View Poll Results: What size of off-road lights should I get?
55W
37
24.83%
100W
62
41.61%
130W
50
33.56%
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Off-road lights: 55W, 100W, or 130W
#61
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WARNING!!! reagarding putting 100's in a Hella500, or any other, and for high wattages in general
just realized this today, for some reason didn't think of it before
I put 100w bulbs in my 55w Hella 500's, well, its been balls cold around here, and I've been driving around a bit in the blizzard like blowing cold weather with all the lights on, (yeah they dont help much in whiteout, but in backwoods it still helps) anyway, both glass lenses have a split in them... these are behind the clear lexan guards too so it was def the heat... poop
edit: and yes, I noticed a considerable difference in output between 55 and 100 back when I switched... have 8 ga going to relay and other stuff, and then upgraded but not sure what I used gauge from there on
just realized this today, for some reason didn't think of it before
I put 100w bulbs in my 55w Hella 500's, well, its been balls cold around here, and I've been driving around a bit in the blizzard like blowing cold weather with all the lights on, (yeah they dont help much in whiteout, but in backwoods it still helps) anyway, both glass lenses have a split in them... these are behind the clear lexan guards too so it was def the heat... poop
edit: and yes, I noticed a considerable difference in output between 55 and 100 back when I switched... have 8 ga going to relay and other stuff, and then upgraded but not sure what I used gauge from there on
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Then You should pony up and buy some LighForces! They are all Lexan and will not crack because there is no glass what so ever. This is a good example why the solid plastic design is better than the glass. I have cracked many of lenses with the same damn issue man nothing would make me as mad, get out of the truck and WTF!!!.
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havent read the previous 3 pages, so ill just post about the lights i have.
my KC daylighters (100w a piece) are so incredably bright!!!! with them mounted on my surco and the sunroof open, the interior is lighted up better than daylight!!! i am just so amazed at how bright they are.
sadly i havent been offroading at night much with them, but im sure ill use them much more come summer time when im off camping and the like.
fwiw, im thinking of putting the hella 500's on my grill guard where my kc's used to be. something more approbate for long open deserted roads. and some amber fog lights and the fog does get bad here at times.
my KC daylighters (100w a piece) are so incredably bright!!!! with them mounted on my surco and the sunroof open, the interior is lighted up better than daylight!!! i am just so amazed at how bright they are.
sadly i havent been offroading at night much with them, but im sure ill use them much more come summer time when im off camping and the like.
fwiw, im thinking of putting the hella 500's on my grill guard where my kc's used to be. something more approbate for long open deserted roads. and some amber fog lights and the fog does get bad here at times.
#67
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I run 8 130lights on my 4runner and a 1600 watt stereo as long as I don't play rap or that boom wappawappa shi* its does fine with a stock alt. As for the light output all I know for sure is they turn night into day. A friend described it like this one night driving to his house as he stood in the road waiting for me to show up " I thought that I had just seen the second coming of christ"
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