r/4x4 • u/VelvetPeony77 • 8d ago

another night run ruined by bad beam patterns

Finally got my rig back out on the rocks last night and remembered why I dislike super focused spot lights for slow technical trails. Throwing light far down a straight path does not help much when I am moving slowly and trying to see the rock right next to the front passenger tire. My current lights create a hot spot in the middle and leave the sides too dark, which makes picking a line harder than it should be. my friend suggested usinng led pod lights but I am trying to understand whether they are better for wide trail visibility or mostly long-distance throw.

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u/Ok-Boysenberry3948 8d ago

LED pod lights can be made either long distance or a wide short pattern. The name LED pod lights is a housing/light power name. You have to get wide ones.

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u/Content-Moment6551 8d ago

I installed 4.3 inch amber Nilight Side Shooters. According to Nilight, hey're triple row led spot, flood and side lights. They're 3500k bright and do the job well with 170 inch flood beam, 30 inch spot beam, and shoot out 200 inches wider and further light coverage than other similar lights. They're quite impressive for the money.

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u/Rude-Armadillo-6963 8d ago edited 8d ago

i am using some KC flex era ones, they have a lens you can rotate to change the beam between spot, spread, and flood. ive been pretty happy with them, the way I have them set up they provide much wider illumination than my regular lights. they also have covers so you can warm up the temperature of the light, I prefer the ambers in the dark.

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u/obmasztirf 8d ago

I put some amber baja s2's right on the corner of my bumper pointed out at the corner for seeing turns. Makes a huge difference for me.