Video Transcript for Brand Spotlight Nacho Off Road Lights

Hello, neighbors, it's Brad here from etrailer, and today I'm with Steve from NACHO. Steve, besides delicious chips and cheese, what is NACHO NACHO is the evolution of off-road lighting. We are pushing the art, pushing the technology, pushing the fun in all things off-road, utility, work truck, everything auxiliary lighting, that's what we do. And I got a chance to sit in training with Steve yesterday, and you can always tell an enthusiast when you start hearing them talk about what they do. And so off-road lighting, you're not just an engineer, you actually do this stuff. This is, you know, it was a passion and a hobby.

Then it was a business and we sold it, and then it became a hobby again. And then you know what we said "Hey, we've got something that we want to share with the community." So we started NACHO, but that's kind of where it all came from because this is, you know, our second go at it. We say, "If we do this, we're gonna have fun." And the best way is to name it NACHO 'cause everybody laughs. The first thing they say, "Why NACHO" Because everybody loves nachos, man. And we know we're gonna have the best lights, we have the best product, but we want to have fun doing it and we want people to laugh with us.

I love it. And you can definitely see, there's a lot of love from the enthusiast market in the products. I mean, that's the best way to figure out what people are looking for is to be the people- Yep. That are using them. So speaking of that, let's take a look at some of your product lines and what all you have.

Sure. So first up, we're gonna talk about the Quatro. The Quatro was kind of the first real from scratch product line that we came out with, and it's awesome. It's a very modular design. Opens up all kinds of options.

So you've got a light engine inside that was designed for a 3 1/2 inch fog light cavity. So it goes into your Broncos, your Toyotas, your Jeeps perfectly. Then we built the exoskeleton around it. The exoskeleton is replaceable, it's customizable, it ducks the air around the heat sink really nicely. But what's really cool about all the NACHO lights is there's multifunction. And on this one, the Quatro Supreme, you turn on one, and you've got three trigger wires. Those three trigger wires are all no current. You wire it directly to the battery, then you take your handy magic wand, also really good at picking up 10 millimeter sockets, and you put the tip on the chip, just the tip though, and you can change whatever mode you want. So there, we'll go full spot. When you turn it off and then turn it back on, it's gonna save that mode. So any of nine modes, you pick what you want, you save it, when you turn it back on, it comes back on that mode. So you can really dial in whatever beam you want, from a super narrow swap beam all the way to a really beautiful 70-degree wide flood beam, and it's all in the same light. Even the legacy Quatros that have the traditional wiring where you just wire, you still have a low beam, a high beam, and a backlight. So really, everything you need is in one light. And that's cool. I mean, different beam patterns make for different things on trails, you know Whether you're going high speed or you need to see everything, rocks, whatever it may be, having that ability to be able to change that is really cool. Exactly. You can have too much light, you can have too much candela, too much intensity, 'cause if you're on a narrow trail and you have a super narrow swap beam, your eyes will dilate to that bright spot and you won't be able to see anything else outside of it. So you really want to dial in the right light for the right situation. Too much is a bad thing. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, you start blowing it up, and then all of a sudden, you're gonna be blinding yourself. Exactly. Gotta wait for all the spots to go away. Yep. So what else do you guys offer The other cool thing we've got is the Grande. Obviously, the Grande is gonna be the Quatros big brother. It has all the same features, battery, direct wiring, tip-to-chip technology, multi-beam, snap-on covers that are included with the lights. You don't have to buy amber and black covers. But it's just, it's a larger version, higher power. We've got an 80 and 140 watt version of it. And the other cool thing that we introduced with the Grande is this grip lock mounting technology, where there's a 1 1/2 inch tube built in, and we also offer 1 3/4 inch accessories, so you can just screw it directly to a mounting tube. Well, and that's cool too 'cause that's, a lot of times you'll have brackets or universal style. Steve Yeah. And people are like, "Well, I gotta fabricate something." But yeah, if you have a front push bar or something, this should go 1 1/2 or 1 3/4, and it will bolt onto a very, very slight radius. We don't give a spec, but if you've got a little bend in it, it will bolt on. There's enough play in it and it will clamp down very nicely. And we designed it for that purpose. The next step is gonna be the Nano. So we designed the Nano to reinvent the rock light market. We wanted something that is tiny, but we wanted it more powerful than your traditional rock light. Most rock lights are 2 to 5 watts at the most. So this has an amber back light in it that is a legal marker lamp, and then it also has a 20 watt spotlight in it. So instead of being just this little accent lighting, we've actually created something, about the size of your thumb, that you could drive to. You can use it as an area light. We've got ARB base rack mounting kits that's really slick. All internal wiring, 360 degrees of area light. And it's all, the coolest thing about it is it's affordable and it's the size of your thumb. We offer it in two, four, and six packs. They come with sealed plugs. Super easy to wire. We've got all kinds of accessories. You've got the surface mount, the flush mount. They all come with the bracket, like you see on the screen right there. So yeah, we tried to do something a little bit different. And every day we're blown away with where customers are finding to put these. And it's really cool when, you know, me from the product design guy to see where customers can find homes for these. Because it really is like, "Man, that's really cool." I get a kick outta seeing where people can use these things. Yeah, and I'm seeing it more and more on trucks around here, the big lifted diesel guys love the rock lights, but it really does, it creates a presence for those trucks out on the road. But from an off-road purpose, rock lights are huge. Yeah. What does that, for any of those people at home that really aren't off-road people, what do rock lights do Well, you know, there's the old saying, you know, "Hey, there's a rock, let's go put our tire on it." Well, you gotta be able to see the rock and see where your tire is. So that's why you want that undercarriage lighting. But it's the same thing. You could put these underneath a travel trailer and hook 'em up to your reverse lights. So when you're backing into a camp spot at night, I mean, think about how much less business divorce lawyers are gonna have if your trailer is surrounded with Nanos. That's true. Yeah, as you're backing into a campsite, sometimes you get there late and it's night and you're blind firing in. And you got, you can't hear who's backing you in and it's just, it never ends well. But if you can see everything, man, it's like backing up in the middle of the day. Yeah, absolutely. And that's something too is like, I've been an aftermarket lighting fan, pretty much in all my cars, and around here in Missouri, you know, deer, deer are all over the place. And so even if you're not just off-roading, extra light, whether it be fog lamps, or heck, even rock lamps, I mean, getting light to be exposed out in areas that you can't see is good. Whether you're working on it, avoiding critters, avoiding, you know, rocks, whatever it may be. Yeah, yeah. So yeah, so that's the nano. We've got lots of other accessories. We've got full wiring options. We've got a NACHO switch system that's really slick. It's got external triggers, and all the circuits are going to be the same power. So if you wanna put a 30 amp, say, in your number eight position, no problem. Just move the fuses around. You know, we're just trying to improve everything that's out there on the market and give consumers and give those, give users just a little bit of extra value. So if I wanted to put some Quatros on my vehicle, I wouldn't necessarily have to go with the switch panel. If I'm just going with two of 'em, does it come with a switch It does not. It comes with a wiring. But what's cool about it is if you've got a Toyota or a Jeep or even a Bronco, most new cars are coming with auxiliary upfit switches. So you can run these directly off that because of the fact that you've got the trigger wires that don't take any current. So you just run the positive and negative directly of the battery through a fuse, and then you can hook your trigger wires up to whatever you want. So you could take the TRL, which is this real nice jewelry-looking backlight, and you could hook this up to an ignition, so it comes on with your car, and then you could run the other trigger wires directly to your upfit switches and not have to worry about any kind of current constraints because there is no current, all the high current switching is done internal. That's really cool. And mentioned, the jewel look, and that's something that makes NACHOs stand out, especially with the Quatros. You're right. Like it does kind of have a facet or a- Yeah- Diamond-like look to it where it looks extremely really, I mean, really, really good. All of our optics are what's considered a TIR optic. So it's a very efficient, very good way to control the beam. What's cool about that is it's all clear acrylic or polycarbonate, and so we can use, we use eight backlight LEDs behind it to give it that crystal look, and we call it a TRL, a trail running light. It's not a daytime running light, it's actually something that makes your car look good in the daytime, at nighttime, or on the trail. That's why we call it the TRL. Awesome. And you already mentioned some applications as far as, you know, Jeeps, Broncos, things along those nature, but you guys are also side-by-side- Everything. Trail bikes, a little bit of everything. Yeah. So if it's got a light, you guys could make it work. Everything, from trophy trucks to, honestly, e-bikes, you can use our stuff on because, you know, the circuitry protects the voltage. You've got the no current switching. I mean, there's, the sky is the limit. Anywhere you need some extra light, we can help you out. So the fact that you guys are on trophy trucks and full-on race cars that are out there, you know, in the elements, that says something for someone to use your product. And if you are an off-road enthusiast, I saw that you guys are powered by ARB. Yes. So not a bad name to help- No. You know, kind of help push your guys' product as well. ARB, we partnered up with ARB, and they basically distribute us all over the world. They've got a incredible company to work with. I mean, one of the originators in the whole off-road space with the Air Locker and all their bull bars in Australia. And they have a global presence, so it really is, you know, they are getting NACHOs out to the world. So it's a great company to work with. And yeah, allows us to just, you know, do what we do best, create awesome product, connect with the community, and, you know, go play in the desert. Awesome. I know there's not much desert around here, but, you know, we're Arizona guys, and, you know, we love getting out and getting dusty. Yeah. Well, and that's the thing is, you know, whether it's desert or trail runs around here, I was just at an off-road park and they let you run all night long. And in my head, I go, "Oh man, how do you." And big boulders everywhere. And these things would be glowing through the entire place, and that's because they have the proper lighting to do it. Without the lighting, you're not gonna want, you're gonna get stranded. It gets real scary at night. Yeah, it sure does. So, Steve, anything else that you wanna mention to neighbors at home No, super excited to be here with you guys. I love what etrailer has built and it's an impressive facility. I love your philosophy. And we're excited to work with you guys and help out your neighbors. We're excited to have NACHO board and share NACHOs with everyone, 'cause who doesn't love nacho Awesome products. If you're looking for any off-road lighting, or you want to add lights to your trailer or your work truck, whatever it may be, more lighting. No one's ever complained that it's too bright or I- No. See too much. And that's where these lights are gonna give you high, high quality throughout the entire process. I think you're gonna be really happy. So, Steve, thank you so much for showing us NACHO products. You bet.