Spotlights

Spotlights

Postby T_Dogga90 on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:23 pm

Hey guys

I am wondering what spotlights do some of you use? Is there any certain brand that stand out or are most good quality?

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Re: Spotlights

Postby Racer on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:30 pm

I use Roo Lites 180mm mate....lightforce copy and work just as good if not better for half the price. Lightforce are fitted to the work trucks I drive and they are ok, not worth double the cash though.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby T_Dogga90 on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:34 pm

Cheers racer. I will have to find out where i can get them on the sunshine coast
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Re: Spotlights

Postby dougyglxr on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:34 pm

I got Light Force 240 xenons sweet light, hid's are better tho ;)
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Re: Spotlights

Postby Racer on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:37 pm

Just search on google mate, I bought them online from some 4x4 store.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby Quinny on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:39 pm

Search, Search then Search... Then buy LF 240's ... The road signs will blind you :lol:
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Spotlights

Postby UAV on Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:56 pm

I have narva 225s cost me $295, and im getting hid upgrades. So for around $500 or the same price as lightforce I will have 10x better lights
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Re: Spotlights

Postby har05l on Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:20 pm

I have the 180mm roo lites, and just like the LF lights the road side reflection is bright :o . Awesome light and in the package at least included is the fill wiring harness unlike the LF light :roll: . Half the price to :D
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Re: Spotlights

Postby SEJ GLX-R on Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:26 pm

I have the Narva 225s also.($299 delivered to my door) with the new type fitting kit.

I got them with the pencil beam but replaced the lenses with broad beam

The only problem is that they move on dirt roads :evil:
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Re: Spotlights

Postby MN GLXR on Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:30 pm

I run 3 x LF170's with crystal blue filters and the light output is excellent. See my shed pic. With LF you can adjust the beam width by rotating the housing which I like - like a torch.

LF and NArva 225's seem to be the most popular.

Ebay also seems to be the best price.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby chick_magnet_0001 on Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:09 pm

after seeing kwjibo on a recent meet up just walk up to his 240 lightforce spotties and just unscrew the whole reflector i almost fell over :shock: :shock: , glad i got me Hella rally 4000's, they light up a road sign at 1.2kms :D bright enough for them long night drives in the middle of no where 8-)
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Re: Spotlights

Postby barraboy on Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:20 pm

I have Britax X-Ray vision 200 series Spotlights tjm sell them good mounting system powder coated metal frame. No complaints so far.

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Re: Spotlights

Postby Diablo on Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:23 pm

I have the x-ray 220's

http://www.xrayvision.net/

A little bit different. every bit as good as the light force, and probably cheeper (and i prefer the mounts). and the LED's in them make them stand out really well at night :mrgreen:

now i just need the cash for an HID upgrade so they match my headlights. mmmmm new 75w+ HID kits
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Re: Spotlights

Postby Diablo on Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:24 pm

barraboy wrote:I have Britax X-Ray vision 200 series Spotlights tjm sell them good mounting system powder coated metal frame. No complaints so far.

http://www.xrayvision.net/


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Re: Spotlights

Postby barraboy on Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:39 pm

Sorry Diablo!!
Just a small note I would go the blue lens if i had my time again. The light is alot whitter and brighter and looks abit tougher too.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby Diablo on Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:56 pm

All good. Love the look of the blue lense :mrgreen:
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Re: Spotlights

Postby helicoptercow on Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:01 pm

SEJ GLX-R wrote:I have the Narva 225s also.($299 delivered to my door) with the new type fitting kit.

I got them with the pencil beam but replaced the lenses with broad beam

The only problem is that they move on dirt roads :evil:


you say new type fitting kit... is that the replacement housing? I just emailed narva about mine twisting on their mounts and they are sending me the new replacement mounts for the 225's free :D .

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Re: Spotlights

Postby SEJ GLX-R on Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:11 pm

helicoptercow wrote:
SEJ GLX-R wrote:I have the Narva 225s also.($299 delivered to my door) with the new type fitting kit.

I got them with the pencil beam but replaced the lenses with broad beam

The only problem is that they move on dirt roads :evil:


you say new type fitting kit... is that the replacement housing? I just emailed narva about mine twisting on their mounts and they are sending me the new replacement mounts for the 225's free :D .


Mine is the "2010" mounting type......not the ball type. I have done them up tighter than I would have liked and they still move.

It's good if you want to look in the sky or 2 metres in front of you :lol:
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Re: Spotlights

Postby jimmy on Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:23 pm

for once in my life i agree with chicky, rally 4000, had mine for over 10 years and still going strong
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Re: Spotlights

Postby Blue on Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:26 pm

SEJ GLX-R wrote:I have the Narva 225s also.($299 delivered to my door) with the new type fitting kit.

I got them with the pencil beam but replaced the lenses with broad beam

The only problem is that they move on dirt roads :evil:


I put a neoprene shim under my mounts, 'bout 3mm thick then tightened them up, they've never moved...
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Re: Spotlights

Postby chick_magnet_0001 on Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:30 pm

hmm great idea blue might try that one
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Postby MN GLXR on Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:04 pm

Yep I put a piece of bike tyre tube under my lights to stop them moving. The lights have not moved since.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby Diablo on Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:20 pm

I got some near indistructable from Clark Rubber for mine. But not cause the bracket allows the light to move ( :lol: ), but for a bit of cushining on the bracket where it mounts onto the fibreglass bar.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby NowForThe5th on Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:45 am

Hella Rallye 4000's from EBay with 55 watt HID kit = stadium lighting system for about $500 all up.
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Re: Spotlights

Postby patto on Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:43 am

I am running the Roo lights - 220... Went them over the light force as they are cheaper, and on previous 4x4 i had light force and got sick of the cost of replacing them from Animal strokes etc.. All 100kmh hits..

The roo lights throw some good light - they do wobble abit though. other than that well worth the money...
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