{"id":40833,"date":"2023-10-24T11:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=40833"},"modified":"2023-11-03T13:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T17:55:11","slug":"introducing-the-rupes-ibrid-bigfoot-hlr21-hlr15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/introducing-the-rupes-ibrid-bigfoot-hlr21-hlr15\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Rupes BigFoot iBrid HLR21 &#038; HLR15 Polishers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15.jpeg\" alt=\"Rupes BigFoot iBrid HLR21 and HLR15\" width=\"980\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-768x376.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Front-View.jpeg\" alt=\"Rupes BigFoot iBrid HLR21 and HLR15 Front View\" width=\"980\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Front-View.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Front-View-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Front-View-768x376.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Side-View.jpeg\" alt=\"Rupes BigFoot iBrid HLR21 and HLR15 Side View\" width=\"980\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Side-View.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Side-View-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Side-View-768x376.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Specs.jpeg\" alt=\"Rupes BigFoot iBrid HLR21 and HLR15 Specs\" width=\"980\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Specs.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Specs-300x147.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15-Specs-768x376.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Rupes-M62\/\">Rupes<\/a> has made their name in high-quality and innovative tools within the detailing industry and 2023 is yet another year in which a new and exciting product was released. Introducing the BigFoot iBrid HLR21 and HLR15 Polishers! Just when you thought Rupes could not top their Mark III units, more innovation sets a new standard within the polisher market. Right now we do not have a solid ETA (target release date is early February 2024), but pre-orders are live! You can find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Rupes-M62\/BigFoot-iBrid-HLR15-Kit-P3263\/\">HLR15 here<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Rupes-M62\/BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-Kit-P3264\/\">HLR21 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of the information we do know about this exciting release:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Battery powered units with the option to use a cord<\/li>\n<li>Batteries are Li-ion 10 cell 18 volt (5 Ah capacity) units<\/li>\n<li>Released as a kit (2x batteries, 1x charger, pads &#038; polishes)<\/li>\n<li>Cord option to be released later in 2024<\/li>\n<li>Dual Battery Charger (Charge both batteries at one time)<\/li>\n<li>Battery range is 30 minutes to 50 minutes (40 minute average)<\/li>\n<li>Battery charge time is about 50 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Battery power loss is minimal from beginning to end of battery life during use<\/li>\n<li>5160 opm during entire battery life cycle<\/li>\n<li>Brushless motor construction<\/li>\n<li>Just as powerful as the Mark III BigFoot units<\/li>\n<li>New polyfiber material for durability and weight reduction<\/li>\n<li>The weight is around 5lbs (with battery attached)<\/li>\n<li>17% (15) and 24% (21) reduction in weight from MarkIII units<\/li>\n<li>Thin with a more ergonomic design<\/li>\n<li>PrecisionPro backing plate has a low center of gravity and protective rubber boarder<\/li>\n<li>Anti-Spinning Ring for reduced friction and heat generation<\/li>\n<li>Reduction in overall vibration during use (1200hz)<\/li>\n<li>Substantial reduction in operating noise level (73Db)<\/li>\n<li>Blue LED indicator down the side of the tool<\/li>\n<li>Indicator glows blue during use and has two different flashing settings<\/li>\n<li>Slow flash for low battery and fast flash when too much pressure is placed on the tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6GYEE-hYCrk?si=IpODpYFyANj-ULF4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6GYEE-hYCrk&#038;t\">YouTube<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing the Rupes iBrid BigFoot HLR21 &#038; HLR15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":40853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[832,58],"tags":[1209,1465,3660,3659,1523,1047],"class_list":{"0":"post-40833","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sema","8":"category-tools-accessories-and-misc","9":"tag-bigfoot","10":"tag-hlr","11":"tag-hlr15","12":"tag-hlr21","13":"tag-ibrid","14":"tag-rupes"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rupes-BigFoot-iBrid-HLR21-and-HLR15.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-aCB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40833"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41097,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40833\/revisions\/41097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}