bajamedic - 12-12-2010 at 01:28 PM
Has anyone had either a positive or negitive experience with LED Light Bars like these?
[Edited on 12-12-2010 by bajamedic]
David K - 12-12-2010 at 06:27 PM
The word from our son in the off road racing industry is they do not penetrate the dust well and blind you by reflecting off dust particles... Spot
and Driving HID or Halogen beams penetrate through dust better... However, this is only a concern if there is a vehicle ahead of you that put dust in
the air, or during a wind.
They are awesome sources of light and use little power... but VERY expensive.
Peloncito - 12-16-2010 at 11:44 PM
David is exactly correct. I have a 5'-0" wide, single row LED bar on my Rhino and it is great lighting up the road. However, if you are not out in
front as pointed out, you see every particle of dust kicked up in front of you. Oh yeah, and the bugs like them too...
Mine was $500 or so. I run it with a combination of HID headlamps and a set of HID driving lamps so I still get some penetration through the dust.
Pacifico - 12-17-2010 at 12:03 AM
Apparently their amber series is better in the dust compared to the E series. I would love to see them in person for a trial run before buying...they
are pricey!!!
MaxieGodde - 3-6-2012 at 07:01 PM
I'm sure LED lighting is just like solar equipment- we'll invest in it this year and they'll come out with led strip Flexible LED Strip Lights Outdoor LED Lighting something better for half the price next year.
[Edited on 3-7-2012 by MaxieGodde]
DavidE - 3-8-2012 at 08:17 PM
Back when mastodons roamed we believed that the greater vertical* distance between a driver's pupils and source of lighting the better the penetration
of fog, snow, rain, and dust. The Pete's and KW's had louvered stainless steel lamps mounted underneath their bumper.
*the idea should work on a horizontal plane as well