additional driving lights?
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 19:59
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asmithy
folks,
have hella rallye 2000 d/lights that have done almost 1 mill klms!
have just found out the shell of one of the lights have broken big time. the alloy / metal whatever they are made off has obviously got more fragile over the years and has now completely busted!
in the market for some new lights........
haven't had to buy lights for years, what's good and affordable?
i don't do a lot of night driving but when i do it is long distances in outback nsw where i live!
i would love to cut the wires of the old ones off and just replace them with new ones but without to much hassle!
do i go with another set of hella rallye 2000's? about 300 bucks i've seen em for?
suggestions please?
cheers,
asmithy
Reply By: Bushranger1 - Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 20:27
Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 20:27
How about aircraft landing lights!
When I used to work in the aircraft industry I had some aircraft landing lights on the front of my truck.
They were so strong if you used em in the rain you could hardly see out the front windscreen due to the reflection from the
water droplets.
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Follow Up By: Member - Josh (TAS) - Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 20:55
Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 20:55
Where do you get them from?????
Josh
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Follow Up By: wollyw - Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 22:31
Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 22:31
yes hella air craft landing lights work
well for me , they are getting on now but still available i think
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Follow Up By: Roach"ee" - Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 22:33
Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 22:33
Quote: "Where do you get them from?????".....
Answer: There would be a good range to choose from at your local airport me thinks.... ;-)
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Follow Up By: Joe n Mel - Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 23:10
Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 23:10
if you do a lot of night driving or more to the point use the "driving" lights for extended times then aircraft landing lights will not last, they are designed for excellent light output for short periods of time, when a plane takes off and lands they are required to be VERY good but for a short time only....
And yes i have used them, probally the best output for there size but they did not last long before blowing out...
And second i dont think they are "legal" to be fitted for "on road" use ....
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Follow Up By: Bushranger1 - Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 08:25
Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 08:25
I got them from the electrical guy who used to work with me.
I never used to have too much trouble with them blowing out. Mind you I did not use them off road, only on the lonely outback sealed roads. I used my inboard
driving lights which used to have a better beam spread for off road use.
As for them being legal. No they wern't because one of my workmates got booked for using them!
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Follow Up By: Honky - Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 09:50
Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 09:50
from memeory aircraft landing lights are tungsten and are 100 watts.
If you had 2 than thats 200 watts.
They are very pencil beam.
Honky
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 23:01
Sunday, Oct 17, 2010 at 23:01
Are you replacing 1 or both? and what is "affordable" to you?
You would be hard pressed to find a better distance light than the Lightforce 240's in a halogen bulb but then of course there is the HID range which is a different story and budget again.
I have Ralleye 2000's IPF900's and XGT Lightforce and they go in the same order for best light but also in their age of light so we will see how the L/force go when they are 20yo too (like the Hella's which are still going).
Cheers. Trevor.
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Reply By: Member - Stuart P (WA) - Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 01:17
Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 01:17
i have the outer alloy shell but not the lenses , they need agood home
send me your details
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Follow Up By: Nugget6 - Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 08:47
Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 08:47
Stuart P,
absolutely,
andrewkimsmith@bigpond.com
or
0419 988 453,
lookk forward to hearing from you,
cheers,
it's very much appreciated.
Andrew
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 07:23
Monday, Oct 18, 2010 at 07:23
asmithy,
Why replace them if they are otherwise serviceable?
I had a similar thing happen to my IPF 800's. Contacted the distributor (AGM) and the shells were available for under $50.
You may find you can also replace the shells for a viable cost.
Bill.
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