Rigid Industries 360 Connect 30-Inch LED Light Bar with RGB Pods

Rigid Industries builds the 360 Connect for boaters who want serious forward lighting and full color accent in one kit. This is the 30-inch version. You get a 24-LED combo-beam bar rated at 18,360 raw lumens, four 4-inch RGB light pods, black covers, mounting hardware, and the Connect harness that wires the whole system together. Mount it on a hardtop, a T-top, or a wakeboard tower and you've got night running light plus color you can dial to match the mood on deck.

The white bar does the heavy lifting. It's a combo beam, so you get tight spot optics for reach down the water and a wider flood for the foreground close to the boat. That mix matters offshore. You want to see a crab pot buoy fifty yards out and still light up the swim platform when you're pulling gear. The bar pulls 149.8 watts and draws 10.7 amps at 14 volts DC, so it's a real load. Not a trickle accent light.

Then there's the color. Four 4-inch RGB pods run off the same Connect harness, and that's what sets the 360 line apart from a plain light bar. You can run warm accent light in the cockpit, switch to a color at the dock, or kill the white and cruise on color alone. It's genuinely useful, not just a gimmick. Anglers use the pods for cockpit ambiance during a night bite, and a lot of owners like the color glow along the gunnels when the boat's tied up and the party's on.

The 360 name comes from the way the system wraps light around the boat instead of just blasting it forward. White up top for running and spotting, RGB down low for accent and visibility at the dock. On a bay boat or a center console that fishes tournaments, that flexibility earns its spot. You light up the deck to rig baits, run color to stay visible on a crowded night ramp, then flip to full white when you're idling into an unfamiliar cut. One part number covers a lot of jobs, and that's the whole point of the kit.

Let's talk install, because this one deserves a proper one. That 10.7 amp draw wants a dedicated circuit. Run it off its own 15-amp or larger breaker with heavy gauge wire and its own relay so you're not sagging voltage across your spreader lights or electronics. Voltage drop is the number one thing boaters get wrong on a bar this size. The Connect harness is generous but not infinite, so measure your run from the switch panel to the mount before you commit. If you're going up a tall hardtop or a tower, plan to extend it with marine-grade sealed connectors.

The combo beam throws a lot of side light, which is great at speed and a little much in a tight marina, so aim the bar with a slight upward tilt and you'll cut the glare bouncing back off your own bow. Black housing, clear lens, sealed for the salt. Rinse it with fresh water when you rinse the rest of the boat and seal every connector you open. RGB pods live a hard life in saltwater, and a dab of dielectric grease on the pins goes a long way toward keeping them lit season after season. Keep the lens clear of your canvas when you can, because the clear lens will scuff over time if a bimini or tower cover rubs against it underway.

Everything you need to mount it ships in the box: the bar, the four pods, black covers, hardware, and the harness. On a curved T-top or a radar arch you may want a custom backing plate to spread the load, but the basic brackets handle a flat run fine. And because we're an authorized Rigid Industries dealer, the full manufacturer warranty is behind every unit we sell. If you're rigging a boat that earns its keep after sunset, the 360 Connect is a lot of light and a lot of flexibility in one part number.