SEMA 2016: Rigid Industries’ Lighting Solutions For UTVs, Trucks

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Lighting products in the off-road and truck market are a constant source of invention and innovation, and make up some of the most anticipated reveals here at the annual SEMA Show. Over at the Rigid Industries booth, there was a handful of new products to talk about, which we did with the help of Rigid’s John Roney.

“For the powersports market, we have the new Reflect mirror,” said Roney. “It’s a fully functioning mirror integrated with forward-projecting LEDs, as well as side-projecting LEDs that can be used as a side marker or turn signal.”

The Reflect mirror is meant for UTVs and can mount to either tubing or a flat tab.

The Reflect uses a combination of a drive optic with a lenticular lens, offering good forward visibility with some light side visibility. It is expected to launch in early 2017.

Next, we got a look at the Chase light, winner of SEMA’s Best New Powersports Product. This is meant as a rear-facing light akin to a third brake light, and should prove useful for UTVs and sand rails.

The Chase light can be made to strobe, as well as act as a reverse light, brake light, or even a license plate light.

“The Chase light can come in blue, amber, and red,” said Roney. “It has several features: a two-stage lighting halo that makes it useable as a brake light, a strobe function, a reverse light, and even a courtesy light that you could use as a license plate light.”

The final piece we covered was the new Adapt. Personalization made these light bars a real joy to see, as they could cycle through backlighting colors to match the owner’s tastes.

With its speed sensor connected, the Adapt can automatically switch between spot and flood beam patterns while the user is driving. Slower speeds prioritize the flood pattern, while faster speeds prioritize the spot pattern.

But that was second to the biggest feature of the Adapt: dual-purpose lighting. “You can switch between spot, flood, or combination pattern lighting in an instant,” said Roney. “We gave it a vehicle speed sensor too, so it can change the pattern automatically. Slower speeds will make the light use its flood pattern, while faster speeds will switch to spot pattern.”

These were just a few of the exciting products to be found at Rigid here at the 2016 SEMA Show. Go check out the full website and find out what light is right for you.

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David Chick comes to us ready for adventure. With passions that span clean and fast Corvettes all the way to down and dirty off-road vehicles (just ask him about his dream Jurassic Park Explorer), David's eclectic tastes lend well to his multiple automotive writing passions.
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