Which lights to get?

Just ordered the smittybilt street bar now im trying to figure out which lights to stick on their. Im stuck between hellas 5inch round or kc 5x7. any input would be appreciated thanks

 

5 or 6in round for sure

 

i want at least 5 inch round im not looking for crazy light output just something more at might cause the stock lights arent the greatest. i was looking at hellas 700 http://www.streetsideauto.com/p/hella-hella-500-series-halogen-driving-lamp-kit-005750952/ but it doesnt say how big they are

 

Brand names (Hella, KC, Vision X, Baja Designs, PIAA, etc.) aren't the first consideration IMO.

The TYPE of light is...

1) Pencil (spot) Beams: For long distance down the road/ field... narrow beam pattern, high speed driving applications. Best mounted high, above cab.

2) Driving (euro) Beams: For more area in front of your truck lit up, like high beams and low beams together. Best mounted in front of truck same as headlights.

3) Fog (cornering) Beams: For close in, wide pattern light as well as for use in fog. Best mounted low, below bumper.

Now, of the three types of light patterns you have choices on how the light is produced:

a) Halogen (inexpensive, but draws more power. 55-130 watts typical)

b) HID or Xenon (expensive, but draws less power and produces brighter light. 35-70 watts) Avoid colors higher than 5,000ºK, as they will be dimmer.

c) LED (Very expensive, but draws almost no power for the super amount of light output. Not recommended for dusty conditions like off road racing because of high reflective effect).


For my needs, I have 2 Hella 4000 100 watt Halogen pencil beams and 2 Kragen 35 watt HID euro beams:

 

I have photos of the light comparrison between stock, HID, & Pencils... Let me know if you would like to see that or if you have seen it already.

 

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Hellas 500ff it is im gonna order one set first see how i like it with just 2 lights. Since i dont have to worry about shipping im not to concerned see how it turns out.

 

hella 500ff are bright as hell man. even without hids - i have them behind sheet metal (not mesh) and it still lights up EVERYTHING

 

Thats what im looking something to light the road up a little more at night the deer around here dont like to get out of the middle of the road to fast. Came close to nailing a huge buck last year with the truck

 

would the protective laminate be a good thing to get to protect the lights a little bit to?

 

dont hold your breath.

I had 4 hella 500's and was not the least bit impressed.

I converted 2 of them to HID and WOW. I would recommend everyone with the 500s or 700s to convert them to hids.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/Apexcone-Raptor-HID-Kit

 

if your worried about the deer then it sounds like you need to get yourself a nice steel bumper

 

ill keep that in mind. i got the two driving lights on fog lights on order wanna get these in before saturday night madness up on the hill july 9.

 

Anyone else got the PIAA 550's? I'm way more then happy with them

 

I had (6) Hella 500s on my truck, all halogen at one point. HATED THEM

I think having one Hella 500 converted to HID on the front of my truck would have been way more useful


HIDs are the way to go, without a doubt