The guy saying that hids are over rated obviously has never had a set. Wait til you have used one til you start telling people they are over-rated because you can't afford them. I do agree they are expensive but, once you use them you will know they are worth it. My buddy just put a set in his volvo and they make on hell of a difference. They do have a bit of light spill, but I don't think its anything bad. Ive seen hondas with a lot more light spill than his, and hes getting 4x the light output. I say get the hids, plus it won't affect your drag. And it will be easier on you alternator with using an 8th of the wattage. Though, I like the look of the lights/light bar. I think one day I want to put some projectors into my bumper and use those as my head lights... and do something cool with that. But, thats when I have extra money to burn on my truck. And that wont be for a LONG time

 

Cool cool, thanks every one for the imput.

Well it's looking like the HID's are going to be out of the question from what I'm hearing. I really like to follow the idea of function over form, but with a new truck, it's a little harder.

I know that the 240's will look pretty big, and quite tacky, but will perform the best, but the 170's will be better looking up front and will perform a little worse. So, is it worth it to get the 240's or should I just get the 170's and be happy?

Maybe some one with photoshop skills could do something so that I can see how big the 240's would look.

 

I have the lightforce 170's and love them--would have got the 240 if I could have made them fit. When I have the available funds I would like to buy a pair of the 240 blitz. I don't really like hella but you may want to check the price on HID Rally eye 4000--I have a recolection of them being around $1100 a pair..... I drive in Mexico at night and the different filters are sure neat---blue for rain, yellow for fog, and clear for normal conditions---the yellows have a filter that makes the light go real wide. With all this talk about Bozeman I hope you are doing some fly fishing.....


My vote is to go with the 240's--same bulb as the 170 but a much bigger lens--besides wouldn't you rather have more light between Spokane and Bozeman? If you get them and hate them the 170 lens will screw on--there is a lightforce dealer in Vancouver Washington who I'm sure would do the swap--he offered it to me.

 

I'll check that out.

 

HID cant go wrong

 

Care to explain?

 

I thought the blue filter is for the snow? I want to get another filter for my 170's and want to get the one that will be best for snow/foggy conditions in the mountains.

I don't see how the 170's will cost as much as a HID kit, but the Lightforce's are a great light. I got them and really like them.

 

I took my original post down. I thought it was a good deal for what I see other people paying for the HID's. If you do an internet search you can find them for almost the same price.

 

I'm referring to the cost of the lights AND the light bar to mount the lights. The light bar is 250.

 

Do a search on Mr. Jung HID kits. They seem to be the best kits I've found so far. $460 with HI/LO capability and different color temp options, including 5000K. Good luck.

 

I say go with hid. I bout a set of cheap ones on ebay and put them in my '01 Kawasaki ZX-12r. What a huge difference! I didn't have any problem with glare, and they still work fine after 2 years even with the vibrations from racing, wheelies, and stoppies. When other friends ride next to me, I can't even see their beam pattern on the ground. The hid's are more than functional. The only complaint I had was no high beam. As soon as I scrape a little $ together I will be putting a set of high/low's in the runner.

 

Please don't purchase a kit form Mr. Jung. It is commonly refered to as Mr. "Junk" by other HIDforum members.

 

Who's good then? I'll probably be doing this soon so actual 1st hand results would be helpful.

 

Catz is a very good aftermarket brand. Here's a kit for sale here: ebay auction These kits are very hard to find and prepare to pay a premium for them. Other than that, i would go the OEM method (ie. ballast, d2s hid bulb, projector)

 

Well guys, I'm probably going with the lightforce lights and the light bar. I'll deal with the tackyness until I get used to it. Like the saying goes, function over form.

 

You might want to check out this site.
http://www.xenondepot.com/

 

FWIW, that price isn't so hot ( just to clarify - the XGT is the same bulb as the blitz (halogen, not HID), it's just in the housing that they use for the HID lights), not to mention shipping would be high. EDIT: I saw your follow up comment just now - sorry.

I just got a pair (haven't installed them yet) and even though you have seen pics, and you know they are big - until you hold one in your hand, the photos don't do justice. They are enormous!

Here is a pic of the 240's. I just set them on the ARB bumper - they are not mounted. In fact, the ARB bumper isn't even there any more... I just set them there for a photo to show scale. They are actually going to be installed in front of the roof rack.

 

http://faq.auto.light.tripod.com/hl-hid-bulbs.htm

What brands of HID bulbs is NOT world class
Many sellers nowadays offers several brands with different price tag. Typically, HID bulbs desgined and manufactured in simple facilities will have lower quality. Most of these bulbs are made Asia. Typical signs of lower quality is non existing data sheets. The marked also has many copycats: Packaging and bulb labled Philips or Osram exists on the marked. Be sceptical if a brand name bulb is too cheap to be true. Consumers reports life to be short (less than 600 hours) and dim output.
Here is a list of bulbs in this category:

Vestec
bulbs in kits sold by Misterjung.com
bulbs in kits sold under "Bohmen"

 

Hey Freak:

Off subject, but did you notice a big diff with the URD kit and how was the install?? I have similiar set-up minus fuel mods/

Paul

 

It's a long story. Check out the "problems starting to surface" thread