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by Badass Bundy » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:58 am
I just recently had these spotlights put on my bull bar and they look
However, just seeing how you guys set yours up with the covers. I have the crystal blue covers on mine. Both combo covers.
Do you guys prefer one spot and one spread, or two combo's?
Is there any difference between the two setups?
Thanks in advance.
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by bogged » Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:33 am
Badass Bundy wrote: Do you guys prefer one spot and one spread, or two combo's?
Try them yourself... see what you like.
I've tried spot/spread works well for me, but not with blue covers. I had clear covers with the defuser in it.
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by BlueSuzy » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:08 pm
Blue covers are illegal are they not? Timmy you should know this
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by GUtripper » Mon Nov 16, 2009 12:09 pm
2 x combo covers and 55w HID kit
With the combo's, you mayt see them occasionally with the lightforce writing slanted- sort of like the sides of a triangle?
The LF diffusers are vertical- and spread the beam in a flat spread across the road. I tend to run the covers tilted/rotated slightly (as above) as i find it removes the dark/blind patch down to the sides of the road.
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by A.J. » Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:30 pm
This is what I have done
I have since replaced the blue covers with clear ones though (2x combo and 1x spot in the middle).
I have found that the blue kills a lot of the light output.
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by luxoflex » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:14 pm
BlueSuzy wrote: Blue covers are illegal are they not? Timmy you should know this
The crystal blue covers are not Illegal as they shine a white light, but the dark blue are illegal as they shine a blue light.
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by Jcas24 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:19 pm
luxoflex wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: Blue covers are illegal are they not? Timmy you should know this
The crystal blue covers are not Illegal as they shine a white light, but the dark blue are illegal as they shine a blue light.
yep, any forward facing lights have to be white/yellow/orange so crystal blue covers are ok, but green, red & dark blue are illegal.
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by jet-6 » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:30 pm
I have 6 LF's up front, all HID and i run 4 of them with full spreads, one with a combo and one plain, but i think ill put a combo where the plain is
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by Drift Technician » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:36 pm
I run 4 up front, two spots on top, two combos on bottom, both with light blue covers.
Very good light output.
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by T_Diesel » Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:53 pm
jet-6 wrote: I have 6 LF's up front, all HID and i run 4 of them with full spreads, one with a combo and one plain, but i think ill put a combo where the plain is
Are you scared of the dark?
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by Jeeps » Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:23 pm
Lightforce don't make a full spread for the 240's so i'm running a combo on each. I would like a full spread cover as the combo still doesn't put out as much spread as i'd like. I should have gone with 170's because at least they have a full spread cover.
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by jet-6 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:47 am
T_Diesel wrote: jet-6 wrote: I have 6 LF's up front, all HID and i run 4 of them with full spreads, one with a combo and one plain, but i think ill put a combo where the plain is
Are you scared of the dark?
Whats dark?
Yer forgot to say, the full spreads are 140's and 170's, the combo and plain are 240's
Have changed the covers since that pic
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by T_Diesel » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:33 am
jet-6 wrote: T_Diesel wrote: jet-6 wrote: I have 6 LF's up front, all HID and i run 4 of them with full spreads, one with a combo and one plain, but i think ill put a combo where the plain is
Are you scared of the dark?
Whats dark?
Yer forgot to say, the full spreads are 140's and 170's, the combo and plain are 240's
Have changed the covers since that pic
That looks very neat. What sort of HID kits are you running?
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by BlueSuzy » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:38 am
Jcas24 wrote: luxoflex wrote: BlueSuzy wrote: Blue covers are illegal are they not? Timmy you should know this
The crystal blue covers are not Illegal as they shine a white light, but the dark blue are illegal as they shine a blue light.
yep, any forward facing lights have to be white/yellow/orange so crystal blue covers are ok, but green, red & dark blue are illegal.
Ah ok
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by Badass Bundy » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:19 am
Thanks for all your input lads. I will have to test them out more (excuse to go 4wding).
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by 4bdan » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:47 am
jet-6 wrote: T_Diesel wrote: jet-6 wrote: I have 6 LF's up front, all HID and i run 4 of them with full spreads, one with a combo and one plain, but i think ill put a combo where the plain is
Are you scared of the dark?
Whats dark?
Yer forgot to say, the full spreads are 140's and 170's, the combo and plain are 240's
Have changed the covers since that pic
That looks brilliant, well done mate....
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by BlueSuzy » Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:42 pm
Yep, Bullbar nicely done. I bet you blind some people with your blinkers though
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by 70Y07A!! » Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:20 pm
4bdan wrote: jet-6 wrote: T_Diesel wrote: jet-6 wrote: I have 6 LF's up front, all HID and i run 4 of them with full spreads, one with a combo and one plain, but i think ill put a combo where the plain is
Are you scared of the dark?
Whats dark?
Yer forgot to say, the full spreads are 140's and 170's, the combo and plain are 240's
Have changed the covers since that pic
That looks brilliant, well done mate....
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by jet-6 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:15 pm
Cheers guys, i have made a few changes to it since those pics, i made ballast cover and rear splash plates for them, all powder coated black
And also added some rubber edging to the sides of the cuts, just to neaten it up a little
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by Jcas24 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:17 pm
looks like a LF promo vehicle Jet
anyone know if the Genesis lights are out yet, wanna check em out and maybe get some for the toy.
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by A.J. » Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:18 pm
Wow that is awesome Jet
I love the idea...... got me thinking haha
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by jet-6 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:28 pm
Some more pics of when they were 1st fitted:
There re ballast cover and backing plates now, along with rubber edging
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by jet-6 » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:29 pm
Jcas24 wrote: looks like a LF promo vehicle Jet
anyone know if the Genesis lights are out yet, wanna check em out and maybe get some for the toy.
I sell a fair few HID kits, so yer it sort of is a promo thing, between my 3 cars i have 10 sets of HID's installed
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by bakerboy » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:46 pm
Jcas24 wrote: looks like a LF promo vehicle Jet
anyone know if the Genesis lights are out yet, wanna check em out and maybe get some for the toy.
apparently first of the back orders are heading out next month
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by A.J. » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:53 pm
Sorry for offtopic, Jet, dou you sell any H11 hid kits for me ss ute?
Only lowbeam, projector headlights. High is seperate.
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by ethann » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:04 pm
Jet-6, Possibly for you to post a picture of you confusing wild life and people at night?
You set up is probably brighter then daylight ? haha
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by Guy » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:33 pm
with that much light, reflection from road signs etc must be a pain in the backside.
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by jet-6 » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:36 pm
A.J. wrote: Sorry for offtopic, Jet, dou you sell any H11 hid kits for me ss ute?
Only lowbeam, projector headlights. High is seperate.
Yer can do!
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by jet-6 » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:53 pm
ethann wrote: Jet-6, Possibly for you to post a picture of you confusing wild life and people at night?
You set up is probably brighter then daylight ? haha
I mainly just confuse myself, mainly just reading crap on this site, but also at other times
Paranoia is setting in, lol
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by jet-6 » Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:53 pm
love_mud wrote: with that much light, reflection from road signs etc must be a pain in the backside.
Too much light never hurts my ass, sometimes my eyes but never my ass
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