July 20, 200520 yr well...i didn't exactly have to wait long...like 3 days. BUT I GOT EM! i got a set of 2 Hella 500 6" round Auxilary driving lights for my 96 legacy! now i'm going to minekie to get some exhaust pipe bent and welded for a brush guard. if only i could afford a mudrat bumper..
July 21, 200520 yr so where yah gonna mount the lights? don't forget to take pics i know what ya mean about affording a mudrat bumper
July 21, 200520 yr I'd like to see Mudrat or someone make a quick mounting light bar for Legacys. Same idea as what the rally folks use but for just a couple of lights and not super expensive. The mounts would be permenently installed and discrete, but the light bar itself would quickly detatch. There's gotta be a market for something like this. Guess I'll have to work on designing it myself so I can put my Hella 500s to use.
July 22, 200520 yr I'd like to see Mudrat or someone make a quick mounting light bar for Legacys. Same idea as what the rally folks use but for just a couple of lights and not super expensive. The mounts would be permenently installed and discrete, but the light bar itself would quickly detatch. There's gotta be a market for something like this. Guess I'll have to work on designing it myself so I can put my Hella 500s to use. Make it rotate down, so you can put stuff on your roof rack when not using the lights i was going to do this, but i didn't get ambitious enough, maybe when i get back up to school, and can use all the scrap metal from the shop
July 28, 200520 yr well...i didn't exactly have to wait long...like 3 days. BUT I GOT EM! i got a set of 2 Hella 500 6" round Auxilary driving lights for my 96 legacy! now i'm going to minekie to get some exhaust pipe bent and welded for a brush guard. if only i could afford a mudrat bumper.. so have you mounted them yet?
July 29, 200520 yr these are my new lights i just installed.they're a walmart special($20 bucks) not powered up yet.gotta pick up some fuse taps an wire connections. as far as the grill,i'm gonna do some trimming so it'll fit snuggly.
July 29, 200520 yr i seen those lights at wall mart:lol: was gonna get the ones the had the light up ring but....why buy one for 20 bucks when i could get two.
July 29, 200520 yr looks sort of like the front of my car except mine are KC's that don't overpower my highbeams
July 30, 200520 yr except mine are KC's that don't overpower my highbeams i don't think they'll overpower my highs,they're only 55watts and my highs are 60w. (haven't had the chance to check cause i just woke up after falling asleep at around 5-6pm and here it is midnight.maybe i'll go out an check,maybe take some pics)
July 30, 200520 yr Ok, before anyone says anything, i know i have way to much time on my hands... Here's what i came up with for my light spectrum... Not really accurate or anything, but you get the point.. and my fog lights are nowhere near being as perfect as that.. one points almost straight down..
July 31, 200520 yr and my fog lights are nowhere near being as perfect as that.. one points almost straight down.. i've had a set(not really a set) well one was killed by a tree branch and the other would aim were ever it wanted to.just flop around as i'm going down the street. quite funny to see at night,this beam of light just going all over the place.i should be ashamed really,being that lazy and not fixing it.
July 31, 200520 yr Ok, before anyone says anything, i know i have way to much time on my hands...Here's what i came up with for my light spectrum... Not really accurate or anything, but you get the point.. and my fog lights are nowhere near being as perfect as that.. one points almost straight down.. my kc's look more like my high beems but are travel a long ways farther and more of a narrow beam
July 31, 200520 yr Anyone have any experience or ideas on how to mount some KC's to the roof? I cant find a light bar for them anywhere.
July 31, 200520 yr You could probably make one, or have something made, or make some mounts for a thule rack or something. I wouldn't ever put lights on the roof, though. They tend to throw up a lot of glare from the hood. The Hella FF1000s I have above my bumper put out more than enough light for nighttime road rallies on dark, twisty roads. The only thing I could see doing is maybe getting some smaller cornering lights to go under the bumper where the little fog light holes are. If I really wanted to get crazy and make my Legacy a full-on rally car, I'd get some hood mounted light pods.
August 20, 200520 yr about aiming your offroad lights,did you follow the instructions that came with the lights or did you just wing it?(this question goes out to anyone with aux lights)
September 5, 200520 yr bump... maybe i'll just stand about 20ft away and aim at about waist high.(3-4ft) about aiming your offroad lights,did you follow the instructions that came with the lights or did you just wing it?(this question goes out to anyone with aux lights)
September 5, 200520 yr I just went out on a dark road and aimed them where I wanted them to go. Then, I went home and parked in my parking spot and put little pieces of black tape at the center of each beam, so when they get out of adjustment (tree branches are the main culprit) I can get them back in shape easily. Here's a pic of my setup: They're 55W Pilot Navigators. Not quite as bright as I'd like, but for $30 a pair, I can't complain. They're tough as all hell, though.
September 5, 200520 yr gonna have to do that.did you put the tape on the len's themselves or inline with the lens (say on the grill) i take it the dark road was a level one?
September 6, 200520 yr Sorry, by the center of each beam, I meant on the wall, at the center of each beam. I guess that wasn't quite clear . So there's 8 pieces of tape on the wall, and two on the floor behind the car for the rear lights. I found the longest, straightest, darkest road near my apartment (Sand Point Way, for those of you in the area). It's level and straight for about two miles, which is WAY more than enough for these lights. A big flat parking lot would work great too. EDIT: As you can see in the picture, they're currently out of adjustment .
September 6, 200520 yr This is a pretty good guide to aiming lights: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html The site has other good lighting info, as well. I still haven't done it according to the guide, though; I just half-assed it on the wall in my lot. I think they could be aimed a little higher, even though they put out quite a bit more light farther down the road than the high beams.
September 9, 200520 yr This is a pretty good guide to aiming lights: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html The site has other good lighting info, as well. I still haven't done it according to the guide, though; I just half-assed it on the wall in my lot. I think they could be aimed a little higher, even though they put out quite a bit more light farther down the road than the high beams. i just finished reading the guide, was somewhat complicated.i think i'll just do what you did.
September 14, 200520 yr Author well... i started to wire up me lights today! and dropped one on the garage floor. now i have 1 light and 2.3 trillion pieces of the other. there's 50 bucks of my Summit gift card that i don't have to worry about spending
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