Spot lights for cars, not 4X4

[Bushbasher]

After trying various spotlights on the front of my Fairlane culminating in a set of Lightforce Blitzs' I decided they looked ugly, were a hindrance in town, especially carparks, plus I really didn't need 900m of penetration and the associated fall off when dropping back to low beam, so I scrapped the lot and went quality HIDs' for high and low. Now I have good daylight flood to about 200-250m and penetration to about 600m, more than enough for night driving.


....And before somebody jumps in and says they are illegal, yes you are right, they are illegal in your low beam without self leveling and headlight washers. Having said that, they are well adjusted with a clean, sharp cut off line with no flare. It works because they are quality globes that sit in the right spot and the H7 globe in the Fairlane has a north south filament the same as the blister of the HID globe, so the lens shape works perfectly. After 3 years I've never been so much as flashed by oncoming traffic for my low beams let alone chatted about them.


If you want good light without sticking spotties on the front, go HID for your high beam and go get some quality 100w halogen globes for the low beam, (in the same colour temp), Phillips Chrystal or Diamond Vision come to mind. That way you won't suffer the drop off when switching high to low.



Mind you, that only works if you don't run at 200kph at night on the open road. To me and most of us, that's a recipe for disaster. If some wildlife steps out on you, hit anything bigger than a rabbit or feral cat and you'd be toast at 200kph.


Cheers
Bushbasher