spotties help

[Brejen]

Need some advice on new spotties. Well really only help on where is the best place to get em from.

I really like the Lightforce lights and have seen them in action, bloody awesome.

So where is the best place to get some. I know of some places that sell them but wanted to see where everyone on here have gotten theirs from and what sorta $$$$ u paid if remembered.

I'm not scared of buying online either so post the websites as well.

Thanks for anyones help in the matter.

Also open to comments on other types of lights as well.

Brett

[gawby]

Brett,
I got my light force from freightliner trucks in brisbane and paid around $300- for them.
If you want to see how mine perform let me know
Graeme ;)

[Bushbasher]

I bought my 240 Blitzs' from my local distributor who is the local Toyota dealer and paid $340 trade price. If I remember correctly, the retail price was $380. Just remember that when you buy Lightforce you only get the lights, you pay extra for a wiring loom and a Lightforce loom will cost about $55.

Bushbasher

[lippa]

i run ipf's, they have a lot sronger mounting system system, and the "chasis" of the light is also lot stronger.

[reefraider_II]

Hella Rallye are good too

[choppa]

i run a couple,,,,,,,,,lightforce,,,,,,,narva,,,,,hella,,, ,,,,,oxy400,,,

oh and i gotta bas#$rd 1 on the rear,,,,(no name)

[choppa]

oh to answer your question on a more serious note,,

get to know your local car dealership,,,,,especially the WHOLESALER,,, and the VALUER,,,

its marvellous what you can pick up cheap when trades come in,,, especially now that fuel is a major concern,,,lots of 4b' being traded,,, and believe me,,, a good set of spotties adds bugger all difference to the trade price,,,,

check out the ""for sale ""section and you'll see what i mean,,,,,,under winch for sale

[Brejen]

Thanks for the replies guys.

GAwby wonder where i tested them out in the first place, ::).


Chopper man u got the sunrise happening there, love to see from behind them some night. Could sure use them out here to help convince people to dim their lights when they are approaching other cars.

Again thanks

Brett

[lippa]

that's my trick choppa, i hit the valuer/buyer for the spare tyre cover on a traded prado today ;), i paint it white tommorow!!!!!!

[familyman]

I've had a pair of cibie super oscars for nearly 20 years and they've never let me down,replaced 4 bulbs and redone mounting from original rivets to 1/4 bolts.
I still love people coming at me with their high beam on ;) ;D ;D
cheers jon

[adds31]

I got a set of Hella 160's pencil beams on my 04 4b hilux. They seem to light up the road pretty well. Am looking at getting replacement headlights soon so that will help to.

Cheers Adds....

[rojac]

Cibie Super Oscars, I x spread, 1 x pencil. I also have clear covers, saves the lenses from stone damage.

cheers

rojac

[flotsom]

hella rallye 4000, pencil and spread - awesome, turn night into day

[griz066]

Go the lightforce from opposite lock

[TinarooTriumph]

I run Lightforce spotties on my Chev which my Uncle gave to me and I think the wildlife around my house is blind, it gives off some serious light. IF you've got the $$$ got the Lightforce.

May the force be with you...

TT 8-)

[Fat Chilli]

I run IPF Fat Boy globes (awesome) in my headlights and a set of 130w KC daylighters on the bar, as well as some GE (hella) 100w sealed beam aircraft landing lights (very bright) mounted to my windshield hinges.
The KC's are crap when compared to the Lightforce but the IPF Fat Boy globes make up for them.

[choppa]

fat chili,,, keep your eyes open for oxy400's,,, rare but not impossible to find,,,, the only globe that guarentees a minimum of 2000 hrs,, (which means bugger all) but you'll see the difference

i updated to 150/90 in the headlights,,,,,150 in the lightforce on the bar,,, and now run 125's in the rest,,

certainly lights the beach/road,,, but the light is a lot more """cleaner""",, if you know what i mean

cost aint cheap,,,but worth the $

[way_out_bush]

G'day, i run a set of rally 4000 compacts. they are made a bit smaller then the normal rally 4000 and will fit into the bullbar of the new prados. The light output is comparable with the normal rally 4000. i found the cheapest i could buy from was truckline in toowoomba.

[Fat Chilli]

choppa - Who makes the oxy400's never heard of them, where do you get them.
The IPF Fat Boy globes are equal to 190w low beam and 150w high beam, yes it seems like I have mixed it up but they are set up to run a lower wattage on high beam to compensate for aux spot lights.
They only draw the equivilant to 80/60w - $150 the set :'(.

[Deelirious]

I hope you boys have big enough alternators to power up some of those lighting systems!
Ed

[Bushbasher]

G'day, i run a set of rally 4000 compacts. they are made a bit smaller then the normal rally 4000 and will fit into the bullbar of the new prados. The light output is comparable with the normal rally 4000. i found the cheapest i could buy from was truckline in toowoomba.


How much did you pay for you Rallye 4000s cost? I walked into an Autopro store and saw them for $284 PER LIGHT!! , The Lightforce 240s are cheap in comparison at $380 a pair.

Bushbasher

[Bushbasher]

fat chili,,, keep your eyes open for oxy400's,,, rare but not impossible to find,,,, the only globe that guarentees a minimum of 2000 hrs,, (which means bugger all) but you'll see the difference

i updated to 150/90 in the headlights,,,,,150 in the lightforce on the bar,,, and now run 125's in the rest,,

certainly lights the beach/road,,, but the light is a lot more """cleaner""",, if you know what i mean

cost aint cheap,,,but worth the $

G'day Choppa, You must have one hell of an alternator to power all that wattage and do you find that you gain and lose a few kph every time you turn the lights from high to low and back again cos that much power would use a few horsepower. I run 500w on the front of my EL wagon when I'm travalling at night and find I lose a noticable amount of accelleration every time I hit high beam while passing a semi or road train as soon as I hit high beam.
Also , has the heat from 150w in the Lightforces' affected the plastic lense at all?

Cheers
Bushbasher

[way_out_bush]

Bushbasher, I had a quick look for the reciept but could not find it but from memory they were about 190 to 200 dollars each. I priced them where i live and thwy were a lot dearer and then got told about truckline in Toowoomba.
Regards, Mick