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Old 10-03-2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by blackbeast_FX4
i think ima go with 5 hella rallye 4000s in three different beam patterns 1-pencil beam 2-euro beam with amber led parking lights 2- cornering beams
If you were gona get kc's tell me what lites and part numbers,PM me if you want.
Old 10-05-2009, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by blackbeast_FX4
need help with decision on what off road lights to getfor my front bumper.?
if you want any kind of larger light, most of the time they'll vibrate to the point of distraction. vision x might be an exception. if you want to go to a smaller light like what i decided doing, then look into the baja design 4 inch fuego. they come in spot,driving and cornering configurations. they have both hid and conventional designs that are upgradable to hid. i use 12 fuego hid lights on my racetruck utilizing all three of the light configurations and there are no "hot spots" or radical light cut off points where you go from lit areas to total darkness. it's important because after a awhile, you can get headaches and you could start seeing things that are'nt there. these little 4 inch fuegos turn the night into day. best of luck with your selection. happy trails.
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Originally Posted by kalealmighty
lightforce!!!!
lightforce are great. jason mcneil uses these on his fiberwerx trophy truck and likes them alot. [course they sponsor him but that's beside the point]. i think people have a tendency to really like what they spent a fortune on whether they're worth a s--t or not. ha ha.
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Originally Posted by TheJMC
You won't need the pencil beam if you get the euro. I had a pair of euros and they were plenty. Get a second set and mount them in the rear for backing up.

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i disagree 100% with that statement. there is no such thing as too much light off road. i do agree with having good back up lights. i use 2 12 volt work lights from truckntow that are awesome. but you can't have enough light out there at night. more important is how you set up the lights to eliminate cut off and hotspots in my opinion.
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as far as back up lights go, you don't want to go with a real high dollar hella or any other real high end light because it's un-necessary and you'll end up blinding your buddies behind you or the public in general leaving the store. a good spread beam work light on each side compliment your existing lights well enough. but as far as driving lights go, the more the better. happy trails.
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Originally Posted by randy s
i disagree 100% with that statement. there is no such thing as too much light off road. i do agree with having good back up lights. i use 2 12 volt work lights from truckntow that are awesome. but you can't have enough light out there at night. more important is how you set up the lights to eliminate cut off and hotspots in my opinion.
The range of the pencil beam is around 735 meters. The Euro beam is 500. The width of the Pencil is about 30 meters. The Euro width is 40. So the euro will IMHO be enough. At 60 mph using the look ahead 2 seconds rule you should be looking 176 feet ahead of your vehicle. You have plenty of coverage with 500 meters. That is over 1/3 of a mile. While the pencil beam will allow you to look into the next county it is not necessary.

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Originally Posted by TheJMC
The range of the pencil beam is around 735 meters. The Euro beam is 500. The width of the Pencil is about 30 meters. The Euro width is 40. So the euro will IMHO be enough. At 60 mph using the look ahead 2 seconds rule you should be looking 176 feet ahead of your vehicle. You have plenty of coverage with 500 meters. That is over 1/3 of a mile. While the pencil beam will allow you to look into the next county it is not necessary.

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again, i repectfully disagree. you can't have too much light. especially in the desert where we drive. pointing your lights properly and dialing them in is huge. but i do a bit different kind of driving than you do and i thinki know where your thinking is. at least you'll spend less money your way. lol. respect.r
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Originally Posted by TheJMC
The range of the pencil beam is around 735 meters. The Euro beam is 500. The width of the Pencil is about 30 meters. The Euro width is 40. So the euro will IMHO be enough. At 60 mph using the look ahead 2 seconds rule you should be looking 176 feet ahead of your vehicle. You have plenty of coverage with 500 meters. That is over 1/3 of a mile. While the pencil beam will allow you to look into the next county it is not necessary.

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we run 12 hid 4 inch baja design fuego lights on our racetruck of all three designs. spot , driving and wide cornering and there are times when i think that's not enough really late at night after a couple hundred miles during a new moon. it's really dark out there in the middle of nowhere in baja california at night and it's important that we can see as far ahead of us as possible as well as highlighting what's right in front of us and around corners as well so it's different than what you need for your purposes. respect. r
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i just want something brighter than my heads that i have control of while im hunting or pulling someone else out or cruising though som woods or just down the road and need some extra light nothing to crazy but nothing to sissy like lol


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