Time to upgrade my spotties.

I have Rally 4000's, one spot and one spread.Great light, carnt comment on others as havent used them.

cheapest bang for the buck, put a set of HID's in the Narva's.
Get them from this seller "95soarer" on ebay au, good to deal with and the gear seems to be reasonable quality, had mine for nigh on 2 years now. cost approx $AU100 for the pair, you can fit them yourself, comes with wiring harness etc.
Just specify the type of globe required (H1, H2 etc), light temp required (4300 closest to Halogen white, 5k bluer etc)

Only problem I have with the Narvas is that they are trying to come out of their housings on rough roads, lost one of the covers already cos the light tried to jump out through the casing a while ago. Next set will be something that is held into the back casing a lot better I think.

Hi Lionel


Driving a MQ you aren't going to go high speed so lights with a long range will be a waste.

The Lightforce give you a long pencil beam, and although you can get covers to give a spread and and also adjust the beam it doesnt make much difference. I have 240's and even adjusted it doesnt give you the spread.

i reckon any brand name IPF, Narva etc with spread beams and a good solid mount should do you.

Sally says hi!!

Alan

I samshed my Narva's on a Roo recently and got a 2nd hand set of IPF rectangle ones, they are great, very happy.

Best bang for buck are Cibie Oscars, what's more, they are virtually 'bullet proof'.

Lionel,

I have a set of IPF 900's on the bullbar, a set of L/Force XGT 240"s in the middle up on the roofrack and a set of Hella Ralleye 2000's on the sides of the roofrack. All on seperate relays so I can have one or all of them on to test the difference in each light.

From the naked eye the IPF's and Hella's are about on par with each other for general spread and distance (both good) but way down on distance compared to the L/force. L/force do bugger all in the spread department even with a lens difuser cover on. The Hella's mounts have fallen apart a few times and have been replaced or welded up 4 times from memory. The IPF's have had nothing done to them nor have the L/Force.

Just from my experience with these lights, the best general performer for moderate night drives, are the IPF's. If however you drive heaps of long stretches of road at night (like me) then the L/Force are a necessity and get a smaller spread type light to shine up the side of the road as well.

Just a side note; the water submersion test has not been carried out on the L/Force or the Hella's. I reckon I would be in a spot of bother if they had been water tested up on my roofrack hehehehe. But the IPF's have been through a few puddles and stood up to it, each time they were submersed they were not hot though.

Hope it helps.
Trevor.

How much ' night' driving are you going to be doing??
Straight highways?? Rural dirt roads?? Completely offroad??
Different applications require different needs.

Lionel


I do very little night driving so a pair of spotties are only of ornamental value.

Unless you are doing lots of night driving then save yer dollars. But if you have money to burn....why not!!!


Cheers

Hi Lionel. Have had Super Oscars and they rusted away. Destroyed a few other brands on the corros. I really wanted Lightforce but couldn't justify the expense.
Ended up very happy buying Roo Lites. They seem to be a copy of the Lighties, but at half the price. Maybe not quite as good, but they are still an awsome light.

Roo lites for me too. They have been on 2 vehicles and are going strong. They might be a cheap knock off of the LiteForce but still do a good job with a long throw. Like the light force they do not spread much even when the focus is wound right out.

Pete

I've had the Roo Lites 180XP model for a while now and they're great. Mine cost $220 for the kit at ARB.

Thankyou gentlemen.

Now Im even more confused, so many brands, so many opinions.

Will try the HID kit option then go from there.


Cheers.....Lionel.