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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Jeremiah on July 02, 2009, 09:50:53 AM
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Where can I source some bumper-mounted head / fog / spot lights like these (or square... or whatever):
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/Jeremiah_Junkins/09/KOH%202009/Suzukis/IMG_1101.jpg)
How do you think they're mounted up? A rubber gasket, or some kind of mounting tab on the back side of the bumper?
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piaa.com
they should have it.
That is one nice lookin bumper, whos is it?
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Don't know. I saw it out at KOH. Went to look for the owner a few times, and couldn't locate him.
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Check out Pilot Automotives two catalogs on lights - they give actual measurements and specify what light beam pattern each light produces. I am sure their lights are well built, they have head lights, tail lights even angel eye light kits.
http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pdfs/Pilot_performance_lighting1.pdf (http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pdfs/Pilot_performance_lighting1.pdf)
http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pdfs/Pilot_performance_lighting2.pdf (http://www.pilotautomotive.com/pdfs/Pilot_performance_lighting2.pdf)
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So which is it? A fog lamp with a wide, low beam, or a drving light with a narrow far reaching beam?
Both. I like to see far & wide.
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I noticed the same thing when I was looking at lights, it appears manufactures have different definitions for fog, driving and auxiliary lights. It got so frustrating for me, if I saw lights on a truck I liked I would wait by the truck and ask the owner to fire up their lights and view for myself.
I would assume smaller diameter lights (under 3 inches) would be wide short distance beam, large diameter (5+ inch) would be long range beam or pencil beam type, this is just my opinion.
I am looking for amber fog lights to mount below the headlights for fowl weather and see ones with clear lenses listed as fog lights. Wouldn't a clear white light worsen foul weather conditions?
Keep us posted, if I can get a pic, I will upload my lights patterns and distance from vehicle they can still reflect light off a standard bicycle reflector.
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I live in Hammer country. I'll keep an eye out for that rig and try to get some info if I do. No mistaking that bumper.
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I noticed the same thing when I was looking at lights, it appears manufactures have different definitions for fog, driving and auxiliary lights. It got so frustrating for me, if I saw lights on a truck I liked I would wait by the truck and ask the owner to fire up their lights and view for myself.
I would assume smaller diameter lights (under 3 inches) would be wide short distance beam, large diameter (5+ inch) would be long range beam or pencil beam type, this is just my opinion.
I am looking for amber fog lights to mount below the headlights for fowl weather and see ones with clear lenses listed as fog lights. Wouldn't a clear white light worsen foul weather conditions?
Keep us posted, if I can get a pic, I will upload my lights patterns and distance from vehicle they can still reflect light off a standard bicycle reflector.
Unfortunately there is no relationship whatsoever between size and function - it's a matter of reflector and lens design - just as an example - take a look at the the LightForce range - you can change the beam pattern with a snap-on filter.
Another lamp you can look at is the Hella 500 range (available at your local Walmart) - thre is the Hella 500, which is a fog light with a fluted lens and the Hella 500FF which is a drving light with a clear lens, both are 6" diameter and actually use the same reflector.
For what it's worth - I share your frustration when it comes to auxiliary lighting, however, I don't see it as different manufacturer's having different definitions, I see it as the less expensive manufacturers having no set standards - take a look at Pilot's website, you'll find they list the PL-203W as both a driving light with a narrow far reaching beam and a "projector fog" with a "wide, low beam much like a standard fog lamp"