TrailFX Lighting Solutions: Value Meets Performance

Looking for an easy upgrade that improves functionality, safety, and style? Then it’s time to turn your attention to your vehicle’s lighting. Aside from adding unique flair to your ride, lighting upgrades can greatly improve the driving experience.

Specifically for off-roading, aftermarket LED lights are much brighter than standard factory-issue equipment, better preparing you for those challenging trail conditions. Plus, many aftermarket lighting solutions can be angled or positioned to your preference, emitting a custom beam right where you need it. This makes it easier to spot obstacles like rocks and tree stumps, or just to see better in low-visibility situations. LED lights also operate more energy efficiently, so they won’t put as much of a strain on your vehicle’s power and battery.

Whether you need a little extra illumination for work or play, the TrailFX brand has you covered with a solid lineup of LED light bars, cube lights, work lights, and more. Designed to perform (and look good in the process), TrailFX lighting also won’t break the bank—offering excellent value. So, let’s unpack what makes TrailFX lighting worth your time, how each light works, and when you should consider grabbing some for yourself.

Light Bars vs. Cube Lights

Light bars and cube lights offer tremendous auxiliary lighting and look great on any rig. But with so many options on the market, why go with TrailFX?

First things first, it helps to have an idea of why there are so many brands and products to choose from. Basically, engineering developments and technological breakthroughs have really pushed the lighting segment forward – rapidly. From functional applications to atmospheric upgrades, auxiliary lighting can simply do more these days.

Plus, personalization is the new name of the game, and lighting mods are a quick and easy way to customize.

Suffice it to say, everyone wants a piece of the lucrative lighting pie. Therefore, modern lighting upgrades range from expensive, high-end light bars that offer a lot more than the average consumer needs and low-cost options that simply meet the minimum requirements. TrailFX sits comfortably in the middle: exceeding customer expectations, without adding in expensive premium features that most drivers simply don’t need.

But which do you need, light bars or cube lights? Well, the short answer is: It depends.

Like most aftermarket accessories, the type of light you’ll need heavily depends on what you’re doing with your ride. Some drivers prefer to use light bars on the lower part of a vehicle to reduce glare and generate a floodlight pattern. Meanwhile, cubes generally allow for more of a spotlight pattern, especially when mounted up top, and can be angled in whatever direction makes the most sense for the driver and the terrain. Depending on your situation, you could argue that having both lighting upgrades gives you that one-two punch of safety and maximum visibility.

TrailFX Light Bars

TrailFX’s light bar selection offers serious bang-for-your-buck. With a wide variety of lengths and row counts, and both straight and curved configurations, there’s ample selection power.

Both options come with clear polycarbonate lenses and die-cast aluminum housings, as well as basic mounting solutions, a 30,000-hour service life, and 6,000k temperature ratings. TrailFX light bars also sport an IP67 rating, ensuring they can withstand rigorous use and a water depth immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter. The lights also use CREE LED chips, which are wider and larger than many competing chips. That means, they can dissipate more heat into the environment which helps lengthen the life of the lamp. (Remember, LEDs generate a lot of heat during use.)

Whether you’re interested in smaller 8-inch bars or 50-inch beacons, TrailFX has lighting upgrades to suit whatever application you’re running. And, as always, price points are incredibly fair.

TrailFX Cube Lights

Cube lights might not be as sleek-looking as light bars, but, as we mentioned earlier, they’re still a very worthwhile auxiliary lighting upgrade. Indeed, that mount-anywhere, compact design serves its own purpose.

TrailFX cube lights are also held to the same quality construction standards as their standard light bar siblings. This means you get all the same great features  (IP67 rating, 6,000k color temp, 30,000-hour service life, aluminum housing, clear polycarbonate lens, and CREE chips) in a much smaller package.

TrailFX cube lights come in two configurations. The first is a more traditional, pedestal-mounted cube light. The pedestal mount gives you the option to mount to pretty much any flat, solid surface on the vehicle in any position you see fit. The other option is a flush-mount cube light, which gives you the ability to mount these into the truck’s body for a more OEM look.

Great for a variety of uses, where they shine is up to you. Some common uses for cube lights include replacements for fog lights, complementary reverse lights, or as a simple spotlight.

Work Lights

If you’re looking for lighting upgrades for a work truck, TrailFX also carries products for that application as well. Measuring around 6 inches, TrailFX work lights are single-row rectangular LED lights that can be mounted in various locations to help illuminate small areas. Like cube lights, they pack a big punch in a small package. They’re convenient for the jobsite and can double as your auxiliary lighting if you’re taking that same truck off-road on the weekends.

Sporting the same ratings and durable construction as the standard light bars, TrailFX work lights are available with a 25-degree spot beam pattern or 90-degree flood beam.

Ultimately these lights serve as an alternative to the cube lights. Their usage will depend on mounting demands and budget, as work lights are sold individually.

TrailFX Tailgate Lighting

While they serve more form than function, TrailFX LED tailgate light bars are another great upgrade option. With a flat, low-profile design and slight smoke-tinted lens for stealth, these bars are decorative units meant to complement the brake and turn signal lights on the vehicle’s rear. You do have the option of running either a 5-function or 6-function option. The difference simply is the addition of sequential turn signals for a seriously trick look.

Like the rest of the TrailFX product line, the tailgate lights boast high-quality construction and offer top-notch performance. They’re SAE and DOT-compliant and boast temperature, humidity, and rain-resistant construction.

TrailFX Light Bar Mounting Kits

All these lighting upgrades can really take your ride’s looks and functionality to the next level. But if you don’t have a handy way to install them, you won’t get the most out of your lighting setup. TrailFX carries light bar mounting kits built to simplify the installation process. The kits come with a limited three-year warranty. There are a wide variety of fitments available, so the bracket will fit snugly on your truck or Jeep. This gives you a better solution than universal kits, which sometimes don’t fit properly, or require a lot of extra cutting and drilling to fit tightly. Worse, universal kits often lack the necessary additional hardware.

Each TrailFX installation kit comes with the proper brackets, bolts, screws, washers, and gaskets to firmly mount the light bar. That all said, some of the kits do require light drilling, so make sure to check the documentation on the kit before digging in.

Similarly, adding auxiliary lighting does require some wiring installation to connect to your battery power. TrailFX provides detailed instructions with each kit walking through the process. However, if you’re not super savvy with wiring, it may pay to have a local shop perform the installation. That way, you won’t find yourself blowing fuses or draining the battery.

To learn more about TrailFX LED lighting solutions, visit: https://www.trailfx.com/