Driving lights everywhere, but which ones?

[siringo]

OK, I'm after some driving lights. Can't afford Lightforce.

My budget is around $150.00 - $200.00. I see lots of HID's on eBay, anyone have any good experiences with eBay HID driving lights???

I'm looking at 7" - 9" lights.

With thanks.

 

[gadgets]

Ive been through my share of lights, The cheap ones ive had off ebay have all been good and bright, the down side is they all seem to take in water,also there mounting brackets are also average, they tend to rust quickly. Another thing with the mounting brackets is the tent to not be strong enough for corrugated roads, you end with your headlights pointing at the sky!

 

[siringo]

How would you rate the eBay lights against the Narva lights, build quality wise??

 

[gadgets]

Narva make quality lights,good value too. You can probably get good "noname" lights off ebay but its a bit hit and miss. Hella a fairly good value too.

 

[siringo]

Yep. I'm looking at some Roo Lights, I've heard good things about them.

 

[Cobez]

Thought about an LED lightbar?

 

[gadgets]

Yeah, there basically a lightforce copy, dont seem too bad.

 

[gadgets]

Ive a mate with a lightbar he bought on ebay and its actually really well built, will give him a tx to find out who he bought it off.

 

[bennyb]

try sunyee lighting from ebay. really good light bars and cheap

 

[siringo]

Lightbars would be stronger I reckon as they sit closer to their mounting points, not so much mass rocking back and forth. Haven't looked at them, think I will now. Yes, thanks gadgets, that's be great.

 

[gadgets]

try sunyee lighting from ebay. really good light bars and cheap

What he said, my mate tx me back and said the same , http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/sunyee-a...h=item4d14754d84&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562
He has 100% feedback rating too.

 

[gadgets]

Im getting the feeling I might be wasting some money on ebay now too! bugger!

 

[choc36]

I just got some hid driving lights off sunyee and all I can say I wouldn't bother getting light force after putting these on they are bright, and my brother has had them on for 2 years now and with no trouble and is always on dirt roads.

 

[siringo]

Thanks guys, great help there. I'll look into sunyee. ;-)

 

[gadgets]

Let us know how ya go.

 

[Cobez]

The MAJORITY (not all, but maybe 95%) of all Ebay lightbars are pretty good. They are a dime a dozen these days.

Just make sure they give a sort of warranty and they are shock / waterproof, and you should be good.

 

[user 10312]

Roo lites aren't bad. Had them on a my last truck and they held up quite well, even over corrugated roads.

 

[bods]

Depends what you want to use them for between light bars and spotties too. Obviously light bars have a lot more spread than spotties, which is good for short distance, but not so good if you do night time country driving and need a lot of light in the distance... I've got both and usually leave the spotties turned off around town and use the light bar, then out on the highway use both of them together, but I do have them switched separately...

 

[Malicious]

Sunyee on eBay have some good led 6" light have a pair and pretty happy with them , just got to get them on the nav soon, threw them on the other car for aplay

 

[siringo]

Been looking at all the HID lights. When they first came out, everyone said the 35 watters were bright enough, but it seems to range from 100W to 55W.

I've heard people say that they can be too bright. I was speaking to bloke who had some super bright lights and he said he downgraded them as he couldn't see anything (not literally) when he went back to low beam.

So what do other people have? I have a feeling 100W HID's will be more than I need/want.