KC/PIAA lights
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KC/PIAA lights
Ok im not an avid offroader but i do enjoy having enough light at night when i want it. Are they worth it? I mean i can drive with atleast two of them on, provided that they are bumper mounted. Im really interested in this. I want to know what the best lights to get are. Ive seen driving lights, fog lights, daylighters. Im just like a deer in headlights when i start looking this stuff up. No pun intended. I mean i wanna get a safari bar and put them on there. Im planning on lowering my truck. I havent seen a lowered truck with a safari bar on it either. Trying to do something a lil different than what most people are doing these days. anyway any help would be GREAT thanks guys!
CJ
CJ
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I looked at the Piaa's.. Just too expensive..
I looked at the Hella's.. The mounting technique just looked too cheasy, not sturdy enough. I've had some bad experiences w/ some lesser accessory lamps that just didn't hold up on account of the mounting/adjustment systems.
The KC's were the happy medium for me. I own a set of the 55 Watt 'driving' style slimlights. I am very happy w/ them.
I would NOT under any circumstances use them in traffic. They are quite bright. I have mine wired inline w/ my high beams and often use them (w/ high beams) on some of the country roads near where my mother lives and up north.. However in town I usually disable them, even for those rare instances where I am using high-beams around town. These really are off road only. If you want something for on-road use, look at a set w/ the fog pattern instead.
Don't be a ****, don't use your bright aftermarket accessory lamps on public roads w/ oncoming traffic! People who do make all of us w/ pickups look bad.. In fact, while you're at it, disable your factory fogs when you don't need them!
I looked at the Hella's.. The mounting technique just looked too cheasy, not sturdy enough. I've had some bad experiences w/ some lesser accessory lamps that just didn't hold up on account of the mounting/adjustment systems.
The KC's were the happy medium for me. I own a set of the 55 Watt 'driving' style slimlights. I am very happy w/ them.
I would NOT under any circumstances use them in traffic. They are quite bright. I have mine wired inline w/ my high beams and often use them (w/ high beams) on some of the country roads near where my mother lives and up north.. However in town I usually disable them, even for those rare instances where I am using high-beams around town. These really are off road only. If you want something for on-road use, look at a set w/ the fog pattern instead.
Don't be a ****, don't use your bright aftermarket accessory lamps on public roads w/ oncoming traffic! People who do make all of us w/ pickups look bad.. In fact, while you're at it, disable your factory fogs when you don't need them!
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Originally Posted by NHBubba
Don't be a ****, don't use your bright aftermarket accessory lamps on public roads w/ oncoming traffic! People who do make all of us w/ pickups look bad.. In fact, while you're at it, disable your factory fogs when you don't need them!
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Originally Posted by doc
Yeah... OR PEOPLE LIKE ME WILL NOTICE AND CAN MAKE YOUR DAY VERY BAD....
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No i understand that. Im not in anyway going to be pissing people off. I tend to be on the road between 1 and 5 in the morning comming home. 90% of my trip home is on empty DARK roads. I want some lights to brighten up my ride home because i cant see **** with the stockers. And even if someone were to be headed my direction i would shut them off, i dont need any hassle because someone thinks im trying to blind them!
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Originally Posted by Redneckstone
where are the prices what is the price of the hella and the watts and also I will tell you where to find a KC for about the same if not better....
edit: place http://www.ptcfactoryoutlet.com./products-hella.html
edit 2: 55 watts
If you can tell me of a place to get KC's that are about the same for about the same amount of money, I will go for it. In reality I am not going to use them alot just the few times I do I want something so I don't need anything too exspensive.
Last edited by Ranger1; 05-19-2005 at 12:59 PM.
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I just looked it up.. Seems the KC Slimlite series is pushing 100Watts in both the fog and driving patterns and 130W in the long-distance.. I'm kind of surprised that even the fog patterns are over 55W..
Summit prices for the Hella 500 is $75, KC Slimlite w/ the driving pattern are $150, both before pricing. Other sites seem to have a similar ratio. So the KCs are roughly 2x as much.. Not 3x..
Summit prices for the Hella 500 is $75, KC Slimlite w/ the driving pattern are $150, both before pricing. Other sites seem to have a similar ratio. So the KCs are roughly 2x as much.. Not 3x..
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yes KC slim lights are over 55w which to me why own a great set off 55w thats not enough light for me but thats me. those hella are comparible to slims but KC's slims are a little more$$ then a daylighter and daylights fit just about anywhere slims do unless you have a really weird spot and daylighters can be bought for under $100. hell my 150W STAINLESS steel where only around $90ish