How many pods do you need?

Kits are sold by the count — 4, 8, 12, 16 — so that's how most people shop. But the count is standing in for the thing you actually care about: whether you end up with dark gaps under the truck.

Four pods put one in each wheel well. 32W total, 3,200 lumens, a 180° flood from each pod. That covers the corners, and it's where most builds start.

Eight pods add the rockers or the bumpers. 64W total, 6,400 lumens.

Past eight, you are not adding light where you already have it. Pods are point sources: each one throws its own pool, and the space between pools stays dimmer. A twelfth or sixteenth pod buys a narrower gap, not a brighter truck. Pod count is also the easiest number on a spec sheet to raise, so a high count on its own tells you very little.

The other approach is to not leave a gap in the first place. MagicCarpet runs continuous lit sections along the rocker instead of points spaced along it — one carpet of light rather than a dotted line. Kits are sized by platform (Off-Road, Mid-Size, Full-Size, from $279) and ship with the section count, lengths and control box that layout needs, so there's nothing to measure. Individual 11", 17" and 27" sections are sold separately for custom layouts; those need one 6A control box, which the platform kits already include.

Which one you want depends on the job. Pods are discrete, bright and tucked up out of harm's way — the right call if you want punchy light at the corners. Continuous sections are the right call if even coverage down the side of the truck is the point.

RGB or single-color white?

RGB gives you color changes, brightness control and dynamic effects from your phone. It's the right pick if the lights are part of how the truck looks.

White (6000K) is a fixed flood beam built to do one job: put usable light on the ground. Same 64W and 6,400 lumens on an eight-pod set, run from a remote instead of an app, and it costs less.

Check your local rules before running colored lights on public roads — several states restrict red and blue on moving vehicles.

What actually matters in the spec sheet

• Sealing. Rock lights sit in the wheel well and take everything the tires throw. IP68 is the rating to look for — it covers submersion, not just splash. Every kit here is IP68.
• Housing. Aluminum pulls heat away from the LED. Plastic housings run hotter and fade sooner.
• Voltage range. 10–30V covers 12V trucks, 24V rigs and the voltage sag you get when the winch is running.
• Beam angle. A 180° flood is what spreads light across the ground instead of punching a hole in it.
• Wattage per pod. 8W per pod is the useful number. Chip count on its own doesn't tell you how bright a pod is.

What does a set cost?

Single-color white starts at $69 for four pods and $119 for eight. RGB starts at $79.99 for four and $139.99 for eight. MagicCarpet platform kits run $279 to $329 depending on the vehicle. Mounting hardware is in the box on all of them, along with the control cable set on the RGB kits and a remote on the white ones.

Will they fit my truck?

Pods aren't vehicle-specific — they're small enough to mount in any wheel well, and Jeeps, Tacomas, F-150s, Silverados and UTVs all take the same kit. MagicCarpet is the exception, and deliberately so: it's sized by platform, so you pick Off-Road, Mid-Size or Full-Size and the layout is already worked out. If you'd rather narrow everything down to your exact vehicle, use the selector at the top of this page.