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nissannewby/ Superoo, thanks guys. I really like the lightforce ones and would of put them on the patrol but when we bought it, it had the ipf's as part of the deal from nissan so didn't really want to go and change them, but the new patrol doesn't have spotties as yet. The ipf's were great but I would like a bit more distance and spread from the next set so I am on the hunt.
Cheers
Greg
Hi Greg,
I have Britax Xrays on my wagon with ordinary 100w bulbs (got HID kit to fit inside lights 1 day) spread & pencil, great lights, over 600mtr cover & they say over 1200 with HID, paid $220 each & $170 for HID kit, aluminium body, very robust, Just another light on the suject.
Col
if you can fit a 240mm light in your bar, go the xgt. not specifically for the light output ( even though it is excellent and definitely holds more than its own against all competitors) do it for the housing construction. lightforce have created a spotlight housing that undeniably takes the cake. lightforce claim they can take a bullet, but my set of hid's (same housing) has fallen off a truck, literally, been smacked into by another truck, taken direct hits from large roos, been knocked back so hard it put a dent in my bonnet, so many thousands of kilometers of corrugated roads, never miss a beat ....... ever!
for all spotlight mounting though, i do recommend fitting some rubber between the spotlight mount and the steel mounting bracket on your rig. 10-12mm if you can get it but even 5mm helps take some of the "shake" out of the light on corrugated roads, helps limit twisting on the mounts as rubber is grippy, it helps absorb corrugated abuse and impacts too.
and since you seem so keen on details, i have a set of old halogen type rally's i think, i get about 350mtrs of decent light close up, my mate has xgt's up north, comparatively i could see at least another 5 or 6 road markers ( i think they are about 50 mtrs apart) but my hids blow them all away. my only complaint about my hids, is the road sign flash back
choppie, thanks mate, I will have a look at the Britax lights and see what they are about.
stets, thanks to you too. How does the light output of the xgt's compare to the 240 blitz.
On a side note, I was over your way a couple of years ago with a good mate of mine and we were looking forward to going fishing on one of the charters but it is a bloody windy joint, it was blowing about 30 knots when we were there. Apart from the wind it was a beautiful part of the country and you guys have a great maritime museum as well, we spent a couple of hours in there.
Cheers
Greg
yeah i love geraldton, specifically moved back here from darwin, should have never left!!
i have never seen a side by side comparison between the blitz and xgt. the main differences are the housing though i reckon. the blitz has a wind out type housing which alters the spread of the light. it sits on an arm and just looks a little weak in my opinion.
as for the xgt's, they are a fixed refelctor, meaning you have to purchase filters seperately to get your spot or spread configuration. they have so many filters for so many different purposes it would be hard not to find one you were happy with.
my biggest satisfaction with the xgt housing is knowing that no matter what i throw at them, they keep going. deep water, mud, high pressure cleaning, heat, cold, vibrations, animal strikes, not to forget a very serious vehicle collision that destroyed the vehicle that they were originally on
stets,
thanks mate. I will have more of a look at the xgt's. I was also looking at the genesis, have you had much to do with these, these have the same mounting as the xgt's don't they?
Greg
no the genesis is 210mm and the xgt is 240mm. i cant say much about the genesis housing as i can honestly say that i have never even seen them fitted yet.
going by the pics they look to be made of the same materials, but not sure
here is a good page that really goes over all the ins and outs of each light
http://www.lightforceworld.com.au/2/...rce-light.html
the genesis just seems like a slightly smaller light to cater for the med sized 4wds, like navaras and such that you cant fit an xgt into the front bar
stets,
Thanks for the link to the website, I will go and have a look.
Cheers
Greg