Rigid Dually flickering only while jeep is running
03-08-2012, 02:46 AM
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yeah i swapped them and flickering stopped but on set is flood pattern and one is spot pattern ...so i cant leave them like that ...gonna try a few more thing today but other than that rigid gave me a return auth ...i guess ill send them back again and hope i get a set that works this time
03-08-2012, 04:40 AM
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I had a similar problem with my 10 inch e series. This is not caused by no relay. Mine was caused by an internal ground issue that only happened while the jeep was running do to vibration. The dually's don't come with a relay in line but the bar I purchased did. Rigid thought the relay was the issue. I replaced it twice and finally just took it out and soldered my connections. Also, all connections were soldered and tight. To verify it's the light, buy a set a gator clips so that you can connect the light directly to the battery. Start it up at night and see if it flickers. Also, you'll love how the windshield lights ruin radio reception!
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Sorry, when I said "independently", I meant that they weren't tied into another set of lights.
I would try making a jumper harness and connect the light straight to the battery bypassing the whole harness. See what the lights do with the JK off, and running. If the flicker stops, obviously it's something in the wiring. If it keeps up, it's almost certainly internal to the light.
I would try making a jumper harness and connect the light straight to the battery bypassing the whole harness. See what the lights do with the JK off, and running. If the flicker stops, obviously it's something in the wiring. If it keeps up, it's almost certainly internal to the light.
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03-08-2012, 05:41 PM
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ok so tried most of the suggestions above still have the flicker so for the second time lights boxed up and sent back to rigid ....i just dont understand why only the spots flicker and not the floods i have on the bumper how this gets worked out i really like these lights
03-08-2012, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by DSabella
I had a similar problem with my 10 inch e series. This is not caused by no relay. Mine was caused by an internal ground issue that only happened while the jeep was running do to vibration. The dually's don't come with a relay in line but the bar I purchased did. Rigid thought the relay was the issue. I replaced it twice and finally just took it out and soldered my connections. Also, all connections were soldered and tight. To verify it's the light, buy a set a gator clips so that you can connect the light directly to the battery. Start it up at night and see if it flickers. Also, you'll love how the windshield lights ruin radio reception!
03-08-2012, 07:27 PM
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Also, for the poster. If you do a search on this forum for Rigid Light Bar Problems then you should see my post. Read it and you can kinda see my flickering problem and the evolution it took. Just FYI.