driving light recommendations

[lukewalker]

Hey there.

I'm in the market for a set of driving lights. They will mainly be used for highway driving. What are your thoughts

Luke

[macca]

Are you ready for the flood of info?
I have IPF 900 something with eBay HID kits in them. OK but leave dark spots. Had them 8 years.
Sure there are some excellent lights available now, those light bars look the goods too but don't know how well any of the new generation lights the perform.

[Drewboyaus]

I bought a second hand set of IPF900's off eBay cheap. Spent another 80 bucks on an HID kit for them and my lights are plenty bright enough. I don't have any dark spots like Macca.
I am also going to mount an LED light bar that will give excellent short to midrange light fill.
Should have it all done for under 500 bucks......

[kevin07]

hid are the go 55watt should be enough color range about 4500k that will make you happy

[liveyk7]

I bought a second hand set of IPF900's off eBay cheap. Spent another 80 bucks on an HID kit for them and my lights are plenty bright enough. I don't have any dark spots like Macca.
I am also going to mount an LED light bar that will give excellent short to midrange light fill.
Should have it all done for under 500 bucks......

I have exactly the same. Got 100w hid for 110 bucks off eBay and are excellent. I do a lot of country driving and night driving and have been awesome.
Headlights are hid too.
The distance covered is amazing with the ipfs. .

[nissannewby]

Light force 50w hid XGT's all the way :). All types of filters that are as simple as changing the cover.

[happygu]

Are you ready for the flood of info?
I have IPF 900 something with eBay HID kits in them. OK but leave dark spots. Had them 8 years.
Sure there are some excellent lights available now, those light bars look the goods too but don't know how well any of the new generation lights the perform.


I have a light bar, and the only comments that I can make are that the light output is really white and it reflects off the roadside signs badly.....other than that great in the bush.

Mic

[megatexture]

I've got light force 240 blitz with 100w hid kit ...these are awsome and 3x 22" 10,200 lumen dual row light bars and these are even better lol
What kind of driving do you do or wants the lights for?.

[Dazzalco]

I've got a set of narva 225's in 55w hid and give plenty of light for highway driving but find glare off road signs a bit bright at times

[oncedisturbed]

LED's all round for me

[menace 2]

depends also on what you are prepared to spend luke...wanted to go led but couldnt justify the price of intensity or great whites and who needs light for 1.5 klms ?...so bought a set of led ventas..about 700 mtrs of clear light .. $750.00..also have a 33" light bar ..one problem with all the bright light of the led light bars etc luke is that when you go back to low beam , its like you have candles in the front

[menace 2]

finally learned how to use motorculture !!!...only took 7 months

[GU_Mick]

I have a set of lightforce XGT that I converted to 100w HID's. Way to much. I'm in the bush, great light until you get into town. Blind yourself on the street signs. 55w next time

[Drewboyaus]

I have a set of lightforce XGT that I converted to 100w HID's. Way to much. I'm in the bush, great light until you get into town. Blond yourself on the street signs. 55w next time

I had 55W and found them too bright too. I currently have 35w in my spotties and same in my H4's and they still get a lot of reflection. I'm pretty sure it's the colour.
My H4's are 4300k and they work well, my spots are 6000k and even at 35W they are a biatch on road signs with reflection. I'll be changing my spots to 4300k eventually.

[GU_Mick]

I had 55W and found them too bright too. I currently have 35w in my spotties and same in my H4's and they still get a lot of reflection. I'm pretty sure it's the colour.
My H4's are 4300k and they work well, my spots are 6000k and even at 35W they are a biatch on road signs with reflection. I'll be changing my spots to 4300k eventually.

Yeah. Mine are 6000k. Bad move

[P4trol]

I like 6000k as a colour temperature because the kangaroos/wallabies rather stand out. Buff are just as invisible.

[lukewalker]

thanks for all the advice. I ended up going with the IPF HID 900 spot and spread and am very happy with them. just about to sort out the adjustments to make sure they are pointing in the right spot. is there any tips for adjusting them in the driveway to get them close to where they have to be?

[Drewboyaus]

Best way is to find a quiet piece of road and do it in the dark. You can't really do it in the driveway (especially the spot) because 1cm on the wall can equal 10m down the road.
Make sure you take a couple of jumpers or blankets or something to cover up your headlights and the driving light your not adjusting so you can get it in the right spot.
Oh, and don't look into the lights.....or you will be seeing spots! LOL