Thread: Truck Lite Phase 7

Originally Posted by Marty110

Rightly or wrongly I had planned to mark up on the shed wall the low beam pattern of the standard lights then use this to adjust the Trucklites so they dont throw any higher and then experiment to get it right for on-coming traffic...... on our own farm tracks with our other car as the 'on-coming'

That's not a bad idea,, but I'm thinking my garage door may look a little strange if I do that,,

Fitting was easy, took only as few minutes, worst part was getting the plastic surround past the light and behind the bullbar as the Trucklites stick out about 15mm more than the OEM headlights. Looking at the photos now, I think I should have adjusted them a bit higher for a proper comparison. The car was on an angle, which makes the lack light on the left seem worse, but it is definitely noticeable in it absence when driving.


Same spot, same camera settings 0.5 sec @ F4.5




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Trucklite LED Phase 7 Low Beam


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Trucklite LED Phase 7 High Beam


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Trucklite LED Phase 7 High Beam + Hella 4000 with 55W HID inserts


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Trucklite LED Phase 7 High Beam + Hella 4000 with 55W HID inserts Baja Design 10" LED bars


This is what they look like fitted.

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First thoughts on them.

1. Very tough, should outlast the OEM ones by a long way.
2. Very different light pattern to what I am used to, not having them raise up on the left will take some getting used to.
3. Compared to the OEM lights with the +70% Philips globes, I would say marginally better.
4. Adjustment is important, after driving around I adjusted them a bit higher, and will use the headlight level switch to play around a bit more.
5. Two definite hot spots, I had to readjust after driving to them strait ahead, but there was a few shadows from the bull bar.
6. I like the white light - much better than the yellow light, even with the upgraded globes.
7. I need to get some LED globes for the little park lights - the colour different is very extreme, yellow light compared to the LEDs


In summary, was it worth the $507.60 ( final price charged to due to the drop in the exchange rate) - difficult to say, in the long run, I think so, the Philips +70 globes are $75 a pair, and last about 12-15 months, less if you use them more often. If you have to replace a 7" headlight because of stone damage, they cost around $120 for decent Bosch inserts more if you buy from Land Rover, so since I plan to keep my Defender forever, they are worth it to me as I think the polycarbonate lenses should be a lot tougher (unbreakable?)

The main reason I bought them is that we are going on a 6-8 week trip up to Bowen, then Cairns, across the Savannah Way, then down to Shark bay, then back across via Alice Springs, Simpson Desert, Birdsville Track, & Cameron Corner then back to Brisbane.

I got a lot of things to fit to the Defender before we go - Runva winch, X-Brake, Airbags inserts, gullwing windows, Satphone dock and a bigger inverter to run the Nespresso machine . This is a nice easy upgrade for better reliability and should be one less thing to go wrong.

It will hopefully be our last big trip before I finish my Unimog. The Trucklites will be fitted onto the Unimog then, for another round Australia trip, then a two year around the world trip, so I think I will get my use out of them.