FiberOptic
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- Oct 19, 2015
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Hey guys, I've got some ideas rolling around in my head, as well as the question about how the low beams of these 2 units compare to each other. Are they going to be basically identical on low beam? Does the low-only version have any downsides aside from the obvious lack of high beam?
I'm thinking about beginning a project using 90mm auxiliary low beams mounted in custom billet aluminum machined housing (I own CNC equipment) and have read that one of the best performing headlamps options available at the moment are the Hella Xenon units, though Very expensive! It looks like the low-only version is a little less than half the price, and thought if I do end up wishing to supplement high beams also with the custom installation, I could use the Hella 90mm (reflector) Halogen high beams since they are only running about $55 ea, though I'm guessing they might pale in comparison to the Xenon highs? I'm really intrigued about the idea of using 90mm modules since they can be aimed so precisely and thought an array of anywhere from 2 to 6 90mm units mounted horizontally in a high-end enclosure might be an infinitely more useful "light bar" setup than the led bars out there, especially since it would have the main attraction of low-beams included. The lows would be run most of the time, with the highs only ran on empty roads, and then only in legal number (main vehicle highs, plus 1 additional pair running at a time, 4 total, is that correct?) I also have the ability to make and wire a custom controller that could be dash mounted and switchable for various scenarios of needed light, such as an 'off-road' configuration.
For the possible additional high beams, instead of the 90mm reflectors, I could maybe go with the Bi-halogen units and then also gain the lows that could be activated in an off-road config that would have lots of low-beam strength for crawling (maybe 2 Xenon and 4 halogen lows in total in off-road low-beam mode). I'm going to keep the whole thing under 300watts.
Speaking of those, how do the bi-halogen highs compare to the 90mm reflector highs? If the bi-halogen are noticeably better, I could go that route since price isn't that much more. I've also looked at the JW Speaker 90mm led units in high and/or low and not sure how they might compare overall for such an idea, but again, the Hella Xenon lows are my main fascination with this project...
Thanks all, for any insights into my questions and/or ideas : )
Curtis
I'm thinking about beginning a project using 90mm auxiliary low beams mounted in custom billet aluminum machined housing (I own CNC equipment) and have read that one of the best performing headlamps options available at the moment are the Hella Xenon units, though Very expensive! It looks like the low-only version is a little less than half the price, and thought if I do end up wishing to supplement high beams also with the custom installation, I could use the Hella 90mm (reflector) Halogen high beams since they are only running about $55 ea, though I'm guessing they might pale in comparison to the Xenon highs? I'm really intrigued about the idea of using 90mm modules since they can be aimed so precisely and thought an array of anywhere from 2 to 6 90mm units mounted horizontally in a high-end enclosure might be an infinitely more useful "light bar" setup than the led bars out there, especially since it would have the main attraction of low-beams included. The lows would be run most of the time, with the highs only ran on empty roads, and then only in legal number (main vehicle highs, plus 1 additional pair running at a time, 4 total, is that correct?) I also have the ability to make and wire a custom controller that could be dash mounted and switchable for various scenarios of needed light, such as an 'off-road' configuration.
For the possible additional high beams, instead of the 90mm reflectors, I could maybe go with the Bi-halogen units and then also gain the lows that could be activated in an off-road config that would have lots of low-beam strength for crawling (maybe 2 Xenon and 4 halogen lows in total in off-road low-beam mode). I'm going to keep the whole thing under 300watts.
Speaking of those, how do the bi-halogen highs compare to the 90mm reflector highs? If the bi-halogen are noticeably better, I could go that route since price isn't that much more. I've also looked at the JW Speaker 90mm led units in high and/or low and not sure how they might compare overall for such an idea, but again, the Hella Xenon lows are my main fascination with this project...
Thanks all, for any insights into my questions and/or ideas : )
Curtis