off road lights

bullfrogjohnson

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What are some affordable brights as hell off road lights? I need some lights on the front of my cow killer bumper. I like the 9.5" light force. But didn't know if there are some better ones out there.
 

jlawles2

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http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/LED-Work-Lamp

Hi Power 156mm Round Off Road Flood Light uses 12 x 1W Hi Power LED bulbs for an incredible output of 1350 Lumens per housing.

Can use on 9-32 volt systems. Long lifespan: up to 120,000 hours. Only 1A current draw. IP 67 Waterproof. 1 Year Limited Warranty. Stainless Steel mountain kit. 1.75lbs. Made with a lightweight aluminum housing and acrylic lens for durability. The base of the housing features an M8 nut and bolt for easy installation

or

http://piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/rs800.html

or

http://cat.hella.com/hella-nafta/js...gin=yes&selectedObject=CS@Hella-USA@[email protected]

or

http://cat.hella.com/hella-nafta/js...gin=yes&selectedObject=CS@Hella-USA@[email protected]


There are probably others out there as well.
 

SSchmi5519

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Oct 19, 2008
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CSK has some nice HIDs for around $120 a piece.

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Yes these are the ones I ran on my bumper for a few years. They are a 8" HID and they are briiight :eek::thumb:

Got mine for $99 each

They look like this:

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Chevy1925

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Steve, your truck is the exact look I am going for! Where did you get them from?

Im sure he will sell you the whole bumper and lights travis lol. its sitting in his bedroom. should fit 03-07 classic HD only

Yep picked them up from my local Checker/Shucks?/Kragen store, which is now O'Reilleys down here.

Yup, great lights. our buddies have been running them on their desert race rzr for the last 2 years and no probs along with my other friends that run them out in the dunes and such. yet to hear of a failure but im sure you can find some if you search around. one of the best bangs for the buck unless you have a set of old KC daylighters, then all you have to do is buy a HID kit for those old halogen lights from a place like VVME and it would be really cheap
 

SSchmi5519

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Im sure he will sell you the whole bumper and lights travis lol. its sitting in his bedroom. should fit 03-07 classic HD only



Yup, great lights. our buddies have been running them on their desert race rzr for the last 2 years and no probs along with my other friends that run them out in the dunes and such. yet to hear of a failure but im sure you can find some if you search around. one of the best bangs for the buck unless you have a set of old KC daylighters, then all you have to do is buy a HID kit for those old halogen lights from a place like VVME and it would be really cheap

Yep, sitting right here next to me lol.

Reason I like these over the KC-to-HID conversion is that they have an internal ballast so mounting is much easier. I had them wired up to the foglight button in-cab.
 

BlkMax

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Have you thought about putting HID's in your high, low, and fogs and using the "all on" mod?

I did this, and it is wonderful, and cheaper than buying off road lights.

I have had one truck that put out more light than my all on HID's, but it was BIG$$$ and drew about 40 amps with all the lights on; I also had a huge dual circuit marine alternator on the truck to support the lights and the plow.

Now I have great lighting and draw less power than the stock system with all 35W HID ballasts. This might be a place to start and then add more if it does not suit your needs.
 

Chevy1925

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Have you thought about putting HID's in your high, low, and fogs and using the "all on" mod?

I did this, and it is wonderful, and cheaper than buying off road lights.

I have had one truck that put out more light than my all on HID's, but it was BIG$$$ and drew about 40 amps with all the lights on; I also had a huge dual circuit marine alternator on the truck to support the lights and the plow.

Now I have great lighting and draw less power than the stock system with all 35W HID ballasts. This might be a place to start and then add more if it does not suit your needs.

My 3 9.5" eagle eyes with my low beams on put out much more light down the road than lows, highs, and fogs with HIDs all on. Having the lights setup as "driving lights" (not quite spots but not really floods either) and the mirror designed for them can make a noticable difference. that and they are 55w. Ive been on too many recovery missions at night trying to pull out broken race cars to not have something other than factory headlights with HIDs to see.

Im sure you could make the factory lights with HIDs in them near as bright but your gunna have to run 55w lights in all the housings and have them aimed up high. that leads to alot of pissed off people when your just driving around town at night :D
 

SSchmi5519

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My 3 9.5" eagle eyes with my low beams on put out much more light down the road than lows, highs, and fogs with HIDs all on. Having the lights setup as "driving lights" (not quite spots but not really floods either) and the mirror designed for them can make a noticable difference. that and they are 55w. Ive been on too many recovery missions at night trying to pull out broken race cars to not have something other than factory headlights with HIDs to see.

Im sure you could make the factory lights with HIDs in them near as bright but your gunna have to run 55w lights in all the housings and have them aimed up high. that leads to alot of pissed off people when your just driving around town at night :D

Same, I have HIDs in my highs and lows and even with the all on mod, these three HIDs outshined them 5x.