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    Driving lights - economic halogen option?

    Looking to put a basic set of halogen driving lights on the county to compliment the LED headlights and light bar for occasional night driving.
    I've never had driving lights before so take it easy on me

    The LEDs in the light bar and headlights put out a decent amount of light, but have no real "reach".
    Thinking of picking up a used set of brand name lights as there seem to be plenty around reasonably cheap as everyone upgrades.
    A set of Fyrlyts would be nice, but just can't justify the cost for the amount they'll get used.

    I've got a 120A alternator so no problem with power for running 100W or 120W lights. Can anyone recommend a suitable halogen in roughly a 175mm (7") size?

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    IPF's with a HID conversion, i have the 800's which are rectangular but the 900's are round and approx. 200mm diameter.
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    I bought XTP led’s from BCF. They weren’t too expensive and put out a crazy amount of light. I’d have to say better distance and side penetration than any other light I’ve seen or owned. We bought the big round ones. You definitely won’t need any other additional light bar or extra driving lights.
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    If you want reach in a long range driving light absolutely nothing surpasses the big Hella searchlights. Part Nos. 1503 & 1507. They are large and could be difficult to place on the car legally. I use a 125 W. halogen bulb in mine. Quite awesome with a 55 W. HID bulb.
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    Quote Originally Posted by loanrangie View Post
    IPF's with a HID conversion, i have the 800's which are rectangular but the 900's are round and approx. 200mm diameter.
    I totally agree with Nick.

    I'm using a crap set of Narvas with an HID globes, etc upgrade and they light up the postcode.

    Not as good or instantaneous as the hi lo HID's I used to have in the main headlights, but the whole kit was less than $100.

    DL

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    The old faithful Rallye 4000’s are good too, and aren’t that expensive but they are quite big, but great if you have room. Come in pencil and spread beam. As mentioned, the IPF 900’s are great too - a mate has those, converted to HID and they are brilliant.
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    Nite stalkers Nite Stalker 170mm Combination Driving Light Set get fitted to our fleet cars....cannot remember which size.

    I upgraded my cars with FYRLYT and after fitting them I thought the nite stalkers did an alright job and maybe I shouldn’t have binned them.

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    These are the ones I bought. Spend hundreds and hundreds so you can brag about your light brand to a mate if you want, but these are crazy bright.

    XTM LED Driving Lights 9in | BCF
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    x 2 for Night Stalker
    I've run both Lightforce 140's on my defer and the 140 Night Stalker Roo lights on my previous D2. Not much difference between the 2.
    Both are adjustable focus, so you can set up your own spread. easily punch 500m on a flat road.
    Both brands are around the $250 - $300 mark on Ebay

    Cheers Glen

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    NiteStalker 225's are slightly modified copies of Cibie Super Oscars (AFAIK the reflector and lens is a direct copy) and can be had for around $250/pair.

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