[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by v_safari

Thank you Ushuaia.
I've ordered 3000K hid. I'll be putting it on the factory fitted fog lamps or the ella work lamps. I'll post the pics as soon as I get the hid.

Neither the fog lamp, nor the hella worklight is designed for HID. So you will just get un-necessary scatter without range. IF you want to do HID, get a light housing designed for HID.

[v_safari]

Thank you Shubhendra, I was anyways going to remove the hella's from the roof rack after my recent disappointment with them on the highways.
I've also planned to remove the bull guard, and will try to mount them on steel plates bolted directly to the metal behind the front grill. The front grill has to be cut off a bit to make way for the steel plates.

[v_safari]

Originally Posted by tsk1979

Neither the fog lamp, nor the hella worklight is designed for HID. So you will just get un-necessary scatter without range. IF you want to do HID, get a light housing designed for HID.

In that case, let me see the feasibility of putting some old fabia projectors or hella's micro de in place of the factory fit fog lamps.

[Shubhendra]

Originally Posted by v_safari

I've also planned to remove the bull guard, and will try to mount them on steel plates bolted directly to the metal behind the front grill. The front grill has to be cut off a bit to make way for the steel plates.

You dont need bullbar to mount the lights. You can get the light bar designed ( i got it designed at small town) and give it support through number plate mountings.
refer below pic of a bar i got done in my Safari few years back.



Regards,
Shubhendra Singh

[Ushuaia]

Originally Posted by Shubhendra

You dont need bullbar to mount the lights. You can get the light bar designed ( i got it designed at small town) and give it support through number plate mountings.
refer below pic of a bar i got done in my Safari few years back.

Attachment 1348709

Regards,
Shubhendra Singh

Shubhendra, your design is very asthetic. But the diesel engines rattle would vibrate the light eventually unless its mounted on the front bracket. If you have the bullbar you can always use ss pipe bent to attach to it. Also in Delhi Ncr curiosity gets the better and people tinker with the assembly to make a quick buck. Unless it is parked at a secure place.
Heres what I have for rigids, provision for 40w × 2 cree's have also been made.

[Shubhendra]

Originally Posted by Ushuaia

Shubhendra, your design is very asthetic. But the diesel engines rattle would vibrate the light eventually unless its mounted on the front bracket.

This bar is conntlected with chassis and rattle free, one medium size adult stood on it and nothing happened.
You can use theft proof lock nuts.

Regards,
Shubhendra

[Tejas@perioimpl]

This is what i had done for my safari.

Removed the bumper. Fabricated a metal plate welded to chassis and extending to underneath the bumper. Fitted the bumper back and drilled through it to the metal plate and attached the fog lights. It looks as if they are mounted on the bumper but due to the metal plate the connection was strong.



EDIT: For more pics, visit the "View My Garage" link on the side.

[akshay4587]

The one's between the headlamps above Hella 700's are Chinese HID Auxiliary lights, with built in HID, color temperature is 4300-5000K. These come with Orange cover's, which makes them usable in fog as well. Had got these for a rally with night stages. Overall performance was pretty good. How long do they last is anyone's guess though.

[v_safari]

Originally Posted by akshay4587

The one's between the headlamps above Hella 700's are Chinese HID Auxiliary lights, with built in HID, color temperature is 4300-5000K. These come with Orange cover's, which makes them usable in fog as well. Had got these for a rally with night stages. Overall performance was pretty good. How long do they last is anyone's guess though.

Someone was telling me about these chinese lights, but didn't know the brand name. Thus I couldn't find the, Where did you by them from? And at what Price ?

[akshay4587]

Originally Posted by v_safari

Someone was telling me about these chinese lights, but didn't know the brand name. Thus I couldn't find the, Where did you by them from? And at what Price ?

There is no Brand name for these lights.
I see that you are from Delhi, You can easily find these in Karol Bagh.
They come in two versions 7 inch dia and 9 inch dia, 9 inches one are quite large. Paid 7500/- for 7 inch one.

[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by akshay4587

There is no Brand name for these lights.
I see that you are from Delhi, You can easily find these in Karol Bagh.
They come in two versions 7 inch dia and 9 inch dia, 9 inches one are quite large. Paid 7500/- for 7 inch one.

Its 7500/pair or 7500/piece? At 7500/pair its a good deal, but 7500/piece... not so much!

[akshay4587]

Tanveer its 7500 for a pair for the 7 inch one.
9 inches one is around 9-10K for a pair.
Hella has jacked up the prices for 3000 from 7500 for a pair in January 2014 to 12500 in march this year. These HID lights are good value for money.

[Raikkonen]

HID's are the standard for off road and additional driving light requirements. Legally, 100W halogen should provide you enough luminance (as seen with Hella's, Light Force, KC Hilites etc). The reflectors in these are designed for good illuminations.

HID's are very popular overseas, specially the 35W and 55 W HID's and you may all be surprised that 90% of these HID driving lights are made in China. It is all in the reflectors and the micron coating. Branded products like Light Force might have a larger thickness (several hundred micron) of reflector coating but some of these knock-offs have a thinner coating and thereby a reduced life (still at least 4-5 years)

Functionally, LED's and CRee have not been as efficient for spot beams, as these are intrinsically suited for spread beams. In India, for normal driving situations (read pot holes and traffic) one would be better off with spots than spread. CREE and LED's are getting accepted with off-road enthusiasts, but the gold standard for auxillary lights are still Halogen's and HID's.

[tsk1979]

Originally Posted by Raikkonen

Functionally, LED's and CRee have not been as efficient for spot beams, as these are intrinsically suited for spread beams. In India, for normal driving situations (read pot holes and traffic) one would be better off with spots than spread. CREE and LED's are getting accepted with off-road enthusiasts, but the gold standard for auxillary lights are still Halogen's and HID's.

If you are willing to pay money, you will get a good narrow beam with LED also. This is due to the higher cost of optics required to create a narrow beam from a big emitter area.

[Ushuaia]

Originally Posted by Raikkonen

HID's are the standard for off road and additional driving light requirements. Legally, 100W halogen should provide you enough luminance (as seen with Hella's, Light Force, KC Hilites etc). The reflectors in these are designed for good illuminations.

HID's are very popular overseas, specially the 35W and 55 W HID's and you may all be surprised that 90% of these HID driving lights are made in China. It is all in the reflectors and the micron coating. Branded products like Light Force might have a larger thickness (several hundred micron) of reflector coating but some of these knock-offs have a thinner coating and thereby a reduced life (still at least 4-5 years)

Functionally, LED's and CRee have not been as efficient for spot beams, as these are intrinsically suited for spread beams. In India, for normal driving situations (read pot holes and traffic) one would be better off with spots than spread. CREE and LED's are getting accepted with off-road enthusiasts, but the gold standard for auxillary lights are still Halogen's and HID's.

Here's link to my post in led lights. A concentrated spot at 250 mts. 8 leds with aspheric lens each. Another year or two should bring these at par with halogen and hids in terms or performance to cost parity.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3672783
Also all the offroad lighting brands using halogens there is a inherent flaw which works in the lights favour. Inefficient hotspotting gives you a tempered beam the cutoff seems to disappear after 30 to 50 mts. In good led's its a 50 -50 partnership between led and reflector. The hotspot is more efficiently managed in led's. The aspherics that i have manages to push the light further with a defined cutoff and 1 % spill. See baja designs squadron or rigid 's hyperspots.