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| dommel Member Since: 03 Jan 2016 Location: Centre Posts: 31   
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I was thinking of 2 x 2 Hella FF40; driving and fog beams.
The TF705 in LED of Terrafirma looks also nice. What is better; 2 driving in middle and 2 fog at side or 4 the same and 2 at side more turned to the left/right? |
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3rd Jan 2017 10:28am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240  
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When I ran four lights on the roof of a Discovery many years ago, I found that two fogs on the outside and two spots in the middle gave the best compromise of light spread.
I think I had Hella Comet spots, which were very good, but the fogs were generic ones. Given that they were being used more as flood lights than as intended, they were good enough. They can be quite vulnerable, particularly if pushing through trees, so I'd steer clear of very expensive lights for that application. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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3rd Jan 2017 10:38am |
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| stanley Member Since: 18 Sep 2009 Location: Dorset /hampshire Posts: 1029
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 Click image to enlarge Here are mine , all spots but give a decent amount of light |
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3rd Jan 2017 11:43am |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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I guess the best option for maximum light coverage would be a pair of pencil beam spots in the middle set up to give a small central overlap at range & a pair of normal spots on the outside angled to overlap with the outer edge of the beam pattern from the pencils. Your standard headlamps would add to the coverage closer to the vehicle.
Not sure which lamp units to go with as I haven't bought any for a while & due to minor accident damage have just removed my bull bar & Hella Rallye 3000s. The roof rack & Hella Rallye 1000s got removed a few years ago after my local garage tried to drive the 90 into their workshop without realising there were clearance issues...   |
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3rd Jan 2017 11:43am |
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| GSLRO Member Since: 13 May 2012 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 499 
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Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Not sure which make they are but think they are (land rover) Hella with low and high beam, the switch set up is with two separate 3 way switches: Low (3 way switch): on independent - off - on with headlights dip beam High (3 way switch): on independent - off - on with headlight high beam and/or flash Adventure isn't paved! |
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5th Jan 2017 6:54pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512
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Click image to enlarge Description here. Cheers, Vincent 1959 Polynorm 1/4 Ton Trailer, Olive Drab Green (sold) 1970 M416 Military Trailer (Camping Trailer Conversion), Epsom Green (sold) 1975 Series III 88 V6, Light Green (sadly sold) 1996 Defender 110 CSW 300 Tdi, Epsom Green (sold) 2000 Freelander 1 TD4 3-drs, Silver (sold) 2006 Freelander 1 TD4 5-drs Facelift Automatic, Tonga Green (sold) MySite |
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5th Jan 2017 7:38pm |
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| dommel Member Since: 03 Jan 2016 Location: Centre Posts: 31
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Thank you for you answers. I still haven't make a decision. New idea is to mount a spot LED bar in the middle and at the outside round LED floodlights.
I've measured the lamp bar; 12cm high and 34cm between the mounting points. |
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22nd Jan 2017 10:34pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10367
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My 110, bringing up the rear, with Rigid Industries spots and spreads. So good, I've kept them for my next motor.
None blinding pic |
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22nd Jan 2017 10:39pm |
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| dommel Member Since: 03 Jan 2016 Location: Centre Posts: 31
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Nice ride and even good looking lights.
I've searched them on www.verstralershop.nl Now I doubt between these Rigid ones and the lights of Piaa. In the meanwhile the new buttons arrived. I've a pre 2000 dashboard in my TD5. The bottons below the steering wheel will remove to the center. On the roof there is already a plug mounted and wirings via relays. Click image to enlarge Last edited by dommel on 24th Jan 2017 12:10am. Edited 1 time in total |
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23rd Jan 2017 10:58am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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This is what I did to my 1992 D90.
Click image to enlarge These are Hella FF 200 lamps. Two on the outside are fogs and the two on the inside are pencil beams. This was a superb setup giving awesome distance and width. It took quite a while to find a set of lamps that would sit under the Hanibal rack and above the windscreen. Really miss this setup... |
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23rd Jan 2017 11:25am |
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| dommel Member Since: 03 Jan 2016 Location: Centre Posts: 31
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Headlights of a Defender are 17cm, aren't they?
Then are lights between 8-12cm IMHO nice to see. Halogen lamps with eventually LED bulbs are also an idea. |
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24th Jan 2017 8:46am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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They are 7" in diameter, which is around 17.8cm.
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24th Jan 2017 10:48am |
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| DuncanS Member Since: 07 Dec 2013 Location: Cumbria Posts: 298 
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These are the rigid ones I'd suggest going for if going down that route: http://www.rigidindustries.com/led-lighting/83351 North Cumbria Search and Rescue - Team Leader
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24th Jan 2017 8:08pm |
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