Thread: Which driving lights should I buy for my dad? Off road use. Lightforce, Hella, etc?

Originally Posted by Dockstrada

Criky double , that would take it to the range of a M12 8.8 bolt its only an aluminium mount .

Give me a call: 0468 478 666

I have your answer.....

Originally Posted by Tombie

Give me a call: 0468 478 666

I have your answer.....

I knew there was something about you...

Fitted and tried today, so here's the review.

Ordering and delivery.
Late last week I ordered a pair of 150W 12 Volt FYRLYTs from Todd (R2D2) at Adtrans Truck Centre, in Melbourne. Ordering and paying was made easy by Todd, delivery was prompt, arriving in at my door in Brisbane at 9.30 this morning. The lights were well packed and arrived damage free. The lights are well made with high quality material and hardware.

The test and comparison.
I have no expertise in lighting, other than having driven millions of kilometres around this country during the hours of darkness, so my comments are from the perspective of practical use rather than technical expectation.
I must admit to a bias toward Narva Taurus/Hella Bull Light as they have served me well, in their various incarnations, on heavy vehicles for many a year. I have had a pair of 100 watt halogen Taurus on the Disco for over five years so I’ll start with those.
Narva Taurus 100W.
The favourite of long distance truck drivers for decades until the availability HID auxiliary lights. With a nine inch diameter and deep reflector there is no shortage of light. The range is generous with the spot and adequate with the spread beam. I put red covers on mine, initially because I thought it would look flasher than a rat with a gold tooth, but found it offered an advantage with animals and reflection. The red light does seem to prevent wildlife and stock from ‘freezing stunned’ in the bright light, it also significantly cuts reflection from roadside signage.
Narva Ultima 175 Blue 100W.
A relatively small and shallow light that appears bright but offers very little extra usable light.
FYRLYT 150W.
Brilliant, in both performance and construction; these lights easily outperform the Taurus even though they are a more compact design. My only gripe with the FYRLYTs is reflection, but that comes with any high performance light and many lower performance units as well.
Conclusion.
I have been happy with the Taurus for many years and still am. Even with the red covers, they perform quite adequately at sensible highway speeds. I would buy them again. The Ultimas in my opinion are all show and no go; I would not bother with them again. FYRLYTs, yes a worthwhile investment, I would buy them again. At the moment Todd (R2D2) is offering a great deal on these lights. Give him a ring at Adtrans Truck Centre (03) 9360 9922.

Perhaps a noobie question from me.... Do you normally put driving lights through the high beam circuit (with a relay) so they are dimmed along with the high beam lights? (And potentially a separate switch as well, but my question is on the high beam circuit relay thing)

Cheers, Justin.

Originally Posted by Judo

Perhaps a noobie question from me.... Do you normally put driving lights through the high beam circuit (with a relay) so they are dimmed along with the high beam lights? (And potentially a separate switch as well, but my question is on the high beam circuit relay thing)

Cheers, Justin.

Yes, they must be able to be dipped with the normal high beam and also have an on/off switch.

OK, seems I answered my own question on whether I'm a noob. I had the instructions/circuit diagram in front of me and somehow completely missed the part where it has, "from main headlamp high beam positive terminal". I'm pretty sure that answers my question!


Edit: Also, thanks Rick.

Gday V8IAN

Glad you are happy with the purchase and performance of your lights.
Of course I knew you would be, just like the others.

Got a pic of your Fyrlyts mounted on the Disco?

Thanks again and cheers
Todd

Originally Posted by Tombie

LEDs have their place, and even the boys at Fyrlyt and I have discussed this in depth and agree, LED bar + 2 Fyrlyts (plug) is an unbeatable combo.

cheers

I'm going Fyrlyts - not at all happy with my Hellas.

Your comment on a combination of LED bar and Fyrlyts sounds right to me. Any recommendations on lightbars?

Thanks.