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Offroad lights

Post by lukey4x4 » Wed Nov 11, 2015 2:48 pm

Alright lads i am after some spot lights for my sj n seen some on ebay £47.00 for LED x4 97w each just wondering what yas think of them if there worth buying , item number , 331689509953 , any info be greatfull

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Re: Offroad lights

Post by ianedwards » Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:01 pm

Just had a look, you mention your after spot lights, but the advert states the lights have a flood type beam. not really good for lighting up the road ahead, more of a work light I'd say.

It depends on what you want them to do for you. I've seen led bars with a combination of spot lights and a few flood lights, seemed to work really well, but it depends what look your after as well.
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Re: Offroad lights

Post by zook123 » Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:36 pm

Am I the only one reading that they are "Anti Explosion" ?

They look pretty decent, but as Ian says, wouldn't use them as a spot light!
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Re: Offroad lights

Post by lukey4x4 » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:10 pm

Thanks for reply lads there will be for offroad use only aye was after something to put along yhe front of my roll cage , what yous think wrong kind of lights ? Thanks

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Re: Offroad lights

Post by Anton » Wed Nov 11, 2015 11:45 pm

Depends on whether you want to see everything around you or cast light into the distance.

These will flood the area around your Zuk, but won't light up anything at a distance. If you want something for offroad only use, they might work as you don't need to see at a great distance when offroading, but you do need to be able to see bombholes and banks that drop away to oblivion.

If they're too "flood" for you, you can always put a fresnel lens on them.
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Re: Offroad lights

Post by ROBBIE » Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:23 am

My old disco had roof lights that were a mix of flood and spot which were great for night driving
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Re: Offroad lights

Post by lukey4x4 » Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:55 am

Thanks lads big help i didnt even think about the 2 diffrent types al look for some spot lights for the top of the cage , what yas think on wottage ? Thanks

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Re: Offroad lights

Post by ScottieJ » Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:20 pm

Just remember though, roof mounted lights will reflect off the bonnet and give you some glare.

lights are much better mounted on the front in my opinion unless you have a matt bonnet that won't reflect the lights.
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Re: Offroad lights

Post by lukey4x4 » Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:24 pm

Thanks scottie al keep that in mind n have a mess about on location of them , have u got any recommendations on wattage a style , thanks

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