hood mount brackets (they mount on the hood hinge bolts and actually move with the hood) to use these with.
-The harness that came with the hood light kit is universal, and in my opinion is so incorrect for the ranger raptor that they should either not include it, or make a specific one to the truck, especially for the price. Even in their YouTube install video, they power their relay harness off the battery instead of using the upfitter harness, which is what it's exactly designed for, and then proceed to zip tie what looks like ten feet of additional harness to the intake tube on the engine. I will need to modify this harness extensivley.
-Raptor Side Vent LED Lighting (Link Here) I have zero issue with these, I think they'll look great and the install is pretty straighforward.
-I bought a pair of the Ranger Raptor Plug & Play Headlight Accessory Connector harnesses (Link Here) to use to power the amber part of the cree lights, the vent lights, and the grille lights. These looks nice, and are assembled well, although I am going to remove the wago connectors and pin Deutsch conectors onto them. I'm sure the wago connectors would be fine, and they're clearly pictured on the site, It's just a personal preference to replace them.
Overall, pretty meh about it, what do y'all think about all of this? I plan on reaching out to them at the same time I make this post.
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