off road lights

ratmloud · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:35 pm

hey guys I am looking to put some offroad lights on my bumper, and was wondering what you guys like?

I have been looking at hella 500's and kc daylighters, what do you think? (any brand model suggestions welcomed)

Hood297 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:16 pm

if its in your price range i would consider looking at Warn lights, I have the sdb-210's. theyre very bright and have two beams, a very long range, and a flood that goes about the distance of the headlights. they are very big in diameter though, if you dont like that they also offer the sdb-160's. theyre smaller but have the same feature. oh yea about 385 for sdb-210, with a very nice wiring harness and very nice switch.

swyszomirski · **Joined:** Sat Oct 01, 2005 2:59 am **Posts:** 286

I have been looking at the Hella Ralley 4000's, they look nice, and I have heard they are real bright, but they aren't cheap at 200 per light, wires not included. A co-worker has a pair of KC's, don't remember the type, and he says that they are nice and bright as well.

Stephen

nails023 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 5:51 pm

I have the PIAA 580 which are very bright with a metal housing not plastic like some of the others. They are pretty spendy though. But I like them.

RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:08 pm

When I get the money, I'm getting a pair of 6" Warn Spot lights and a pair of 6" Warn Flood lights. I'm gonna put the spots in the center front of my roof rack and the floods on the outside front, angled a little outward.

4wdParakeet · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:22 pm

I just bought a set of these from Advanced Auto Parts for 50 bucks.

Optilux Lights

I haven't put them on yet so I can't tell you how I like them. I'll get it posted on here if I like them once I do get them on.

Parakeet

DaveKJ02 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:45 pm

So you guys do a lot of night wheelin', eh? :idea:

4wdParakeet · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:05 pm

Not so much but my club does have the occasional night run at the park we wheel at. When I end up getting air and a winch I'm going to have a dual battery set up with the second battery in the rear and a "fuse block" that all my lights and accessories will be powered off of that. That is my eventual plan for power. It will be sweet. I'll have a battery, on board air tank back there and a couple other goodies covered by a custom shelf.

Parakeet

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:49 pm

I've got the KC longrange HID's,these lights are awsome!!!They are a expensive but well worth it.When I'm back in South Dakota running the backroads at night they light up everything for over a mile and help me spot deer sooner.

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:43 pm

DaveKJ02 wrote:

:idea: So you guys do a lot of night wheelin', eh? :idea:

Sometimes those day runs turn into night runs.. :shock:

Endurance · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:28 am

RespectMyLibertay wrote:

When I get the money, I'm getting a pair of 6" Warn Spot lights and a pair of 6" Warn Flood lights. I'm gonna put the spots in the center front of my roof rack and the floods on the outside front, angled a little outward.

Have you seen Warn lights yet? All of my buddys got lights on their trucks and I can tell you from experience that Warn are by far the worst. I always liked Hella the best, but when comparing the light output I have never seen anything brighter than a KC Daylighter. Now I have to say that I have only seen Warn Hella and KC's in comparison.

asgates · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:29 am

i have had the Hella 500 driving lamps now for about 3 months and have had absolutely no complaints about them. take the time to aim them correctly and you won't be disappointed. not bad for under $70 a pair

RespectMyLibertay · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:16 am

OK...now I'm not getting Warn lights. I was looking at KC Hi-Lites before that, now I'm looking at them again.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:46 am

We used to use the KC 6 inch housing and put aircraft landing lights in them , now talk about lighting up an area. The last set I let go with my 70 Bronco, may have to make up another set to put on the ARB.

Endurance · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:47 am

You can buy a pair of 150W Daylighters for $100 off ebay.

Elwenil · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:25 pm

My personal favorite are PIAAs, but they are rather expensive, next I would pick Hellas, but if you want something cheaper and reliable, look at KC's 57 Series Halogens. They have a binch of different colors, and lens patterns. I wouldn;t own any other KC light though, they have proven to me that they are inferior quality to other brands.

tommudd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:47 pm

Summit Racing also has some of their own brand that are fairly good and great prices

Jeger · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:16 pm

I am seeing a lot of people with differing opinions on which lights are good or bad. If someone was going to do a poll what brands should be included?

asgates · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:41 pm

Jeger wrote:

I am seeing a lot of people with differing opinions on which lights are good or bad. If someone was going to do a poll what brands should be included?

warn
hella
kc
pro comp
others?

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:50 pm

asgates wrote:

warn
hella
kc
pro comp
others?

Don't forget PIAA

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