Diode Dynamics Toyota Blade Bed Light: No-Wire LED Fix
Adding light to your truck bed usually means running wires, tapping into a power source, and spending an afternoon fishing cables through panels. The new Diode Dynamics Toyota Blade Bed Light throws that whole hassle out the window. When we got our hands on this new bed light for the Toyota Tacoma and Tundra, we […]
KC HiLiTES Dirt Tribe Dominates The Mint 400
The Mint 400 is one of the toughest tests in all of desert racing, and this year we watched the KC HiLiTES Dirt Tribe put on a clinic in the sand and rocks outside Las Vegas. From the celebration on Fremont Street to the final dark miles of the course, our sponsored teams proved once […]
Baja Designs Onyx Light Bar: Baja 500 Victory Story
When racers who have driven every major desert event tell us that one lighting brand stands above the rest, we pay attention. We recently spent time listening to trophy truck teams talk about how they light up the night at events like the Baja 500 and Baja 1000, and one name kept coming up again […]
Inside the Vision X Night Match Classic Charity Event
The Vision X Night Match Classic is one of the more unique events in our region and, honestly, across the country. We came out to see it firsthand, and what we found was an action shooting match run entirely at night, lit up by Vision X lighting. This is a timed match where competitors work […]
Rigid Industries LED Lights: Brandon Palaniuk’s Pick
When a Bassmaster Elite Series pro is willing to put his name and his career on the line for a lighting brand, we pay attention. In this spotlight, we dig into why angler Brandon Palaniuk chose Rigid Industries LED lights for both his bass boat and his Toyota Tundra. Palaniuk started using these lights in […]
Tacoma Gets a Lensless LED Headlight Upgrade
Every year we walk the SEMA floor thinking we have seen it all, and every year something stops us cold. This time it was a headlight with no lens. We caught up with Justin from Oracle Lighting to get the full breakdown on what is being called the world’s first lensless LED headlight, a prototype […]
Diode Dynamics D-Switch: Apple CarPlay Now Live
Switch panels have always been one of those upgrades that promise a clean, organized build but too often deliver a mess of toggles that only you understand. That is why we were genuinely excited when Diode Dynamics announced that the D-Switch just got even smarter. Apple CarPlay support is now live, which means you can […]
Baja Designs Squadron 2.0: LED Pod Light Redesigned
A single Squadron 2.0 Pro now pushes 5,921 lumens out of a housing you can still cover with your palm. That number matters because the outgoing Squadron topped out well below it. Baja Designs did not just tweak the old pod. They tore it down and rebuilt it from a blank canvas after 16 years […]
Baja Designs Squadron 2.0: Specs, Features, and What Changed
The Baja Designs Squadron 2.0 is here, and it represents a ground-up redesign of the most popular compact LED pod light in off-road lighting history. After 16 years of refining the original Squadron platform, Baja Designs scrapped the playbook and engineered every component from scratch. The result? The Squadron 2.0 Pro delivers 5,921 lumens at […]
Audi’s Matrix LED Headlights Are Finally Coming to America, But the Aftermarket Has Been Ahead of the Curve
Audi just announced that the 2027 Q9 will be the first Audi to bring Digital Matrix LED headlights to U.S. roads. The automotive press is calling it revolutionary. And while we are genuinely excited to see this technology land stateside after more than a decade of availability in Europe, we have to be honest: the […]