Best LED Light Bars: See the Trails at Night | Autance

The Nilight LED Light Bar is a versatile option as this 20-inch LED light bar offers a spot (30 degrees) and flood (60 degrees) combination beam pattern that works very well for near and far-field applications. It’s constructed using military-grade aluminum with waterproof rubber pads and silicone sealing strips that prevent fog build-up in all kinds of weather. Even its wires and casting are well protected with a series of rubber pads and EVA strips, a nice alternative to cheaper LED light bars with rust and corrosion-prone metal.

We also like the fact the Nilight LED Light Bar’s LEDs have a 30,000-hour lifespan and an IP67 and IP69K waterproof rating makes torrential rainfall harmless. It includes an adjustable mounting bracket that slides up, down, left, and right easily — good for a 45-degree adjustable angle.

One of the smallest units on this list at only 10 inches, the Baja Designs 70-1003 S8 outperforms its diminutive size, using eight 40W Cree LEDs to deliver 6,350 lumens of high-intensity lighting. It comes with driving and combination beam patterns, which offer 42-degrees and 9-degree beam angles, respectively, working well to illuminate the trails at close range and at mid to far range. A 5000K color temperature also replicates natural daylight and sits well between warm and cool white for a more comfortable view of the road.

This is the most commonly used LED light bar beam combination, especially when driving in foggy conditions. It also comes in 20-inch, 30-inch, 40-inch, and 50-inch configurations and a hard-anodized finish and aircraft-grade aluminum housing combined with an IP69K rating leave torrential rainfall and off-road obstacles in the dust. A polycarbonate lens with tight sealing and MoistureBlock protection ensures no fog buildup. All in all, the Baja Designs 70-1003 S8 LED light bar is a dependable unit that works equally well for daily drivers or off-roaders.

The Rigid Industries 120313 LED Light Bar is a rugged workhorse. This 20-inch LED light bar comes in a dual row formation for even greater lighting power, along with several beam combination patterns, including spot, driving, diffused, hyper spot, and various combinations for narrower and broader coverage. It also promises up to 170 percent greater lighting output over its predecessors, making it one of the most powerful units in the class.

On the construction side, the Rigid Industries 120313 LED Light Bar is as durable as it gets starting with an aluminum alloy housing, UV resistant powder coating, and all of the electrical compliance safety standards you can get including over/under voltage and reverse polarity protection. It is also SAE J575 compliant for shock vibration resistance/IP68 waterproof rated for dust and water protection, and the impact-resistant polycarbonate lens is well sealed, good at preventing fog buildup. Kudos for a limited lifetime warranty, one of the more generous warranty lengths we’ve come across with an LED light bar.

The Northpole Light 20 Inch Spot Flood Combo LED Light Bar makes our list, thanks to a well-rounded feature set. It starts with a combination 30-degree spot and 60-degree flood pattern to work narrow trails or light up a camping site, which is one of the more popular configurations available for LED light bars. On top of a high utility spot/flood pattern, it’s built to last as it’s constructed using aluminum with shatterproof polycarbonate lenses and stainless steel adjustable mounting brackets.

IP67 dust and water ingress protection rating ensures protection against immersion in as deep as 1 meter of water for at least 30 minutes. It doesn’t, however, come with a male adapter for the wiring harness, and it isn’t the easiest to install for amateurs. All in all, if you are looking for a rugged and durable spot/floodlight combination, then the Northpole Light 20 Inch Spot Flood Combo LED Light Bar is an excellent choice.

The OffroadTown LED Light Bar offers excellent utility across the board as this 30-inch LED bar offers a dual-side 150-degree floor beam and 30-degree spot beam pattern for near and far-field illumination, good for 49,000 lumens on 490 watts. Unlike the Baja Designs 70-1003 S8 LED Light Bar with 5000K color temperature, this LED light bar offers a 6000K color temperature, more on the cool white side, and a favorite with general automotive lighting, especially interior lights (e.g. 1156 and 1157 LED bulbs for daytime running and backup lights).

As for durability, the OffroadTown 30-Inch LED Light Bar is built tough with 6063 aluminum alloy housing and a 50,00-hour LED lifespan. It outpaces traditional incandescent bulbs by a wide margin while consuming very little power and its shockproof design is also complemented by an IP67 waterproof rating, which allows it to be submerged in deep waters for as much as 30 minutes with no effect. Our only knock on the unit is that it only comes with a one-year warranty, which is paltry compared to the Rigid Industries 120313 LED Light Bar’s limited lifetime warranty.