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Hey everyone,
After installing the RCI roof rack on my 2024 SR5, I started planning out accessories to really make use of the rack.
While a lot of roof rack manufacturers offer integrated lighting options, not every rack has that capability. If yours doesn’t, this is a solid way to add functional scene lighting without changing racks. The team at Adventure 3D (Additive Solutions) offers angled rock light mounts for a wide range of rack brands. On the RCI Off Road rack, the integrated slots made this a true bolt-on install with no custom fabrication required.
For lighting, I’m running single-color rock lights from our team at Diode Dynamics. Despite the name, these aren’t just rock lights. They’re designed, engineered, and assembled in the U.S., and they’ve become a popular option for scene lighting because of their output and wide, usable beam spread.
In white, they produce up to 1,000 lumens per light, which is noticeably higher than many other options that typically sit in the 400–600 lumen range. If that level of output isn’t always what you want, they’re dual-power, allowing you to switch between high and low power depending on the situation. That flexibility makes them useful for camp setup, trail repairs, or general nighttime visibility without being overpowering.
They also use an optically engineered lens to maximize spread, feature proprietary transparent potting for added protection from the elements, and are backed by a lifetime warranty. All of that adds up to something that works well long-term in exposed locations like a roof rack.
In the video linked below, you can see the performance of the high-power white output mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle. The lenses are interchangeable as well, so you can run amber, red, blue, or green depending on your needs and how you use your truck.
Some people pair red, white, or blue lenses with switch panels like the D-Switch for strobing or flashing on emergency or service vehicles, while others prefer red or amber for camping, off-roading, and general scene lighting.
If anyone has questions about mounting, output, or whether this setup makes sense for their use case, I’m happy to help.
After installing the RCI roof rack on my 2024 SR5, I started planning out accessories to really make use of the rack.
While a lot of roof rack manufacturers offer integrated lighting options, not every rack has that capability. If yours doesn’t, this is a solid way to add functional scene lighting without changing racks. The team at Adventure 3D (Additive Solutions) offers angled rock light mounts for a wide range of rack brands. On the RCI Off Road rack, the integrated slots made this a true bolt-on install with no custom fabrication required.
For lighting, I’m running single-color rock lights from our team at Diode Dynamics. Despite the name, these aren’t just rock lights. They’re designed, engineered, and assembled in the U.S., and they’ve become a popular option for scene lighting because of their output and wide, usable beam spread.
In white, they produce up to 1,000 lumens per light, which is noticeably higher than many other options that typically sit in the 400–600 lumen range. If that level of output isn’t always what you want, they’re dual-power, allowing you to switch between high and low power depending on the situation. That flexibility makes them useful for camp setup, trail repairs, or general nighttime visibility without being overpowering.
They also use an optically engineered lens to maximize spread, feature proprietary transparent potting for added protection from the elements, and are backed by a lifetime warranty. All of that adds up to something that works well long-term in exposed locations like a roof rack.
In the video linked below, you can see the performance of the high-power white output mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle. The lenses are interchangeable as well, so you can run amber, red, blue, or green depending on your needs and how you use your truck.
Some people pair red, white, or blue lenses with switch panels like the D-Switch for strobing or flashing on emergency or service vehicles, while others prefer red or amber for camping, off-roading, and general scene lighting.
If anyone has questions about mounting, output, or whether this setup makes sense for their use case, I’m happy to help.
