Driving Lights

Derek
I have a HID upgrade for my XGT's which look very similar to yours, but they have a long thin shadow in the light beam that is really annoying so can there be anything to rectify this.

cheers
Mal

Nah all Lightforce conversions will have the shadow v line.

Derek, any reason you went with the old analogue type ballast instead of slimline digital?

Hi Mal

Simply rotate the bulb so the line is to the top.

This occurs with HID bulbs due to the design, it is the return wire from the top of the bulb to the base. Some are better than others but they all have this wire even Lightforce bulbs.

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Regards

Derek from ABR

Thanks Derek for your help, will spin them around.

Cheers
Mal

Forgot to add you also get a full wiring kit with the lights including switches.

Hi Muntoo,
Not just set on those two, just know that Lightforce work well, Throw some other options at me, I want good lights for long distance highway driving.

Thanks Ross.

No worries.

Lightforce are definitely the long distance spot kings. In affordable lighting anyway. If you like some spread though then you need to look elsewhere, or be able to fit some more lights.

Some other good performers are the Hella 4000s, IPF900XS and Cibie Super Oscars. The Narva 225 arent too bad either, but not on par with Hellas or IPF900XS. The IPF900XS and Cibie super oscar both have a better spread beam/euro beam then the Hella 4000, but the Hella has a better spot beam.

Hella also make a dedicated wide cornering beam light which is excellent for nearly 180 degrees of light, but it only reaches out as far as 150m or so. Like a fog light but much brighter and further.

I use 2 of these converted to HID as they are unreal for amount of light spread.
But i also have 4 spotlights to back them up.

The Hella 4000 would have to be the pick of the bunch for me, for all round performance. Its euro beam might not be as wide as others but it is still alright. Its not as patchy as others either.

It also depends if you want to go to HID, and the cost and ease of installation.
If you have good headlights though, with good spread then the Lightforce would be perfect. But i would only ever buy the XGTs again. The Blitz shook too much on the dirt. Plus they are easy to pinch the reflector from. They also can also let moisture in if the seals are damaged when fitting HID kit or unscrewing lense. This makes the reflector surface turn black.Mine did this, but were replaced no questions asked. I finally got rid of mine as they annoyed me on dirt roads.

It all depends on budget and the type of driving you do. I now use the Hella 4000 wide beams and 4x Nightstalker 170s for spot. This combination works well for me, but i would love to have 4x Lightforce 170s or Hella 4000 compacts instead. The Hella compacts are unreal also and should never be overlooked.

The best though would be KC Hilites 70w HID pod lights. Those are unreal, but are around the $2k mark. Nothing rivals them.