badass spotlights - where ?

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:45 am

Sup,

Where can I find a new pair of seriously large spotlights for my shiny Surf ?

I want them for road use, to illuminate widely rather than for great distance (Surfs aint that fast). I'll set up some HID bulbs for them. Badddasssss. :twisted:

Any suggestions ? Theres little or nothing on TM.

TIA,
S

smurf182 · Post by **smurf182** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:05 am

Sounds like you're after some Lightforce lamps, maybe the 240 HID.

http://www.lightforce.net.au/driving.html

FYI, you can't install HID globes into lamps designed for incandescent globes, the beam pattern gets shot to hell - it's pretty hit and miss whether you'll find the results satisfactory or not.

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:46 am

I would jsut run Hella Rallye 4000's with the spread beam. they give plenty of light. If you have the money go for the HID version, Predator 4000's.

SteveWrightNZ · Post by **SteveWrightNZ** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:56 am

smurf182 wrote:FYI, you can't install HID globes into lamps designed for incandescent globes, the beam pattern gets shot to hell - it's pretty hit and miss whether you'll find the results satisfactory or not.

ahh bugger. Has anyone else tried this ? I see H4 et al HID conversion kits on TM - are these bogus ?

S

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:03 am

HID conversions are not as good, Most of the time they are no brighter or have a very focused dot and a big shadow.

If I was looking at new lights I would get new HID lights that way if they are not what you want you can replace them.