Off Road Lights - Page 3

2004xlmiller · #31 06-30-2011, 01:35 AM

for sure

Ghostranger01 · #32 06-30-2011, 01:38 AM

i agree they r brighter n look better. i get tired of geting blind by *******s on road with them leaving them on as u pass. so i am goig to run them in my headlights foglights in bumber and the off road light i run on it. when i get done i want to have aleast 4 to 6 hids lights

sgtsandman · #33 06-30-2011, 05:47 AM

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got my new 100W Pro Comp lights up n wired today. I have 3 of them, plus the 2 Hella 500FF's behind the grille. So much light..

high beams + Hella's + Pro Comp's = BLINDING!!!

This pic illustrates why mounting off road lights as high as possble is imporatant. You can see sooo much farther down the "road".

doyouquaxu · #34 06-30-2011, 09:17 AM

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is anyone running hids in their fog lights. just wondering if so do u feeel they r better than jst plain lights. an do mounting the grills behind the grill hamper the cooling any or block ostthe light

they're brighter, yeah. but i'm pretty sure the upgrade to HID reduces the usefulness of fog lights for their intended purpose.

also, no cooling issues with any light set up i've had (pics on the first page).

Yooooo · #35 06-30-2011, 10:01 AM

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they're brighter, yeah. but i'm pretty sure the upgrade to HID reduces the usefulness of fog lights for their intended purpose.

also, no cooling issues with any light set up i've had (pics on the first page).

Thats why there is a 3000k yellow HID. Works wonders in the fog

Ghostranger01 · #36 06-30-2011, 10:01 AM

u use fog lights for seeing an brghting up whats near u so the brighter the light i wud think hids be better

doyouquaxu · #37 06-30-2011, 10:04 AM

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u use fog lights for seeing an brghting up whats near u so the brighter the light i wud think hids be better

what. the. hell.

english? subtitles? something?

Ghostranger01 · #38 06-30-2011, 10:11 AM

my bad on last reply mispelled. .fog lights r for brighting up the area u are trying to see so i think that the hids being brighter wud be better

2004xlmiller · #39 06-30-2011, 10:13 AM

yea but fog lights arent meant to always be bright. bright light reflects back at you in fog.

doyouquaxu · #40 06-30-2011, 10:16 AM

no, fog lights are for FOG. putting HIDs in there may seem to brighten up the area in front of you but is far more hazardous to other drivers because of their design.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automot...ront_fog_lamps
http://www.garageboy.com/fahrt/fog.html

sgtsandman · #41 06-30-2011, 10:16 AM

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my bad on last reply mispelled. .fog lights r for brighting up the area u are trying to see so i think that the hids being brighter wud be better

Fog lights are designed to under cut the fog, rain, or snow to reduce glare and allow you to see better. Not to brighten up things.

That is also why they are generally mounted low on the vehicle.

EDIT:Here is a sample light pattern on what each type of light does:

doyouquaxu · #42 06-30-2011, 10:17 AM

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yea but fog lights arent meant to always be bright. bright light reflects back at you in fog.

and this. glad someone gets it

2004xlmiller · #43 06-30-2011, 10:21 AM

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and this. glad someone gets it

yup.

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EDIT:Here is a sample light pattern on what each type of light does:

kc fogs really blanket out that far??

sgtsandman · #44 06-30-2011, 10:26 AM

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kc fogs really blanket out that far??

Depending on the light and their intended use, yes. The different colors in the picture represent the different types of lights, so not all lights will go out that far or that wide.

So fog lights are short and wide. Off road is more narrow and long. Driving lights are kind of in between. The light pattern on off road lights is also the driving factor on why they are required to be covered when one is driving on the road in many states.

2004xlmiller · #45 06-30-2011, 10:31 AM

i gotcha. yea in cali they have to be covered n defused.