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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: MarkVS on June 10, 2017, 11:38:08 AM
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Looking at putting a set of LED spotlights onto the Pajero bull bar.
Want some good quality units. Handle rough roads, water.....looked at the ARB but at $745 each, for the amount of use they will get, it's not worth the money for me.
Any more reasonably priced suggestions....
Mark
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Fyrlyt
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The 4x4 supercentre lights seem to get a pretty good rap. A mate works on a fleet of trucks, has installed 12 pairs so far in the last year and so far no issues.
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The 4x4 supercentre lights seem to get a pretty good rap. A mate works on a fleet of trucks, has installed 12 pairs so far in the last year and so far no issues.
I rate them too. I old get the 7inch next time as the 9 inch are too big.
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Stedi gets my money - about mid 500 for a pair of 9inch and they are a better light quality than ARB in my opinion...
We stock them because we've used them on our own cars and only sell what we will use ourselves
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I've got the 4wd Supacentre 9 inch on both my 4wds. Can't complain for the money. Probably know six other mates that have them as well.
Cheers, Mike.
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I've got the 4wd Supacentre 9 inch on both my 4wds. Can't complain for the money. Probably know six other mates that have them as well.
Cheers, Mike.
Have installed heaps of these - they are definitely good bang for buck!!
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Got 7" Supacentre lights as 9" wouldn't fit. Solid units that provide a fantastic amount of light and the spread is amazing.
Living and travelling in the bush I am more interested in avoiding animal strike so spread is more important than what's a mile up the road.
A lot more light than the two 8" 100w halogens they replaced.
Can't see why anyone would spend big bucks on name brands when they all come out of China and probably the same factories.
Must be the name brand sticker I guess.
Check out the comparison in this link and decide for yourself.
www.4wdsupacentre.com.au/specials/weekly-deals/illuminator-9-round-led-driving-lights-pair.html (http://www.4wdsupacentre.com.au/specials/weekly-deals/illuminator-9-round-led-driving-lights-pair.html)
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I have the Lightforce 180 LEDs, brilliant spottie.
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Stedi gets my money....
I agree Drew. They do look the goods.....
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MarkVS
Really , just why do you want to fit spotties to your rig ???
Wack a light bar of or about 20in & hope you never have to use it :-[
When out on the wallaby if you haven't got a :cheers: in your claw predusk whats the problem ???
l have a 20in light bar on my Paj & have only used it in anger once . Said light bar will show you enough of the road to drive at your chosen speed , should you need to .
Looking down the road at arrange of 2 Km is fine but you don't weigh 200 tonnes so you can stop if required a bit quicker .
But its up to you to show the world just how afraid you are of the dark :cheers:
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MarkVS
Really , just why do you want to fit spotties to your rig ???
Looking down the road at arrange of 2 Km is fine but you don't weigh 200 tonnes so you can stop if required a bit quicker .
I agree with Jamie on this one , I no longer have spot lights on my vehicles , only running with 20" light bars . More than enough light up the road ( far further than my braking distance ) and whats more important , plenty of light on the road edges where the kangahoppingbloodyroos come from .
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Mark it depends on what you want. Do you want distance and / or spread. Also what distance do you want as everyone's idea of led lights output varies.
I have 2 x 185 led spots for distance and my old trusty 20in light bar for spread. The distance for the spots are about 300 mtrs which is enough for me as I am not concerned what's 800 mtrs ahead of me but what's close to me.
You can pay for brands such as ARB etc but honestly they are all out of China just different factories. The 20in light bar, now 3 years old, I sourced from China when I was selling them and they supply sunyee who is who I got my 185 watt ones from. I did have an issue with the original ones, 185 watt lights, as the metal casing on the lights was too soft so the screws holding the light to the bracket would wear out and the lights would just drop down. I contacted sunyee and got a brand new replacement as they have a 2 year warranty. No issues with the new ones but I did add some lock tite to them to make sure.
Do not go with light bars with end brackets as the weight of the light bar puts undue stress on the brackets and they break. I had a 43in curved light bar with end brackets and the brackets broke in no time due to the weight of the light bar and the corrugated roads. If your looking at a light bar make sure the brackets are situated in the middle so that the light bar can be supported properly.
With over 2 and half years traveling corrugated roads I can vouch for real life usage and testing.
I don't have any shares in Sunyee. ;D
Personally I would not go for expensive lights but that's my opinion only. I cannot see the point.
As mentioned setting up a 4wd with lights is a personal thing, what works for you might not work for the next person. Best way is to find someone who has a set up on their vehicle and go for a drive with them to give you an idea.
Mark
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Lightbar with the combo spread and distance is the way to go, these days. ;)
Foo
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The only issue I have with the LED lights and HID ones for that matter is the Kelvin rating of them. Most are 6000K or higher and throw a rather harsh blue tint to the light which after a while can become very dazzling and hard on the eyes. Personally I prefer something in the 4000K to 5000K range, ideally 4300K while it may be a more yellow tint it is a lot easier on the eyes and also picks up the mobile obstacles a lot better then the bluer tint from the higher Kelvin lights. My thoughts anyhow.
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The only issue I have with the LED lights and HID ones for that matter is the Kelvin rating of them. Most are 6000K or higher and throw a rather harsh blue tint to the light which after a while can become very dazzling and hard on the eyes. Personally I prefer something in the 4000K to 5000K range, ideally 4300K while it may be a more yellow tint it is a lot easier on the eyes and also picks up the mobile obstacles a lot better then the bluer tint from the higher Kelvin lights. My thoughts anyhow.
I like your thinking......
I have gone back to 'bulbs' FYRLYT as it easier on the eyes....
And as other have said I only need to see a couple of hundred meters not kilometers in front
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Stedi gets my money
X2. We've got one of their 120w 24" light bars on the Prado, like the below pic. Pretty good value at $180 delivered and quality seems good too. Has 4 spread and 8 spot reflectors.
Great spread to the roadside for roo spotting on the windy rural roads in our area. Wife prefers it over the old Cibie Oscars.
Although. Last year we did a straight through overnight road trip from Melbourne to Airlie Beach. Would have much prefered a set of spotties those long straight stretches.
Time over again, I'd really struggle to choose between a bar and a set of 7" Led spotties.
I fitted a dirt cheap $60 22" light bar to the daughters Rav4 2 years ago.
Throws out tons of light for the cost.
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Don't know if this is relevant.
When I was looking, I joticed Supercheap have what looks like a good range of LED bars and spot lights of good quality. You can also purchase a matching wiring harness too.
Some of them looked liked the one ARB sell. I ended up with the old faithful Lightforce 170's.
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The only issue I have with the LED lights and HID ones for that matter is the Kelvin rating of them. Most are 6000K or higher and throw a rather harsh blue tint to the light which after a while can become very dazzling and hard on the eyes. Personally I prefer something in the 4000K to 5000K range, ideally 4300K while it may be a more yellow tint it is a lot easier on the eyes and also picks up the mobile obstacles a lot better then the bluer tint from the higher Kelvin lights. My thoughts anyhow.
I agree, on my truck with a twin headlamp set up I run HID High/Low beam and the other headlights with incandescent globes, one spot and one spread HID driving light and two Lightforce incandescent spot lights, on high beam its yellow enough for my eyes and when you dip your lights you don't feel like your driving on parking lights alone.
I use Led lights on an airseeder but they are about 30 feet behind me and throw a good spread of light of a short distance which is what is required.
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Stedi for me also. Have a set on the Patrol and very happy.
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Thanks for the advice everyone.....I have decided to follow the wise feedback, and get a single light bar for my needs.....probably 20-22 "....
At the moment, the Stedi look pretty good with some great feedback..... see how it goes....
Thanks
Mark
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I've a couple of the 6" and one 42" spot/spread from the 4wd supacentre.
Seem to be working fine on the Pajero.
And for $139 for the lot (which included delivery) good value as well.
Bill