Front end and Lights on a DD.
- Thread starter rich1833
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Ok, NO headlight will throw more light that a set of aux lights. I have truck lites and my HID hellas just out shine them everywhere....up close, out far, to the sides. The super 7s are probably the best halogen headlight you can buy right now. with 55w/100w bulbs with will out shine most of the led offerings as well. I think the OP is on the total right path for a great lighting setup.
rich1833
Observer
Just an update. I got my order in to find out this is for one light not 2 like I had thought. Instead of $85.00 its will be $170.00 plus bulbs. Not sure what to do as if I return the single light I pay 15% restocking fee plus I loss the 17.25 shipping and handling plus I have to pay return shipping.
rich1833
Observer
I did get Hella Super 7 headlights installed today and just got a few pics taken. I also posted this on my build thread. Although brighter then my stock headlights I don't believe they are as good of a deal as the Hella 4000 lights. The headlights where $200 even and 4000's were $186.
My cellphone doesn't do great night video but here is a 4k video I took of the lights. Notice the high beams are blue before the camera corrects it.
http://vid1005.photobucket.com/albums/af177/richardsturgill3/VID_20160102_184245457_zpscuqczgpc.mp4
Low Beam=
High Beam=
Low Beam and Hella 4000=
High Beam and Hella 4000=
I'm using these bulbs for now because of the good reviews.
My cellphone doesn't do great night video but here is a 4k video I took of the lights. Notice the high beams are blue before the camera corrects it.
http://vid1005.photobucket.com/albums/af177/richardsturgill3/VID_20160102_184245457_zpscuqczgpc.mp4
Low Beam=
High Beam=
Low Beam and Hella 4000=
High Beam and Hella 4000=
I'm using these bulbs for now because of the good reviews.
comptiger5000
Adventurer
IMO, upgraded headlights are mostly for the better than stock low beams. High beams are easily supplemented, but it's hard to supplement low beams. Fog lights throw too much light close to you and hurt your distance vision while any form of driving lights will blind other drivers just like high beams.
rayra
Expedition Leader
Every state has height and number of forward beam restrictions (typically 4, including factory headlights, if they are on). Find out what yours are. Might even be brightness limitations too, nowadays. Know what the rules are before you break them or decide to disregard them.
Damn, I think I'm going to have to swap out to the super 7. add in the 55w/100 bulbs and It should be nice! I am not liking the icing over of my truck lites. The highbeams with 4000s is a nice light output....much better than all those cheap LED garbage lights put out...that's for sure! I think if you change out those blue osram bulbs to something like phillips or hella all clear bulbs you will have much better lighting too. I am not a fan of coated bulbs.
comptiger5000
Adventurer
Very true. Although if you stay reasonably close to the rules and use the lights properly, you can generally get away with lights that aren't strictly legal and not be bothered for it. Technically, anything over 55w is illegal in most places, as are ECE headlights (most don't meet DOT requirements and only Massachusetts explicitly allows ECE lights).
Then again, my low beams are 55w and the ECE lights look pretty much stock, so nobody has noticed or bothered me in the several years I've had them. And the 100w+ driving lights are only on with the high beams, so even though I'm running 4 compared to the stock headlights + 2 the law says I can run, it's never gotten me bothered (law only cares about how many are actually turned on, not the number present, so killing them with the high beams when there's cars around keeps from being bothered).