Thread: Illuminator 42" LED Light Bar

Said I was willing to give those 9" spotties a go.

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Waiting for it to get dark...

And, no, they're not Fyrlyts, or Lightforce or whatever. But they're not $1000 a pair either. I'm sure they'll do for what I use the D1 for.

Originally Posted by johntins

Said I was willing to give those 9" spotties a go.

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Waiting for it to get dark...

And, no, they're not Fyrlyts, or Lightforce or whatever. But they're not $1000 a pair either. I'm sure they'll do for what I use the D1 for.

They Look bright enough in daylight!

I ended up ordering the 42" bar, still waiting on the wiring harness coming, should be here tomorrow, also had to order different side mounts as the ones that came with it make it too low from the bottom of my roof rack and wont fit the light bar unless I put a few dents in my roof.

Still looking at getting something other than my HID's for the bull bar though, will be good to see what your opinion of those are at night.

Of course they look bright in daylight - they're 6000k+ and no yellow/red component..

The word is Glare, not Brightness.

But if they suit his purposes then all good...

Originally Posted by Tombie

But if they suit his purposes then all good...

Seems to me that is the point.
Took them out for a run. They did a fantastic job on a local track, and that is what I want them for, and they are not aimed at all. The multi focus nature of these lights seems to have at least one benefit.. pot holes get lit up all the way down.

Tombie, I'm aware of your postings on this topic, and I hasten to say that I'm not disagreeing with you. If I spent my time in the parts of the world where long range lights were what was needed ( yes, that's where, as a long distance truck driver, I spent my time, but it wasn't my truck and they weren't my dollars ), and I had the necessary dollars, I would go with the high output, perfect parabola lights you like. However, that isn't my life now, and it most certainly isn't my budget. These lights make no claim to be anything other than what they are, and what they are is at least as good as lights advertised at around five times their price. Now, I'm talking the other LED lights here. I know they're not as good as the incandescent type. I still mourn the Cibie Super Oscars that were stolen from the front of one of my countless Fiats. But I think it's time you gave the rest of us a little credit for making our own choices. If I had the bucks to go the FyrLyt route, on the D2 I might. On the D1, the lights would be worth more than the car, and would not suit the purpose, and I would most certainly not go the big $$ route.
If you have the $$, enjoy your big bucks lights. I cannot.

Originally Posted by Tombie

The word is Glare, not Brightness.

You cannot get past this, can you? You quote 'facts' off the Fyrlyt website, but you make no allowance for the fact that our needs may be different.

My experience of these lights seems to mean nothing to you, it's all CRI. Perhaps you need to understand that we are all different. In fact, everyone, that is, all of us, have a unique eye stucture, and all of us see light differently. The FyrLyt website doesn't mention that.

Originally Posted by Tombie

But if they suit his purposes then all good...

I'm a little disappointed that you chose to be so dismissive here. "If they suit his purposes." Surely you are capable of engaging with me, rather than with someone that quotes me? Not picking a fight, but I'd like a little more respect. I did, after all, agree to try the things at my own expense. Which I have done. And will report on.

I'm dismissive and you're presumptuous- Let's have a drink..

I'm not quoting from the Fyrlyt web site.

I've seen it, tested it with others, compared the data... and it can and has been proven and demonstrated.

Unless you're denying medical knowledge.
Whilst I agree that there is variability between peoples eyes, their reaction to light input, eye degradation with age etc are well known and documented.

My quoted 'Facts' on this - can be substantiated as fact.

With regard to Glare:
No, I can't get past it.
Glare is Glare. You can't call it Bright and change what it is...

Fact is brightness has a unit of measure.

I've also got a significant amount of scientific and medical data including Eye behaviour, damage from LED lighting, Colour Temperature etc.

Some recent reports from the AMA are interesting reading too and will have impacts on LED lighting and it's development.

Other recent papers and journals have examined modern vehicle lighting and guess what! LED and HID rank worse (in current guises) for all weather vision, Tyndall effect, Glare etc...

LOL!.... it gets funnier with every post!

first CRI and now glare

I thought when it came to using long range spotties, you're supposed to have them pointing away from the cabin and out into the distance!
If glare is a problem, then you probably have the lights pointed incorrectly by 180 degrees!

Glare can be a problem with street lights, or oncoming car headlights.
But I can't see how glare can be an issues when you're using spotties in the correct manner!(unless the issue is glare from the poor oncoming driver with the spotties still on).

If you can't see it perhaps you haven't got yours turned on...