| Author | Message | ||
     chris sharpe (Bromhead) New Member Username: Bromhead Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2003 |
Which Hella 4k's are people using? (Euro, pencil, fog or cornering). Especially interested in setups of only 1 pair mounted on a bumper. Did anyone use the fog light wires or is this asking for trouble and should one buy the harness? Alternatively, how about pro-comps. I heard they have a | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 627 Registered: 10-2002 |
I just have a pair of driving (Euro?) on my LR brush bar. They really light up the trail. You should use a harness with relay. The fogs are like 20-30 watts. The 4000's are 100 watts, you may burn up the wires. | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 337 Registered: 02-2002 |
I have a pair of Euro beam pattern 4Ks on my bumper. The amount of light these put out is simply amazing. Focused in the middle, then more diffuse towards the perimeter. | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 611 Registered: 03-2002 |
On both rovers I run a euro beam on the left side and a corning beam on the right. Great for spotting deer and other animals a long way off. Not bad off road at night either. Definitely use an uprated relay/harness. Wire them to a SPDT and get always on or on with other switched power sources (main, parking, etc.) | ||
| Dan Armbruster (Dan_armbruster) Member Username: Dan_armbruster Post Number: 129 Registered: 04-2003 |
Stock fog light harness can handle 55W- 4000's are 100. The only hellas compatible with the factory relays are the 500's. I'm looking to add some 4k's soon. | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 628 Registered: 10-2002 |
I have my relay wired to only come on with my hi beams. When I go from the 4000's and hi's to just lows. I feel like I'm driving by candle light. | ||
| Ricky Sin (Rickysin) New Member Username: Rickysin Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2003 |
Did anyone install Hella 4000 at your Disco 2 LR stock brush bar? (not the aftermarket brush bar) Is the light too big?? | ||
| Craig Kobayashi (Koby) Senior Member Username: Koby Post Number: 339 Registered: 02-2002 |
The light is too big for the LR brush bar and A-frame.  | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 629 Registered: 10-2002 |
They fit my LR brush bar extremely tight, but they do fit. At first, I thought it would not work, but I was able to get them in and adjust them properly. They will rub. | ||
| Jack Edwards (Olered) Senior Member Username: Olered Post Number: 330 Registered: 04-2002 |
I have H4000s Euros on my brush bar. I have plenty of room. No rubbing. | ||
| chris sharpe (Bromhead) New Member Username: Bromhead Post Number: 25 Registered: 02-2003 |
Thanks for the responses. I've heard that the Euro's are a bit too focused for trail work and that Cornering lights might be a better option. Opinions? Oh, an in regards to wiring, whats a "SPDT"? | ||
| Michael Noe (Noee) Senior Member Username: Noee Post Number: 613 Registered: 03-2002 |
Single Pole/Double Throw. Here is a good switch that fits the binacle pod nicely: SPDT switch Good wiring info here: http://catalog.com/susq/other/harness.htm Hmmm, seems like I just posted this stuff the other day.... This past weekend, I got to ride behind Mr. Morgan for some "night ops", he's got four H4Ks on his rack up top: 2 euros center and 2 cornering, aimed out. Awesome from behind at night....just this long, flat line of light, sweeping 180 degrees from driver left to driver right out from the truck. | ||
| Steve Sherman (Ssherman) Member Username: Ssherman Post Number: 80 Registered: 11-2002 |
I'm running 2 cornering lamps on my brush bar and 4 euros on the roof rack. If I were to do it over, I'd probably put fogs on the front and then have 2 cornering beams on the outer edges of the rack and 2 euros in the middle.  | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 630 Registered: 10-2002 |
FYI - I got lenses with city lights from Steve Sherman for my existing 4k's. I wired the city lights to come on with the city light (glow bulb) in the main lamps of my D2. So when I don't have them fully powered up, they still have a nice glow. Nothing functional, but cool. I think you can buy them new that way from susquehana motor spots for the same price. |
