What`s the best LED flood light...

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cobrar97

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I`d like to purchase a quality LED floodlight setup. I saw a video a while back with a super-nice quality light (it had single, large LED and a white reflector with 2 units on the tripod). I`ve looked everywhere and cannot find the video or anything about those lights. So...what is the preferred LED flood light setup right now? Any suggestions?
 
You can build your own. Here`s the Autogeek guide on it.
DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)

I built that set up myself but a bit of a modification. I used a single bulb, instead of two. The original post is out of date, so here are some updated links to the parts they used.

The bulb housing
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D1OWEG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Tripod
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WB02Z4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dual bulb house
https://www.amazon.com/LimoStudio-P..._SR160,160_&psc=1&refRID=T7NW005G7HMJK0N7Y1Z9

The bulbs I personally used. PAR38 Daylight 5000k bulbs from Home Depot.
EcoSmart 120W Equivalent Day Light PAR38 Dimmable LED Flood Light Bulb (2-Pack)-5bHPR1200SW1D03 - The Home Depot

All of these are what I used, minus the dual bulb base.

I now have two flood lights for detailing and to light up my garage. Cost like 70 dollars, after taxes.

Be aware though, these tripods are a bit flimsy, but they are good enough for me, I don`t do detailing professionally, and I don`t toss them around like construction grade equipment.
 
If you go the route of those tripods, make sure whatever par 38 bulbs you end up getting aren`t made with the excessive and heavy heat sink body that some are made with. It makes them too heavy to really trust those tripods. TheAverageMan posted what looks like good ones with a plastic body. They weigh literally like 1/4 of what the metal ones do.

i never understood the massive heat sink on LED bulbs. One of the major benefits of LED is they don`t really get very hot (or even warm). It was probably just a way to justify the insane cost of LED bulbs when they first came out
 
I use three two pound sand bags that I just hang over the tripod legs that offers enough stability without making the unit too heavy.
 
I have the same setup (post #27) and love it. If I would change anything, it would be to use a heavier duty light stand like the Titan on post #28.

I use ankle weights to weight my light stand down to prevent it from tipping over.
 
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I absolutely love my scan grip lighting kit, that said for heavy dark paints I love using my tripod (Mefoto) with either a the scan grip or the insane thrunite TN36 CW MKR. The MKR led`s are the most powerful dies on the planet and also extremely energy efficient.
 
The Driver said:
I absolutely love my scan grip lighting kit, that said for heavy dark paints I love using my tripod (Mefoto) with either a the scan grip or the insane thrunite TN36 CW MKR. The MKR led`s are the most powerful dies on the planet and also extremely energy efficient.
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Do you have any pictures of the setup or links to the items?
 
 
TheAverageMan said:
You can build your own. Here`s the Autogeek guide on it.
DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)

I built that set up myself but a bit of a modification. I used a single bulb, instead of two. The original post is out of date, so here are some updated links to the parts they used.

The bulb housing
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D1OWEG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The Tripod
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WB02Z4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dual bulb house
https://www.amazon.com/LimoStudio-P..._SR160,160_&psc=1&refRID=T7NW005G7HMJK0N7Y1Z9

The bulbs I personally used. PAR38 Daylight 5000k bulbs from Home Depot.
EcoSmart 120W Equivalent Day Light PAR38 Dimmable LED Flood Light Bulb (2-Pack)-5bHPR1200SW1D03 - The Home Depot

All of these are what I used, minus the dual bulb base.

I now have two flood lights for detailing and to light up my garage. Cost like 70 dollars, after taxes.

Be aware though, these tripods are a bit flimsy, but they are good enough for me, I don`t do detailing professionally, and I don`t toss them around like construction grade equipment.
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Have three of this same set up and its definitely a great cheaper alternative.

Only issue I had with the dual bulb housing was that the LED floods I got are very heavy and the housing couldnt hold the weight and would keep dropping. I opted for single bulbs housings instead and 0 issues.
 
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