By Scott H on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 04:57 pm: Edit

I am looking to get some lights on the front of my ARB of my 95 Disco and have heard various opinions on what type, so I am looking for some ideas. Should I consider fog lights for the front? My initial thought was to go with driving lights, but I would like to be able to see things on the side as well as down the trail. Any suggestion on manufactures and type? I am looking to spend around $300 for the set, and install them myself.

Thanks
Scott H

By Jon Williams (Jonw) on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 08:37 am: Edit

Driving lights. I've got some Hella somethings but anyway they're pretty darn bright with great side illumination as well as front fill. Fog lights aren't really that great off-road, unless they're bright (55-60 watt). I don't know where you live, but in my state, it's "illegal" to run driving lights on the road as fog lights (but I do sometimes anyway). If you do more off-roading than on-roading, then definitely get driving lights. If you would use your fog lights more on-road, get them, as driving lights are really too bright for fog mounted high on a brush bar. Just something to think about...

By B Kingston on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 10:12 am: Edit

A combination of one spot light(pencil beam) and one driving light (spread beam) seems to be the prefered combo in Australia.Forget fog lights if you offroad, the position they need to be in to be effective in fog is too low- you will damage them.

By Milan on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 09:06 pm: Edit

Hehehehe. It's funny to see all the answers. It all depends on where and how you off-road.

I'm in western Canada and fog lights are the way to go, although I have both fog and driving and find that on the trail we use the fogs more. Here the trails usually have trees on both sides and the bush is dense. Using fogs lets you illiminate the sides and the light reflects nicely off the trees and bush and lights up the trail well. Besides the fogs don't blind the spotters nearly as much as driving lights do. Even though only rock lights are really effective at not blinding the spotter.

Furthermore, we do get fog occasionally and they do work better than driving lights for that. I use my driving lights mostly to supplement high beams on the highway or if I'm leading other vehicles on a night run. Having someone with them on behind you sucks. We also use driving lights and/or spot lights only to see what is far ahead on the trail/cut line.

I'm sure in deserty/open areas like Africa, southern USA or Australia the driving beams are the way to go.

By Nathan Crabtree (Nathan) on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 09:31 pm: Edit

Scott
I have a new set of IPF 900MSR 130W with wiring harness and switch. If you are interested E-Mail me.

Thanks
Nathan

By Barry on Thursday, June 07, 2001 - 10:25 pm: Edit

I recently went through the same dilemma...fogs or driving lights.

Fogs would have to be mounted high on my TJM, so not worth getting constantly "flashed" by oncoming traffic. I have had fog lights in the past and can say while living here in the San Francisco fog zone, have never absolutely needed them to find the road.

Driving lights were overkill since my off-roading is not Baja style. We mostly crawl mountain switchbacks or deep into logging trails.

For me, Hella had the solution with their 4000 Cornering beam. Puts out an extremely wide pattern that throws brilliant light about as far as the low beams.

Good prices and great service at:

www.4x4connection.com

By Scott H on Friday, June 08, 2001 - 03:48 am: Edit

Thanks for all your input