Roof mounted driving lights

Post by **MKPatrolGuy** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 10:50 pm

For those of you running more than 2 roof lights, how do you have them wired? In pairs or all together and why?

Post by **Drafty** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 10:58 pm

I run 2 30amp wires to the rack and an earth, obviously via a double relay.

Are you getting ready for tuesday?

Post by **MKPatrolGuy** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 11:10 pm

Nah, only running the 4 lights on the bullbar

although i was tempted to replace the 2 small Hellas with my pair of 240s for the night and run 4 240s :twisted:

Main reason was I just curious...

Post by **JavaJeep** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:44 am

I run them in pairs

Short range is with the standard high beam

The centre pair is a slightly longer focus spot ahead of high beam [ pencil ]

The outer pair are set further again [spread ]

I have 3 basic 'footprints' of light and when all are on it is one long patch of light on the road

The roll bar mounted spots can be operated with the ignition off

Post by **bogged** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 11:04 am

MKPatrolGuy wrote:i was tempted to replace the 2 small Hellas with my pair of 240s for the night and run 4 240s

Why not and run 2 as spreads on the ends to show more of the sides of the track, and pencil the center 2....

Post by **spazbot** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:09 pm

i run 2 spread and 2 pencil on my roll bar the 2 pencils are mounted in the middle and wired together and the 2 spreads are mounted on the outside and are wireded together and there are also 2 pencils mounted on my bull bar which are wired together and off the hi beams

the roof ones can be operated any time

Post by **JavaJeep** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:47 pm

Do you guys actually PLAN to go off roading at night ? :lol:

I have never planned to but for example on one trip I left at 7am and said to my girlfriend I would be back by 3pm. I got back at 10am on Monday morning 27 hrs later . I got stuck in a box valley and the river which was just under a metre rose to nearly 4m, it then took us 10hrs to go 3kms [ bloody Landrovers I was with , too heavy and no lockers ].

Of course JavaBabe didn't believe me and ended up sniffing my crotch to try and smell if I'd been with another woman ! ! ! She had to be joking - I was covered in mud ! ... she ain't my girlfriend anymore .

This was the road BEFORE it rained !

Some Pics of Major Thom's Camel

No spotties then - made life tough !

Post by **spazbot** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:50 pm

mine are mainly up there for looks, esp when crusing the local maccas car park , makes my rig look tuffer
also good for bbqing the animals just before you hit them whilst tearing along back roads etc

Post by **Beaast_paj** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 5:18 pm

Post by **Andrew_C** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 5:45 pm

I run on my front bar 2 KC hilight copies that were about $35 each which I piffed the lenses and put in 150watt aircraft landing light sealed beams at $16 each. Got sick of breaking lenses and globes blowing. Best lights ive ever had and about $110 for the two with a relay for each and heavy amp wire. Worth an idea for somebody looking for high output cheap lights. When you blow a globe, you get a new lens as well for not much more than a 130watt globe.

Post by **RaginRover** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 10:02 pm

Andrew_C wrote:I run on my front bar 2 KC hilight copies that were about $35 each which I piffed the lenses and put in 150watt aircraft landing light sealed beams at $16 each. Got sick of breaking lenses and globes blowing. Best lights ive ever had and about $110 for the two with a relay for each and heavy amp wire. Worth an idea for somebody looking for high output cheap lights. When you blow a globe, you get a new lens as well for not much more than a 130watt globe.

Andrew where did you get the aircraft sealed beams from ?

Post by **POS** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 10:06 pm

RaginRover wrote:
Andrew_C wrote:I run on my front bar 2 KC hilight copies that were about $35 each which I piffed the lenses and put in 150watt aircraft landing light sealed beams at $16 each. Got sick of breaking lenses and globes blowing. Best lights ive ever had and about $110 for the two with a relay for each and heavy amp wire. Worth an idea for somebody looking for high output cheap lights. When you blow a globe, you get a new lens as well for not much more than a 130watt globe.

Andrew where did you get the aircraft sealed beams from ?

Off the front of a 747 :lol:

Hey TOM, hows the Traction Control coming along!

Post by **RaginRover** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 10:18 pm

Mate it is working a treat, thankx for the computer

Got a fair bit more work to do yet but the traction control on the rear is all done, makes life a bit more interesting that is for sure !

Post by **spazbot** » Sat Jun 14, 2003 11:29 am

the "air craft landing lights" some from one of those shitty auto suppliers like autopro or something , the funny bit is they are like 1/4 the size of real one's they might be aircraft landing lights but prolly from a cessna

Post by **Andrew_C** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 2:51 pm

Mine were from Bursons(Just an Auto parts place)- I think people change the high beams of XC Falcons over to them as they fit. They are pretty good for the $.

Post by **JavaJeep** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 4:45 pm

With aircraft landing lights from light aircraft such as Cessna's we used to use the lights on approach and depending on the situation with other traffic switch them off just before touch down - I have lost count of the number of landing lights I have seen blown just after landing - they are a real piece of crap - use something built for off roading

Post by **Andrew_C** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 12:54 pm

Obviously you havnt had two good sets of lights pinched of your car- one set with the security locks. $3-400 for a set of lights just to get them pinched or crack a lense when hot in a puddle is just crazy on a budget 4x4. If you race, different story- go with the best. My lights are the best ive had and ive had IPFs and Hellas. (Probably because I care heaps less about them than the others)

Post by **JavaJeep** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:01 pm

Point taken ! :lol:

Post by **BUNDERA** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 9:29 pm

where do u get your light bars from. do you make them your self or buy them off the shelf.. how much?

Nick

Post by **JavaJeep** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 11:37 am

I had mine made up - stronger and cheaper than off the shelf stuff

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