XKGLOW Light Bar Installed & First Impressions Review (w/ Videos)

[Vengenc]

how tall does the unit sit at it's highest point on the front of the truck?

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[Fabville]

how tall does the unit sit at it's highest point on the front of the truck?

The side mount bracket is about 3.5”. Measuring up from the tip of the cantrail, the light is about 2.5” higher.

 

[Shadowmite]

Yep about 2.5” higher. Would love if Tesla gave a way under outlets and mods to increase or decrease the vehicle height displayed by whatever amount in .1” increments.

 

[Vengenc]

Installed my yesterday and it was pretty simple and looks great! Thanks for all the post

Anyone wishing that there was the ability to turn on the roof power through the app?

 

[jahansolu]

Looks nice but the $1200 price tag is way out of my budget.

Especially in Canada, shipping alone is 1/4 of the bar let alone the exchange rate and import fees

 

[Fabville]

Another drawback I came across in the design of the XKGlow bracket is the flex that seems to be a result of how far it extends beyond the mounting point. This has caused the light to bounce a bit when I’ve driven along forest service roads.

I might look into fabbing up some support brackets from my “position 2” crossbar to try and eliminate the flex.

 

[Zane Edwards]

Thanks for all the updates......I am still considering this option. Really like all of the lighting options and the DRL is really cool. Also wish it ran through the Tesla UI but nothing is perfect. Think it also looks better than the OEM and I was never big on an accessory stuck to the windshield.

 

[Fabville]

Thanks for all the updates......I am still considering this option. Really like all of the lighting options and the DRL is really cool. Also wish it ran through the Tesla UI but nothing is perfect. Think it also looks better than the OEM and I was never big on an accessory stuck to the windshield.

I’m still holding onto hope that maybe one day Tesla will release a UI for third-party light bars, ha ha

 

[Shadowmite]

I literally just re-installed mine yesterday, had removed it for the cant rail recall. It's certainly got a little "play" but the rubber grommet they engineered is pretty good at soaking it up. Never noticed it in the cab before. Just from outside if I purposely try to wiggle it.

 

[Fabville]

I literally just re-installed mine yesterday, had removed it for the cant rail recall. It's certainly got a little "play" but the rubber grommet they engineered is pretty good at soaking it up. Never noticed it in the cab before. Just from outside if I purposely try to wiggle it.

I haven’t had my cantrails replaced yet, was wondering if the lightbar would have to be removed. Driving around 25-30mph on forest roads and hitting a bump is when I noticed the “light bounce”.

 

[hemiarch]

Another drawback I came across in the design of the XKGlow bracket is the flex that seems to be a result of how far it extends beyond the mounting point. This has caused the light to bounce a bit when I’ve driven along forest service roads.

I might look into fabbing up some support brackets from my “position 2” crossbar to try and eliminate the flex.

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I haven’t had my cantrails replaced yet, was wondering if the lightbar would have to be removed. Driving around 25-30mph on forest roads and hitting a bump is when I noticed the “light bounce”.

Could you stick some high quality adhesive foam to the bottom of it to cushion it whenever it hits?

 

[mongo]

I’m still holding onto hope that maybe one day Tesla will release a UI for third-party light bars, ha ha

It's not the UI so much as needing to sit on the LIN bus and handle commands. It can be done.

 

[Fabville]

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Could you stick some high quality adhesive foam to the bottom of it to cushion it whenever it hits?

Definitely worth trying! I wonder how well some would stick to that foam insert.

I’ve seen reinforcement rods and brackets used on prerunners and trophy trucks on some custom lightbar setups, I still might look into something along that route later.

 

[Jabman]

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Could you stick some high quality adhesive foam to the bottom of it to cushion it whenever it hits?

I’m wondering if a layer of silicone would be more beneficial. Greater stability, with enough rebound absorption to mitigate any bounce

 

[Art138]

I haven’t had my cantrails replaced yet, was wondering if the lightbar would have to be removed. Driving around 25-30mph on forest roads and hitting a bump is when I noticed the “light bounce”.

If your cantrails are on solid why fix something that’s not broke. If you do take it in for that purpose,I would remove the light bar to keep it from getting damaged during the fix.

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