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Discussion in 'Lighting' started by ToyotaKTMracing, Oct 17, 2012.

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  1. Mar 12, 2013 at 8:43 PM
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  2. Mar 13, 2013 at 7:53 AM
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    Honestly I don't think you will be happy with a 15" Blitz pro. On close stuff it will look bright but once you have some distance to light up you will be unimpressed.
     
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  3. Mar 13, 2013 at 10:00 AM
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    Would you recommend the 21" then? Or something completely different?
     
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  4. Mar 13, 2013 at 10:34 AM
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    For distance you cant beat HID spot beams.

    my 21" okledlightbar is bright as F out to about 80 yards or so, beyond that it washes out.
     
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  5. Mar 13, 2013 at 12:55 PM
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    That's a double row light bar correct?
     
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  6. Mar 13, 2013 at 1:03 PM
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    A few bolts are different.
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  7. Mar 13, 2013 at 1:08 PM
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    I'd love to have that but that is way to much for a light in my opinion. I can't swing that much cash for that.
     
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  8. Mar 13, 2013 at 1:16 PM
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    Blitzpro 21S (Thanks to Blitzpro for the give-a-way!) mounted on B.A.M.F (Elusive Elements) behind-the-grill lightbar. The Demello and the place I mounted it creates a cut off for the beginning of light about 6 feet away from the truck.

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    High-Beams and Blitzpro:

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    Matt
     
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  9. Mar 13, 2013 at 1:30 PM
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    that looks brighter than my double row. What is the rated Lumen output?
     
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  10. Mar 13, 2013 at 1:46 PM
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    6400 Lumens.
     
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  12. Mar 14, 2013 at 6:21 AM
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  13. Mar 14, 2013 at 7:09 AM
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  14. Mar 14, 2013 at 8:33 AM
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    Mitch,

    To be happy with a light you need to figure out what your light requirements are.

    On road with other cars around?
    On road alone where you would use highbeams?
    Offroad only?

    Do you care about color accuracy or desire a particular Kelvin range?

    What width do yo want?
    What range do you want?
    What height do you want?
    How important is beam consistency?

    Until you answer those questions it is hard to say if you will be happy. Price does not matter if the light does not meet your needs.

    Remember, LEDs are a CLOSE range solution. They are inherently floods. You can of course tighten the beam but the large point source means you can increase range only a little
     
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  15. Mar 14, 2013 at 8:56 AM
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    Maybe those will help
     
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  16. Mar 14, 2013 at 9:32 AM
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    You do NOT want LED anything. No LED light bar shines further than your high beams. You have to understand that the lumens is like having paint... do you want to paint more in the center and more lightly on the edges? To paint more heavily with light all over takes more paint.

    If you want MORE intensity at range than high beams requires halogen or HID. If you want one light to flood and spot and provide high levels of both flood and spot it must be HID. The downside is warm up time for HID. HID is for leaving on and not constant activation/deactivation cycles.

    My suggestion... IPF 900FS with 55 watt HID conversion (ballast fits in the light housing) one driving beam and one spot beam 4300k bulbs. It will not have as much flood in close as an LED but will smoke your high beams and you can see deer off to the sides of the road better at distance. IPF work MUCH better than Hella 500 for controlling the light and wont break the bank.
    There is NOTHING out there that will flood like an LED and throw past your highbeams in one unit
     
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  17. Mar 14, 2013 at 9:41 AM
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    I need to do something as well as far as lights. I wear glasses and it sucks to drive with the regular weak ass headlights. There are way to many deer around here. I have had 2 very close encounters in the last two evenings. And since there are no road lights around here a candle would almost be better than the factory headlights.
     
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    What you are describing with in close flood and out throwing your high beams can be accomplished... but it will take multiple light sources. I'm doing 10000 lumens of LED flood and 10000 lumens of HID for distance. Then again I want my flood to have HEIGHT so I can see up hills or up the other side of a gully I am driving down. Without height you cant see far down the road if on a steep decline or up the hill you are facing.

    If you look at lux charts remember 1 lux is barely visible. The 1/4 lux Rigid uses is pure marketing bs. The Specter 20" bar or Aurora equivalent is really good for 100 yards... but your high beams throw further.
     
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  19. Mar 14, 2013 at 10:09 AM
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    Okay thanks for explaining things
     
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  20. Mar 14, 2013 at 10:42 AM
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    Excellent information Dev
     
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