Offroad Headlights?

[Tsunami982]

i was thinking about some KC daylighter or PIAA 52X lights. those are just the first lights that came to mind and i was wondering if any one had any recommendations for lights in the 75-150 range (have to budget as i am adding on a lot of other stuff too). im relatively new to this stuff so i figured someone out there would know and feel like enlightening me. i have a brush guard with the standard holes. nowadays i mostly drive on streets but once or twice a month i take it offroading out in the desert. also, is 100 or 155W excessive or is 55W good enough?

here is a picture of the front end of my truck:
Front End w/ Brush Guard

any constructive suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dug777]

Couldn't say about the wattage but IPFs are very good....

 

[Tsunami982]

ok whats an ipf? see, im noob to this.

 

[myusername]

http://www.dpgoffroad.com/lighting.htm

 

[BadNewsBears]

GE aircraft landing light. I joke you not. Perfect size/power.

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
GE aircraft landing light. I joke you not. Perfect size/power.

are those in the 70-150 range? what kind of housings are available? linkage?
edit: not skepticism, I really want to know if that is practical

 

[Tsunami982]

Originally posted by: myusername

Originally posted by: BadNewsBears
GE aircraft landing light. I joke you not. Perfect size/power.

are those in the 70-150 range? what kind of housings are available? linkage?
edit: not skepticism, I really want to know if that is practical

yeah me too, are you being serious?

 

[myusername]

I heard in the 60's they would swap the high beams on a quad-headlight (separate hi/lo lamps) car for landing lights, but I thought they needed a seriously beefed up electrical system.

 

[myusername]

03-06-2002, 05:06 PM ... I have had PIAA, Hella and KC Gaylighters, and none could hold a candle to the big IPF 900's I have now. They throw out a nice flood pattern, have nice metal housings and heavy duty mounts, excellent lenses and come with covers, which to me was crucial for long drives on dirt/gravel roads with other vehicles. They come will a complete wiring harness and a very neat self-contained switch that looks like a computer mouse. I liked the switch so much that I bought a couple extra ones for my rocklights.

I bought them three years ago for $160 and have absolutely no regrets, I would *strongly* recommend them to anyone. I believe the price remains in that range, definitely less than $200 for the two lights.

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just wanted to get a feeling of the different type off Offroad lights out there that people are using. I used to run aircraft landing lights but I can not find the housings any more.(it is a PAR-36 housing 4 1/2 inch, anybody have any ideas where I can get them) The light beam was a cross between a elliptical spot and a flood, 180 degree coverage and very good depth. Getting the lights is easy. The housings are very hard to find...

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The old style "landing lights" are effective BUT their life span is a bit short (50 hours?).

have seen aircraft landing lights require separate (24V) electrical subsystem. Have seen reference to 12V landing lights, but not found any solid info yet.

 

[BadNewsBears]

I dont have them but a friend has three. I have a link somewhere. Ill look