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Post by jimnaz on Apr 22, 2014 18:57:50 GMT -5
Hello,
I have trouble seeing at night and would like to upgrade/add on/etc head lighting and/or fog lights. We purchased some acreage and I will be driving on unlite roads populated with elk etc. Would love to see them way ahead of time!
Any suggestions on what I can/should do? An easy install would be great too :-)
Thanks Jim
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Post by jar on Apr 23, 2014 23:41:24 GMT -5
Check Rigid Industriues LED lighting. I think they have nice product. Auxiliary driving lights is my next project. They are around 200.00 for a pair. Good luck'
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Post by jimnaz on Apr 24, 2014 9:11:12 GMT -5
Wow some serious stuff on that website. I wouldn't know where to start and what to look for :-)
Thanks
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Post by ES_97Sport on Apr 28, 2014 18:04:44 GMT -5
Wow some serious stuff on that website. I wouldn't know where to start and what to look for :-) Thanks If you're just looking for aux off-road only lighting, almost anything will work. It depends where you're going to mount them. If you're mounting them on a roof rack above the cab, make sure that they have a REALLY flat beam. DO NOT - EVER - mount a 360 degree light at the front of the roof line or you won't be able to see out of the cab past the glare off the hood. Its probably a wise choice to go with LED. There isn't a hell of a lot of extra amperage to spare on Montero or Montero Sport alternators. Get yourself a good AGM battery like the Odessey or Sears Platinum II and you should be good to go. Keep in mind for street use - in the US, at least - you can generally have up to four 55w lights on the front. That means two 55/65w headlights and two 55w driving lights. Anything higher wattage on the aux lights requires that they be covered when on the street. I know CO state patrol gets really pissy if they catch you driving with off road lights (+55w) on on the street. If you have a roof rack to mount to, I recommend a couple 100-110w 8" lamps on the rack with a really wide, flat beam. You don't want a pencil driving light - that's too narrow for use off the street. And plain floods will do what I described above. Mounting them to the rack about 10-12 inches behind the windshield will give you tons of light from the front doors forward and to both sides. I used this for running fire roads and wheeling here in CO for several years and was very happy with it. The IPFs I used to use would give almost a 180 degree spread that would light up dang near a football field. Take a look at the bottom of this page: IPF Lighting "S-9314 Driving Clear Set" is the left picture. That's a straight flood. You don't want this on the roof. The "930DC IPF S/RALLY DRIVING 170/100W LAMP" is the picture to the right. That's like what I used to run on the rack. Edward
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Post by jimnaz on Apr 30, 2014 8:22:47 GMT -5
Thanks Edward good info. I have not thought about where to mount extra lights or how. Sounds like your setup was on the roof? Would I need some sort of light bar for that or do I mount individually? Are there any kits for a lower mount for the Montero?
Jim
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Post by ES_97Sport on May 5, 2014 15:47:02 GMT -5
Thanks Edward good info. I have not thought about where to mount extra lights or how. Sounds like your setup was on the roof? Would I need some sort of light bar for that or do I mount individually? Are there any kits for a lower mount for the Montero? Jim Yep, they were mounted to my Garvin roof rack. (I know you may see pictures of my black SAS'd '97 Sport with big IPFs on the bull bar - that's what I have now. I no longer run a roof rack on that vehicle.) Roof rack or light bar would be my suggestion. I don't like drilling holes in the body - too easy to end up with leaks and rust problems. The other option is a bull bar like ARB sells. I have my current set of 8" IPFs mounted in the holes above the winch. I don't really like this setup, though. The lighting from the top was WAY, WAY better. Also, you get NO light to the sides, from the doors forward like you get with the other setup. The next two pictures are the original setup with the IPFs on a Garvin rack on the roof. This is the current configuration. No roof rack. Hi-Lift is on the ARB bull bar and I replaced the original IPFs with 8" IPF floods mounted to the bull bar. Edward
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