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The KC HiLiTES 3-inch C Series C3 spot LED lights, are for those of you that have a 1987

all the way up to the most current year Wrangler and are looking for an auxiliary light, for

those off-road situations and those dark back roads.

This is not going to be a fog beam, this is not going to be a driving beam, this is not

going to be something that you can use on your Jeep when there's oncoming traffic, but

again those dark back roads, those trails.

This is going to be a very high quality light that's going to last a good long time.

This is going to install very easily onto your Jeep.

I'm gonna give it a one out of three wrenches.

It has a completely plug and play wiring harness.

All you have to do is pick up power at the battery and run the wire harness then everything

else pretty much just plugs into everything else.

So it does make this install very easy and we'll talk more about that in just a second.

So there are lights that are all over the spectrum on the quality and price range.

You can find lights where you can get a package of five lights for what these two lights will

cost you.

And there are also lights that are much more expensive than these ones.

So what you're really looking at in the difference between the more expensive and the less expensive

lights is the quality of the diodes, how long they're actually going to last, how much light

output you're going to get, the optics, how far that light is going to be thrown and how

it's going to be controlled.

You're also going to have different housings, what they're made out of and how well they

keep moisture out.

And finally the wiring harness that is included or sometimes not included at all.

So I think this is going to be a very nice option from KC HiLiTES.

It's not going to be the top of the line, most expensive light that you can get from

KC HiLiTES or from some of the other brands out there.

It's gonna be a little bit more affordable.

It's going to be a pretty traditional housing size style.

It's going to go on a lot of these bolt on mounts.

It does come with a very high quality, completely plug and play wiring harness.

And you are going to get a lot of life and a lot of brightness out of these lights, without

completely breaking the bank.

So these are going to be a pretty traditional three-inch square light.

These are going to have a total of four LEDs on the inside of them.

These are going to be at a spot pattern, so this is a 12 degree spread.

Not a pencil spot but a pretty focused spot beam.

Again not for use on the road when there's oncoming traffic.

More for use on the trail and when you're on those dark back roads.

This's going to be a pretty standard square aluminum housing.

Most of the housing actually ends up being cooling fins, the LEDs can put off a little

bit of heat.

So those cooling fins help to give the diode itself a nice long life, that heat is the

enemy of those lights.

These are going to be able to be mounted on any traditional single post light mount bracket.

So there are a ton of them for the A-pillars of your Jeep, up on the bumper, reverse light,

you can mount these in a lot of different locations, maybe up on a roof rack.

If you are willing to drill a hole and you don't have a bracket, again you can really

mount these anywhere you decide you want them.

These are going to come with a weather tight connector on the end of the light.

And that's something that is going to vary from some of the less expensive lights that

are out there, some of them just have a two wire pigtail.

You have to do some splicing and some soldering.

This is going to have that plug connector and that's going to plug directly into this

harness here.

That harness is going to also include a relay, a fuse and a switch.

So pick up power at the battery, plug them into the lights, route your wiring into the

dash, so you can easily access that switch and you're good to go.

This kits gonna run you about $135.

I do think you're getting a pretty good deal from KC HiLiTES on this kit.

This is going to be something that lasts a long time, puts out a bunch of light and also

comes with a very easy to use wiring harness.

If you want a light that isn't going to really be a functional light, if you just want something

to bolt onto your Jeep that looks cool, save some money, go with one of the less expensive

options.

If you want something that's gonna hold up well and produce a lot of light, I think you're

looking in the right spot.

Now a member of the install team will show you how to get these bolted up to your Jeep.

Insert the bolt through the light cubes bracket and place onto the desired bracket location.

Place a flat washer, lock washer and nut onto the bolt sticking through the bracket.

Using a 13-millimeter socket, tighten up the nut to secure the light.

Angle the light and using the supplied Allen key, tighten the cube to its bracket.

KC provides you with a harness and a switch to wire these lights up.

You will have to run the wiring to the battery and inside the cab to the supplied switch.

So if you're looking for a high-quality three inch square LED light, I definitely recommend

the C Series from KC HiLiTES, and you can find it right here at extremeterrain.com.