Rough Country LED Tailgate Light Strip

Houston Hanna · August 2, 2019

Does anyone have pics of the rough country led tailgate light strip? Also, can anyone speak to it’s quality?

fatkid24 · August 2, 2019

I can’t for Rough Country, but I bought one from Amazon and it does everything I wanted. Brake, tail, reverse, and turn lights. I applied it with 3M VHB tape to ensure it’s adherence to the truck but I’ve been pleased. I also bought a Curt splitter. It plugs into the back of the round plug and splits off another 4 pin so you don’t waste any connections. It was the best set up I could find for the money. Hope this helps.

Light -
Nilight Truck Tailgate Light Bar... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F1PWDP2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Curt splitter -
Curt Manufacturing 55384 Trailer... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009FJ38Q?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

ford5of5 · August 2, 2019

@fatkid24 How long has yours been on the truck? I bought one from Amazon, Opall was the name brand, for the same price and it looks similar to the one in your link. Mine looked awesome but started failing in about 3 months, maybe 2 or 3 dead red LEDs at first. After about 6 months, half of the right-side reds are dead and about 5 or 6 backup LEDs are dead. It's still on my truck after 3 years and I don't believe it's gotten any worse.

I went with a cheap one because I wanted to make sure I liked them. Also because they were still a new thing and were a little bit buggy, at least 3 years ago. I like how the strips look so I plan on getting a better quality unit with a warranty. I've been eyeing the RC lights and they have a 3 year warranty.

fatkid24 · August 3, 2019

Mine has been in since January. I have no lights out. But I totally get your feeling of wanting better quality or at least the 3 year warranty!

Jaychevy81 · August 3, 2019

I have the putco Blade it has over 2000 cob leds it’s insanely bright no issues 3 yr warranty.

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FREEZE451 · August 5, 2019

I just put the putco 60" blade on a week or so ago. It's a bit spendy, but like mentioned above -- It's super bright and comes with a 3 year warranty:

Bheath77 · August 18, 2019

On 8/5/2019 at 2:15 PM, FREEZE451 said:

I just put the putco 60" blade on a week or so ago. It's a bit spendy, but like mentioned above -- It's super bright and comes with a 3 year warranty:

Where did you get those step lights? They look slick.