KC FLEX ERA 1 Master LED Light Pod Kit, 1-Light - 1265

FLEX ERA® 1 1-Light Master LED Light Pod Kit

This darkness slayer is the perfect companion for cruising trails and setting up camp with your buddies. Powerful, bright, and compact, just as the most versatile light in the FLEX ERA Family ought to be.

We've amped up the versatility of the KC FLEX ERA® 1 LED Light Pod by including every beam pattern lens you'd want to be able to mount this light in any nook and cranny you can find. From the front, tucked just behind the changeable colored bezels, sits the clocked lens that allows you quickly change between spot, spread, and flood beam patterns. A patented FLEX ERA® 1 LED Light Pod housing (Patent No. D967,475) with intricate and flowing heat sink fins and compact overall size makes it a party from the front or the back. The FE1 is built to be mounted anywhere you need it, throwing light out forward, sideways, or backward.

FEATURES

• Master Kit includes all Beam Pattern Lenses:
  
  
  
  • Pre-assembled in Spread Beam
  
  
  • Flood Beam Lenses
  
  
  • Spot Beam Lenses
  
  
  
  


• Two Power Modes for Style and Performance
  
  
  
  • Amber LED Backlight
  
  
  • Full Power (off-road use only)
  
  
  
  


• Mountable right side up, upside-down, or sideways with the asymmetric bracket design


• Customizable Machined Bezel Colors (sold separately)


• Thermal LED Protection


• IP68 Rated

**NOTE: Please keep in mind that the wiring harness is not included in this version of this light, but it is included in the Pair Pack version.

Versatility Meets Performance: With 2,430 lumens of power in the high power mode in a compact package, the FE1 is perfect for all short-range lighting applications from bumper and ditch lights, to dust lights and reverse lights. Combine this with the Amber LED backlight for style, and you've got the best of all worlds.

Have Everything: The KC FLEX ERA® 1 Master LED Light Pod Kit bundles a light + all three beam pattern lenses + spare o-ring + a black and yellow KC logo cover.

Asymmetric Bracket Design: For all of the small and tight nooks and crannies, the FE1 mounting bracket was designed asymmetrically to make sure you can mount the light practically everywhere. Features adjustable mounting depth, width, height, and orientation all within the included brackets.

Flex Your Style: Keeping with our tried and true FLEX LED® tradition, you can change and stylize the colored accent bezel to match your rig. The FE1 bezels come standard in gold, but you can pick up the bezels in red, blue, or black to suit your needs.

IP68 Rated: More time in the dirt means additional wear and tear. We've made sure the FE1s can withstand any dust, dirt, and water that you throw at them and keep on asking for more.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX

• 1x FLEX ERA® 1 LED Light Pod in Spread Beam with 1x Right-Hand Bracket and 1x Left-Hand Bracket


• 1x Flood Beam Lens


• 1x Spot Beam Lens


• 1x KC Black Cover


• 1x Lens Replacement O-Ring

SPECIFICATIONS

• Mount Location: Bumper, Overhead/Roof, Rear/Trunk, Roof


• Type: FE1


• Series: FLEX ERA


• In the Box: 1x KC FLEX ERA® 1 LED Light Pod with Spread Lens, 1x Mounting Bracket, 1x Clear Spot Lens, 1x Clear Flood Lens, 1x KC Cover and Mounting Hardware


• Beam Pattern: Spread


• Candela: 4510 cd (flood) / 16200 cd (spread) / 31000 cd (spot)


• Lumens: 2,430 lm


• Lux: 45.1 lx (flood) / 162 lx (spread) / 310 lx (spot)


• Beam Distance: 67.2 m flood / 127.3 m spread / 176.1 m spot


• Wattage: 5W / 23W


• Voltage: 9V-36V


• Amp Draw: 0.83 a / 1.92 a


• Light Temperature: 5000K


• Lens Color: Clear


• Light Color: Amber / White


• Housing Finish: Black


• Housing Material: Aluminum Alloy


• Dimensions (WxHxD): 2.6 x 2.72 x 2.9 in.


• Weight: 1.3 lbs.


• DOT Compliant: No


• SAE/ECE: No


• IP Rating: IP68


• Prop 65: No


• Part Number: 1265


• UPC: 084709012656

What's the Best Beam Pattern and What Are Their Differences?

Picking a beam pattern is very subjective, and it often boils down to what your use will be. For that reason, the best beam pattern for you might be vastly different than the ideal beam pattern for someone else. In general, you are aiming for the most balanced, overall lighting configuration, which is a blend of some of these beam patterns. You wouldn't want only spot pattern lights on your vehicle as you wouldn't have great short range and peripheral illumination, conversely you also don't want only fog beams because then you wouldn't see objects you're approaching that are farther away at longer distances. Here's an explanation to some of the most common beam patterns and what their best uses are for.

Fog Beam: A true fog beam projects a beam pattern that is very wide horizontally (often 135 degrees or wider) but has a sharp vertical cut-off. Fog lights are intended to be mounted below the headlights (e.g. 10-24" above the ground) and are designed to shine below layers of fog, rain, snow, and even dust. This pattern lights up a pathway close to the ground but does not light the airborne particles in the line of sight while driving. These also only illuminate a short range distance from the vehicle and will not throw light very far. If you're often driving in foggy, rainy, snowy, or dusty conditions, then fog beam light will greatly benefit your visibility.

Wide-40 Beam: Lights that feature a Wide-40 beam are a hybrid between a fog beam and a driving beam light. They have a wide pattern, but also have increased brightness and light distance compared to a fog light pattern but do not have quite as much distance as a driving beam light. These are typically not street legal so they are a good option for you if you want something for off-road use only that has a very bright, and wide beam.

Driving Beam / Spread Beam: Lights with a driving beam pattern are designed to supplement your high beam headlights and illuminate a path much further down the road. Driving Lights produce a rectangular shaped beam pattern that can reach further and wider than your headlights. Sometimes, depending on the manufacturer, a light with a driving beam pattern is not street legal and therefore cannot be used on roadways and when there is oncoming traffic. However, KC's LED Driving lights all comply with both SAE and ECE regulations, while meeting street legal standards mandated by the Department of Transportation (DOT). Driving lights are very useful to create visibility near the sides of roadways and areas directly in front of the vehicle. They are great for all around trail riding as well. Spread beam lights are similar to driving beams but tend to be brighter, wider and sometimes taller as they are not required to follow specific SAE or ECE safety standards. Spread beam lights are great lights for multi-purpose off-road use and offer versatile, balanced lighting.

Spot Beam (Long Range): Spot or Long Range lights are able to penetrate deep into the night. Lights that have a spot beam pattern produce a tighter, more focused circular beam of light (often called a pencil beam) that reaches far down the road to see way out ahead toward the horizon even at higher speeds. Because this light pattern is very narrow, there is not much light on the sides. Spot beam lights are best when paired with other beam patterns to fill the areas closer to the vehicle, for a complete area of light beam coverage. Vital to the performance of these lights is where they are aimed.

Flood Beam: Flood beams are nearly the opposite of a spot beam and they create a wide, evenly distributed pattern of light that floods an area with an extremely tall vertical and wide horizontal light pattern. Due to the light being evenly distributed across a large area, they often are not very intense which proves beneficial in reducing glare when reflected off nearby objects around the vehicle. These lights are typically used as work lights, scene lights, and back-up lights to see a broader area at shorter distances. Construction and agricultural type vehicles often use these types of lights.