I have the Arges spotlight on my patrol vehicle. It’s very bright and works great. No issues at all so far, and I’ve had it for over a year. Takes a little time to get use to the remote control part inside vehicle. Sometimes I miss the regular spotlight as its a little easier to control. But overall….so far not a bad product.
One our local PD’s has one on his Tahoe and he the officers let me try and I didn’t like it. You barely touch the control knob and it’s way to touchy. If my new patrol has one I probably won’t use it.
@@jmc2398 Not an officer myself, but I used one the other day and I felt the same way. A way to adjust sensitivity seems like a no brainer here. I can imagine being on a traffic stop and reaching down to adjust the spotlight and flailing the thing all over the place.
As a cop car enthusiast. There are so many better options than this spotlight, Price wise and looks. If u want an under 100 dollar spotlight like that will light up the whole night go and pick an amazon magnet base cigarette port light. They are so much better. And they are upwards of 5000 lumens than this whelen arges which is only 1800 lumens 🤡 but if u want a cop car look. Get the original spotlights that drill into the side panel of your car. They are still brighter than the new overpriced arges u just saw in the video. 😂 Hope this helps
Took a leap of faith and bought one. Controller and light power up but light won’t do what the controller tells it to. Also, there’s about a 1/4” of slop on the vertical movement. So on a bumpy road that things gonna bounce. There’s a little less slop in the rotation gear but still has some. For $700 I am NOT impressed. Should’ve gone with a unity...
Always paint the cut edge when you install theses. Then put silicone grease on all surfaces mating with bracket. No rust. Also use grommet on wire hole
Wow everyone wants to drill a 1 inch hole and a bunch of smaller holes in the qtr panel of a $50k truck , good for resale just throw some bondo in it and some touch up paint no one will lever know lol
Our department is no longer purchasing these thank god! Ford will still put factory unity spotlights on and has no effect on airbags. whelen just trying to get you to buy their new toys. The core system also has a bunch of bugs which we decided to go back to carbride system. The argis controller was way too sensitive/responsive, controller mounted in location where officer has to use shooting hand to control it. we tried it and pass!
I have this on my patrol vehicle and I don’t mind it. I do know what you mean by sensitivity though. Just a little tap on the control stick moves it a lot. Ive been using this for over a year now, and overall Ive been okay with it. Does take a lot of time to get use to it though. Sometimes I do miss the simplicity of the regular old spotlights.
Great Light, especially for intersection clearing but I do agree that I would not want to drill so many holes in an expensive SUV police vehicle. Maybe the mounting base should be redesigned for less attachment screws. Overall, excellent light with great functionality.
It honestly does not matter. The service vehicle will be in service for likely about 200k miles and 5+ years. A few patchable holes in the quarter panel won't hurt.
Consider that A: fenders are not that hard to replace, and B a traditional spotlight has to be drilled clean through the A pillar, which can't be replaced and is now a safety structure with a hole through it I'll take the fender
How many fenders do you think that patrol vehicle is going to use, especially if the department is active and/or chases/PIT's? They already put holes in the roofs for antennas, drilled through the A pillar before...
This product is stupid. Should have stuck with Unity Spotlights as they have worked fine for 20+ years. Ford shouldnt have put curtain airbags in a police car anyways. Another dumb toy that only people who don't work in field buy/sell to command staff. How much will it cost when motor goes out or it freezes and breaks??? Not to mention re-sale value of vehicle when that dumb thing is taken off. They ruined our 2020 Police vehicles with this stupid thing. Finally the light output sucks! super small concentrated circle ray of light.
I have the Arges spotlight on my patrol vehicle. It’s very bright and works great. No issues at all so far, and I’ve had it for over a year. Takes a little time to get use to the remote control part inside vehicle. Sometimes I miss the regular spotlight as its a little easier to control. But overall….so far not a bad product.
One our local PD’s has one on his Tahoe and he the officers let me try and I didn’t like it. You barely touch the control knob and it’s way to touchy. If my new patrol has one I probably won’t use it.
@@jmc2398 Not an officer myself, but I used one the other day and I felt the same way. A way to adjust sensitivity seems like a no brainer here. I can imagine being on a traffic stop and reaching down to adjust the spotlight and flailing the thing all over the place.
Been a while.. can you all make more videos on this thing? Like night shots and maybe that new dual beam pattern variant??
Looks great. Can't wait to see the new functions linked with Core
Just asking but can this be bought by civilians for off-road use?
Of course. For a little $$$
Do you have a magnetic mount available
Why are there no mounts for Dodge?
Do you make a temporary option? like a magnetic mounted one? thanks
they make a flat mount one, you could probably attach it to a magnet
neat! thanks@@lukelegg9915
As a cop car enthusiast. There are so many better options than this spotlight,
Price wise and looks. If u want an under 100 dollar spotlight like that will light up the whole night go and pick an amazon magnet base cigarette port light. They are so much better. And they are upwards of 5000 lumens than this whelen arges which is only 1800 lumens 🤡 but if u want a cop car look. Get the original spotlights that drill into the side panel of your car. They are still brighter than the new overpriced arges u just saw in the video. 😂 Hope this helps
@@AnotherBadRep definitely helps! thanks. any brands you recommend?
There are magnetic base mounted ones out there, I would NOT want to drill holes on a quarter panel of my vehicle.
I feel the same way I want one on my car so bad but the drilling just pushing me away
Just make some holes.
Would you rather drill clean through your A pillar? Cause if we're talking police vehicles, that's the alternative
How's it hold to ice and snow
Might wanna primer those holes from rust
Aluminum..
Took a leap of faith and bought one. Controller and light power up but light won’t do what the controller tells it to. Also, there’s about a 1/4” of slop on the vertical movement. So on a bumpy road that things gonna bounce. There’s a little less slop in the rotation gear but still has some. For $700 I am NOT impressed. Should’ve gone with a unity...
Always paint the cut edge when you install theses. Then put silicone grease on all surfaces mating with bracket. No rust. Also use grommet on wire hole
Just better off to replace an old halogen light to a whelen spotlight, just purchased one for my crown vic this week.
This new setup is design for cars with front curtain airbags.
Ya guy, no one needs to know anything about wires, it's cool.
Wow everyone wants to drill a 1 inch hole and a bunch of smaller holes in the qtr panel of a $50k truck , good for resale just throw some bondo in it and some touch up paint no one will lever know lol
Wish this was made for my truck be nice to have
Our department is no longer purchasing these thank god! Ford will still put factory unity spotlights on and has no effect on airbags. whelen just trying to get you to buy their new toys. The core system also has a bunch of bugs which we decided to go back to carbride system. The argis controller was way too sensitive/responsive, controller mounted in location where officer has to use shooting hand to control it. we tried it and pass!
Controller mounting sounds like a poorly planned install.
I have this on my patrol vehicle and I don’t mind it. I do know what you mean by sensitivity though. Just a little tap on the control stick moves it a lot. Ive been using this for over a year now, and overall Ive been okay with it. Does take a lot of time to get use to it though. Sometimes I do miss the simplicity of the regular old spotlights.
Stick to the old fashioned ones on the police cars... that is hideous
Cant do that these days because of the front curtain airbags
I would prefer just not have a spotlight if the argis is the only option for the new Tahoes.
Great Light, especially for intersection clearing but I do agree that I would not want to drill so many holes in an expensive SUV police vehicle. Maybe the mounting base should be redesigned for less attachment screws. Overall, excellent light with great functionality.
It honestly does not matter. The service vehicle will be in service for likely about 200k miles and 5+ years. A few patchable holes in the quarter panel won't hurt.
Why would a police department care about making a hole for a utilitarian purpose?
Consider that A: fenders are not that hard to replace, and B a traditional spotlight has to be drilled clean through the A pillar, which can't be replaced and is now a safety structure with a hole through it
I'll take the fender
How many fenders do you think that patrol vehicle is going to use, especially if the department is active and/or chases/PIT's? They already put holes in the roofs for antennas, drilled through the A pillar before...
Seems like a horrible idea. Why would anyone want to drill into a 60k dollar suv
You should see what else they do to custom police and emergency services vehicles
$60K?
Sure - if you're buying a base model.
They go up from there.
This product is stupid. Should have stuck with Unity Spotlights as they have worked fine for 20+ years. Ford shouldnt have put curtain airbags in a police car anyways. Another dumb toy that only people who don't work in field buy/sell to command staff. How much will it cost when motor goes out or it freezes and breaks??? Not to mention re-sale value of vehicle when that dumb thing is taken off. They ruined our 2020 Police vehicles with this stupid thing. Finally the light output sucks! super small concentrated circle ray of light.
Got hit in the head
Looks awful.....
Wow....that’s incredibly ugly.
Sandman agreed lol traditional spotlight with and upgraded whelen led light is better looking.
Efgarcia95 05 heck yeah...if this was on my district truck...It would have a very unfortunate accident!
@@firedog6233 can't do traditional spot lights on new cars because of the front curtain airbags
Blaine Turner very good point
@@blaineturner1434 disconnect curtain airbags.