Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: Skane
Posts: 6
Installing extra 9" lights?
Looking in to how to install three or four 9 inch round led lights. Some say the best way is to install them on a rack on the roof. However I use a skibox every now and then so that probably won´t work.
Best thing for me I think would be installing them in front of the grill. I just do not want to install a big fat ugly bullbar, so what options do I have? I´ve sen combined license plate/lightholders but the look flimsy and not sure they would work very well. Anybody here has done a similar installation or know something that would help me out? Small bullbar would work but haven´t found anything.
Have a search for Dolpants. Lightforce lights set into grille.
Rack mounting gives a better spread of light IMHO, ski box/lights shouldn't be an issue with the right rackPaul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.
25th Dec 2016 1:31 pm
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3169
Have a look through Russell,s post,s i,m sure he made a bracket for mounting lights to the front will give you an idea of what to do it was a while ok though Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
26th Dec 2016 9:27 am
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
I was planning to add my second pair before this autumn, but it's been delayed - hope to get them on soon though. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
26th Dec 2016 11:59 am
Guebo
Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: Skane
Posts: 6
At present, there are some vibrations over the rough stuff, but they are wedged in pretty well by the grille - which is as yet not reinforced. I plan to reinforce it with something when the second pair go on and that should do the trick.
What lamps are you looking at fitting?Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
27th Dec 2016 10:41 am
Guebo
Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: Skane
Posts: 6
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Click image to enlarge
Look in my gallery under new D4. Solid as a rock with no vibration.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
28th Dec 2016 12:51 am
Guebo
Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: Skane
Posts: 6
Hello Russel!
Looks good! No vibrations on your lights on dirt-roads?
Have a search for Dolpants. Lightforce lights set into grille.
Rack mounting gives a better spread of light IMHO, ski box/lights shouldn't be an issue with the right rack
I thought that one issue with rack mounting was glare from the bonnet - didn't Ken stick matt Fablon on his to avoid this?Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
Even if you go for them, there's little point in having three or four. The reason why is that, as crude forward facing LED lamps, they will only throw out a flood beam with little control. Add more and you will have more light, but you will not shift the balance of light any further away, and thus you will not see much, if any, further. More light is not as important as a narrower beam if you want to see further.
To do the intensity calculation, 38800lm over, say, 60 degrees (a realistic figure) is only 46,000cd - not very high at all (good lamps, despite far fewer lumens, can output hundreds of thousands of candela). That figure of 3439lux at 10m is categorically wrong (would make sense if it's out by a factor of ten so I suspect that's the case - 46,000 might have been too generous) and there seems to be an alternative 32000lm figure there also - for cheap LEDs, 100lm/w is more realistic so perhaps that is the correct one.
You would be much better off going for something with a nice narrow beam (if it's LED, you need reflector facing LEDs, but I recommend high-wattage halogen). Four proper driving/spot lamps can give you vision far into the distance, but you could cover every inch of the car in LED arrays and you would still not see as far. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
28th Dec 2016 11:11 am
dlw
Member Since: 03 Dec 2014
Location: Wellingborough
Posts: 374
This might work [url]MICTUNING Bull Bar Style Front Bumper License Plate Mount Bracket Holder Heavy Duty for Off Road Led Light Bars, Work Lamps, etc (Universal Vehicle Fit) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01DZWS3XK/ref...J7DM[/url]
28th Dec 2016 12:30 pm
Guebo
Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: Skane
Posts: 6
DrLex! Their installs looks very nice!
Lost for Words! Appreciate your thoughts. I´m aware that those chinese lights might not be the best quality. Probably less W than advertised too. However I´m not looking for that far reaching light of 500 m +. Quite winding forest roads here in Sweden. More important for me is to light up as much as possible in lets say 2-300 m, to be able to spot the wildlife in time like moose, deer, etc. I know it´s a bit exaggerated to have four lights, but I like the "cool-factor" plus I think it makes the car look good. With only two lights on such a big car makes it look like something is missing. Not supposed to insult your choice, just my own thoughts of how I like my car. Used to have four 9 inch halogen lights on my Range Rover. My wife has a small ledbar on her Freelander and I really like the light coming out of that. Much better than my old halogens.
You are absolutely right I could find better quality lights, but that would also make a much bigger hole in my wallet.
dlw! That´s a bullbar I think looks good. But I think it is probably not wide enough to put more that two lights on.
28th Dec 2016 7:07 pm
Guebo
Member Since: 25 Dec 2016
Location: Skane
Posts: 6
Lost for Words! One more thing! You seem to have great knowledge about lights. Haven´t bought anything yet so feel fre e to recommend me other lights you think is good, but not too expensive.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
)
