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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: 4x4spud on December 18, 2007, 17:53:57

Title: lights what lights
Post by: 4x4spud on December 18, 2007, 17:53:57: right here goes with an illuminating problem

i am now in the process of fitting a tubular bumper with a built in a frame i have also fitted a larger intercooler for my td5

what driving lights would people reccomend to fit on the a bar which give good lighting and wont block to much of the airflow to the intercooler also price may be a consideration as well

thanks fellow mudders
Title: lights what lights
Post by: kizz81 on December 18, 2007, 18:41:06: i used wipacs when i had spots on front bumper, cheap and bright
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Post by: MudRat on December 18, 2007, 19:04:22: big lights are great, but may not equate to big illumination, i have 4 x 4" square Hellas on my rack and they are superb, http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/MudRat/gallery/90/0/b995d0a1b2f3c325a436093e15927b2c.JPG/ mind you at Â£35 each they aren't cheap!
Title: lights what lights
Post by: marjan on December 18, 2007, 19:18:37: I have Wipacs on mine and they are cheap and cheerful but not great.
Title: lights what lights
Post by: Terranosaurus on December 18, 2007, 19:47:15: All depends how much you want to spend, Cibie and Hella make great lights PIAA's are probably better still and light force by all accounts are fantastic. Personally I've got a mix of Hella 2000s and Cibie Oscar+s and Turinis. I've done many years of road rallying (in the dark) and decent lights cost, they also last longer, don't rust have toughened lenses etc For once bigger does mean better (to a point) larger reflectors are better and more efficient than small ones but design still matters. You don't see many rally cars running round with Wipac or Ring lights on - they'll do the job but it all depends how much you're willing to spend and what you want of em.
Title: lights what lights
Post by: BK on December 18, 2007, 22:11:58: Cheap and cheerful mate so when you smash em to bits offroading is doesnt matter,ive got 4 on the roof (v bright Â£5.00 each) and 4 on the a-bar (v bright Â£10.00 a pair) its ok buying carlos fandango lights but when you bust em youll be spitting blood!!!!! :D
Title: lights what lights
Post by: bertie_bas205 on December 19, 2007, 09:18:25: I swear by Cibie Super Oscars...... REALLY GOOD!!!!!!

Bertie.
Title: lights what lights
Post by: ScrapyJape on December 19, 2007, 10:08:53: Well how many do you want to fit? and what type of A frame does it have. I mounted mine above the A frame.

(http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x309/scrapyjape/Picture002.jpg)

if your fitting yours inside your A frame you might have to measure the max size you can fit in.