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G'day all, just wondering from people's experience's what driving light to get.

NightStalker 170's or Narva Blue 175's ?

Oh, by the way, no I can't afford Lightforce's......

Cheers.....Dan

I've been running nighstalker 170s for over 3 years, replaced original bulbs right back at start with 130W entry level narva bulbs, so far no dulling no discolouring no chips or cracks and I use mine every single day. As a bonus we fired em up side by side with my mates lightforces and realised mine go further and wider, I never understood how these magical lightforce could be so superior....seems there not. Also the nightstalker has no name or badge so no one will knock em off and at only $100 a pair they're very good, rumour has it there actually Cibies. I've said it before don't think the original price or name value means much, sometimes products get a good rap for nothing.

You may still be able to find a test online where nightstalkers made brands multiple timed their price look silly but it was a while ago.

Or NANE lights in 170 size i believe basically same as nitestalkers.

go the nitestalkers, steel case and also. then get a ebay 55w hod ket ($70ish) and chuck it in.

i have done both my Nane sets and they are v/gd

Cheers guys, how hard is it to fit the ebay HID kits to the NightStalkers?

I'm pretty basic when it comes to wiring, etc.

I just had a quick look on ebay and noticed that NiteStalkers are actually available in HID direct from the factory now. $355 a pair....hmmm

Would it be worth me buyin a pair of factory HID's or getting the Halogens and upgrading them?

i just installed a set of NiteStalker 180's. 160 and 180's are the polycarbonate ones and the 170's are the metal ones.

I reckon for $80 the 180's are great value.

I prefer the polycarbonate reflectors mainly for the weight saving.

Does anyone know if you can get clear lens covers?

Wonder how easy it would be to install a HID kit in them???

i'm not a fan of the other size nitestalkers, they just don't look as good of quality...

which cheap HID kits are people using? link? I dont really want to pay $200 for a kit to put in $100 lights.

TheOtherLeft wrote:i just installed a set of NiteStalker 180's. 160 and 180's are the polycarbonate ones and the 170's are the metal ones.

I reckon for $80 the 180's are great value.

I prefer the polycarbonate reflectors mainly for the weight saving.

Does anyone know if you can get clear lens covers?

Wonder how easy it would be to install a HID kit in them???

I hate to say it, but the cheaper 160 and 180 poly nitestalkers are like half burnt candles compared to the metal 170's, as far as output goes.

Zook_Fan wrote:which cheap HID kits are people using? link? I dont really want to pay $200 for a kit to put in $100 lights.

200?

i got my 35w kit off ebay for $140 and my 55w kit for 80$. both h3 kits.

just do some searching on ebay and be about 80-140 for 50w kits delivered

Well i'm thinkin bout gettin the NiteStalkers, but dunno if I should try n save up a little more and get the HID's.

They look pretty good for $355...

-Nemesis- wrote:

TheOtherLeft wrote:i just installed a set of NiteStalker 180's. 160 and 180's are the polycarbonate ones and the 170's are the metal ones.

I reckon for $80 the 180's are great value.

I prefer the polycarbonate reflectors mainly for the weight saving.

Does anyone know if you can get clear lens covers?

Wonder how easy it would be to install a HID kit in them???

I hate to say it, but the cheaper 160 and 180 poly nitestalkers are like half burnt candles compared to the metal 170's, as far as output goes.

At half the price and for the fact I don't need to see from NSW into WA I can't complain.

One of the problems with awsome lights is you have to dim them so early. I keep looking to upgrade my elcrapo driving lights but wonder how much better use i will get out of them. so there might be alot to be said for the cheaper poly ones if you get a bit more use out of them at half the price.

thehanko wrote:One of the problems with awsome lights is you have to dim them so early. I keep looking to upgrade my elcrapo driving lights but wonder how much better use i will get out of them. so there might be alot to be said for the cheaper poly ones if you get a bit more use out of them at half the price.

The main reason I really want to upgrade my spotties is because the candles i currently have are lucky to go any further then a standard high beam headlight. After driving from Jindabyne to Berridale last week at night and seeing no less than 40 dead roos, I realised that seeing another 200-300 metres down the road would indeed be a blessing.

My nitestalkers are about 8 years old & still going strong, saw service on the MK & now on the GQ.

Great value for money & give me anough vision for what I need.

I did have a set of Narvas & they were good but the stakers are better in my book.


Edit: Australian 4x4 Adly did a comparo a few years back on drving lights & the stalkers came out best value for money vs output. They were not the best output but they put a lot of other big brand lights to same.

4bdan wrote:

thehanko wrote:One of the problems with awsome lights is you have to dim them so early. I keep looking to upgrade my elcrapo driving lights but wonder how much better use i will get out of them. so there might be alot to be said for the cheaper poly ones if you get a bit more use out of them at half the price.

The main reason I really want to upgrade my spotties is because the candles i currently have are lucky to go any further then a standard high beam headlight. After driving from Jindabyne to Berridale last week at night and seeing no less than 40 dead roos, I realised that seeing another 200-300 metres down the road would indeed be a blessing.

definitely I was more reffering to the comment of needing (or not) to see from nsw to wa. if you get what i mean.

I did the same drive a fortnight ago and was wishing i had better headlights.

nicbeer wrote:

Zook_Fan wrote:which cheap HID kits are people using? link? I dont really want to pay $200 for a kit to put in $100 lights.

200?

i got my 35w kit off ebay for $140 and my 55w kit for 80$. both h3 kits.

just do some searching on ebay and be about 80-140 for 50w kits delivered

Any chance of getting an ebay link to a H3 HID kit that fits the Nite Stalker 170's?

this the sort of thing you need? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HID-XENON-CONVER ... 286.c0.m14

Zook_Fan wrote:this the sort of thing you need? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HID-XENON-CONVER ... 286.c0.m14

Cheers! I haven't used a HID kit before, so wasn't 100% sure.

No mate i was not telling you that is correct, i was asking the people that have done the conversion if it was correct. I have no idea myself.

yeps. thats the right kit it looks like.

jhust whatch out for colour temp 4300-5000k is best

Do the 170's come as one spread/one spot combination, or both spot or spread?

coxy321 wrote:Do the 170's come as one spread/one spot combination, or both spot or spread?

I'm pretty sure that you can any combination, you just gotta look at which one's you pick up.

im looking to buy a set of 170's nitestalker combo spread/beam.

is $159 delivered run of the mill price? or are there bargains around to be had?

thehanko wrote:im looking to buy a set of 170's nitestalker combo spread/beam.

is $159 delivered run of the mill price? or are there bargains around to be had?

There was someone on eBay selling them for $100 a set. Same seller now has them for $149 including express delivery.

id never recommend supercheap for anything as their usually really expensive but they sell these for around the $100 mark

yeah supercheap and BCF both have the nitestalkers for about $100.

I'm gonna wait till the next issue of 4wd Action comes out, cause they are doing a comparo on lights this issue...

Zook_Fan wrote:yeah supercheap and BCF both have the nitestalkers for about $100.

supercrap have the poly carb ones for a hungy, but the 170's arfe $139 which still looks very good value to me.

Cheers, im off to see like a cat in the night.

i had nightstalker before, good pair of lights.

tell me if you need a hand for wiring it up =]