flood lighting/close range opinions..??

[MUD EMPIRE]

I'm looking to put roof mounted lights on my GQ but only for slowish, close range bush driving. I'm thinking that worklamps will do the job. Also the lights I'm looking at are cheap compared to buying spotlights/driving lights that only reflect rain, fog, dust and make it harder to see.
Also I have only 115mm height to mount these worklamps under my lightbar. (Trying to keep as low profile as possible)



These are the sort of thing that I'm looking at..........what ya think..??

http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogu ... maint=2875

[drivesafe]

Hi mud empire, there is a couple of options but I suspect the cost would more than the cost of the work lights.

Do you have a price for those lights.

Cheers.

[MUD EMPIRE]

those ones on the link are $46 ea. ex Bursons

[drivesafe]

I was going to suggest Hella 181s from Bursons but they are a bit dearer.

Although they are a bit higher, you can twist the mount backwards, 90 degrees and mount them that way and they are then a lower mount.

This is how I have them mounted on the roof of my Rangie.

By using the 181s you can then fit the Philips Crystal Vision globes, also cheap at Bursons, and you will have 100 watt light output but only need 55w of power to run them.

Just a suggestion, cheers.

[TRobbo]

I was going to suggest Hella 181s from Bursons but they are a bit dearer.

Although they are a bit higher, you can twist the mount backwards, 90 degrees and mount them that way and they are then a lower mount.

This is how I have them mounted on the roof of my Rangie.

By using the 181s you can then fit the Philips Crystal Vision globes, also cheap at Bursons, and you will have 100 watt light output but only need 55w of power to run them.

Just a suggestion, cheers.

This is also exactly the same way I have them on my disco and they work very well. I have 4 lights running across the roof and the light output is exceptional for slower night driving. they also fit nice and low so don't get caught up in trees as easily.

An even cheaper option is the light that taxi drivers use on their roof for spotting house numbers etc. I bought some of these about 18 months ago from Piranha for about $25 each. These give a good light output and two of these are better than a pair of gu headlights.

[MUD EMPIRE]

I'm gonna try the Hella FF worklamps. If it's not any good, they'll be good rocklights/camplights. Then: the 181's sound like a good option. I'll try to post up the results of the trial, thanks for the help......Dave

[drivesafe]

Hi again MUD, here’s a picture of the Hellas mounted on the roof of the Rangie.

If you end up fitting the 181s, you can easily lower the height even further and get a better sidewards spread.

The other picture gives you an idea of how they work.

[MUD EMPIRE]

These pics look great.....my only concern is that I want to minimise glare.......that's where the low wattage flood/work lamps come in. Where I drive in Vic it's always 'closed in' tracks, foggy and rainy....will let U know how I go............
Thanks for the feedback....Dave

[leehamescort]

Not a cheap option but I run the Lighfoce 170's with the diffusion lenses (from their sport/shooting catalogue) These are a totally speckled cover than gives awesome 180deg of light but for only a short distance bout 50m

Coupled with a set of 45watt hid globes it gives as close to daylight for 50m around the car which is clear and awesome for vision while driving and even better when trying to find a good solid tree to winch from. You dont have to guess if its alive or not as you can see it, and the light seems to work a lot better, a lot less shadows so you can see the good tree behind the bushes unlike normal lights.

HID's are the way if you want good clean light that doesnt tire your eyes on a long night winching.

Catcha
Leeham