DENALI was founded in 2010 by Erik Stephens and Nate Bastien. Erik, an accomplished entrepreneur and powersports enthusiast, teamed up with Nate, a RISD trained Industrial designer, with one goal in mind; to develop and introduce emerging LED technology into an industry that was still dominated by outdated halogen and HID technology.
DENALI is the only brand that can provide a complete lighting and visibility package that includes the lights, light mounts, horn, horn mount, auxiliary brake light, and a single intelligent plug-n-play controller to provide effortless installation and integrated control of all your accessories.
BORN TO RIDE
In targeting motorcycle and powersports applications first, DENALI needed to engineer LED lamps to be smaller, brighter and draw less power than existing options on the market. In optimizing our lights for powersports applications even further, they developed the industries’ first integrated dimming controller, our signature DataDim Technology, that automatically switches the auxiliary lights from half to full intensity with the vehicles’ original high beam switch. This feature was purpose built to allow motorcyclists to run their aux lights during the day for added visibility without distracting oncoming traffic.
They also recognized that powersports applications required extremely robust materials and bullet proof constructions methods. This drove them to develop our DrySeal construction which uses external seals and internal potting to guarantee 100% watertight switches and lamp housings even when submerged underwater.
What started as a quest to build the ultimate motorcycle light quickly got the attention of the mainstream 4x4 and off-road lighting market. Their stricter requirements and unique features were generating lights that outperformed the most popular options from the top dogs in the industry.
MAKE IT FIT
With demand growing rapidly they got asked the same question every day. Where can I mount the lights and how do I wire them to my vehicle? This was the birth of their second core focus; vehicle specific mounting and plug & play wiring. While others in the industry focused on making more and more variations of the same light, they dedicated substantial development efforts into building vehicle specific light mounts, horn mounts, and plug & play wiring harnesses.
Today, their CANsmart controller (available for select motorcycles) is the most technologically advanced lighting and accessory controller on the market. It connects to the vehicle CANbus system to read the vehicle data in real time to allow automated or manual accessory control right from the original vehicle switches or their accessory manager software.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS - MODULAR DESIGN
Anyone who has outfitted a vehicle knows that trying to get a million different accessories from a number of different brands to all work together is a nightmare. After developing their industry leading line of SoundBomb Horns they immediately began developing a concept that Nate had been imagining for years; modular visibility lighting. To compliment their high-power driving lights Nate wanted to engineer a line of white, amber and red visibility lighting that was purpose built to make your vehicle more visible during the day, as well as at night.
Designed like emergency strobe lights optics, their DRLs, B6 brake lights, and modular T3 turn signals are the brightest most low profile visibility lights on the market. Modular design is a recurring theme in the development of new DENALI products. The beauty of the modular design is that one light pod can be easily transformed into a purpose-built solution for a wide variety of vehicle types. Modularity unlocks the full potential of their products and illustrates how a super bright DRL pod can make the ideal fender-mounted motorcycle light as well as a kick-ass low-profile backup light for side x sides, Jeeps and trucks.
Always thinking ahead, their entire line of lighting, horns, electronics and wiring harnesses are designed with mating waterproof connectors so you can outfit your entire vehicle without having to cut, splice or solder a single connection.
DRIVEN BY SCIENCE
Over the past decade LED lighting has grown to become the gold standard in automotive lighting, but not all LED lights are cut from the same cloth. Company realized early on that simply claiming the raw lumens of the LED chip does not tell you anything about how the light will perform, where it will throw the light and how long they will last.
From day one company were among the minority of lighting manufacturers that used cutting edge optical design software to fine tune their proprietary optics before they even made a prototype. Once their lights are built, they measure the beam and light output in a photometric testing lab to confirm that the production light meets their desired result. Company also use this same process to develop street legal beam patterns that meet US DOT, SAE and European E Mark standards. To this day they are still one of the few LED lighting manufacturers that publishes the Isolux test results for all of the lights brand make. Company also utilize 3D scanning technology to ensure that their products fit perfectly every time. Their years of experience combined with their attention to detail is why OEMs like Yamaha and Segway came to us to develop and manufacture a few of their OE lighting solutions.
THE DENALI DIFFERENCE
At DENALI Electronics company take their jobs seriously, and their job is to keep you safe while out on the road or trail. Company are committed to providing the highest quality, longest lasting and brightest lighting solutions they possibly can. They are continuously innovating, developing and testing new designs to meet everyone’s specialized needs.
Most of their products were originally designed for use on motorcycle applications, which means they were built to take abuse from off-road riding, weather conditions and more. Their lights are TOUGH and company offer a 5 year warranty on all of their products!
Whether youre looking to make your daily driver more visible to other motorists, or youre building a fully outfitted adventure bike for world travel, DENALI has got you covered. DENALI Electronics LED lighting options are the best in the business, they stand behind it.