Spyder headlamps.....my take on 'em...and LIGHTING in general

[92silverado1500]

i've seen a few folks here put LED light bars in there...pretty unobtrusive and i'm sure throw some task type lighting.

Yeah they're probably great for when it's snowing

 

[michael hurd]

http://www.polo-motorrad.com/en/led-scheinwerfer-hr-fernlicht-87c259.html

This 'CRAP' should never, ever be used upon a public highway for a vehicle or motorcycle headlight. Too much light above horizontal for one, not enough width.

 

[Brother Al]

Another resource for good, high output, LED lighting can be sourced from the LE/EMS/Fire outlets/manufacturers... being involved in LE myself, catalog resources, like "Quartermaster" and others have a decent amount of that wonderfully intense lighting, (see utterly blinding). Whelen not only makes wigwags and mobile Blue Light Specials, but they have a huge amount of LED fogs, floods, and spotlights...

 

[Brother Al]

That said, I like to save money too, so cobbling together a homebrewed light appeals to me... doing something that actually interests me, which gives me that fuzzy, warm feeling I had when I saw a pretty girl in high school.
....giggity!

 

[shovelbill]

Yeah they're probably great for when it's snowing

LOL

 

[shovelbill]

Looks like a Carclo $1.50 three up optic with who knows what emitters.

http://www.ledsupply.com/led-optics/10507-carclo-lens-3-up-narrow-spot-led-optic
Combine with something like this, in '3 up, 4000K $18.99

http://www.ledsupply.com/leds/cree-xlamp-xp-l-high-density-led-star

Add a driver and an enclosure.

Voila~

EDIT: If they are using the Carclo optic, measured with the Cree XP-E ~ 88.7 percent optical efficiency with 16.4 degree angle, in the data sheet above.

English Mike..please in English!

 

[shovelbill]

This 'CRAP' should never, ever be used upon a public highway for a vehicle or motorcycle headlight. Too much light above horizontal for one, not enough width.

good sir! if you remember back a few thousand pages we were temporarily obsessed with Australian ambulances?
.....these are ideas to research in the event that "style" is still a viable course for light and asthetic design.......

i still think the 60mm Hellas are the way to go.

 

[shovelbill]

Another resource for good, high output, LED lighting can be sourced from the LE/EMS/Fire outlets/manufacturers... being involved in LE myself, catalog resources, like "Quartermaster" and others have a decent amount of that wonderfully intense lighting, (see utterly blinding). Whelen not only makes wigwags and mobile Blue Light Specials, but they have a huge amount of LED fogs, floods, and spotlights...

yea....and they used to shine em on me.....LMAO

 

[shovelbill]

i have a bunch of boxes to open when i get back to the city.....let's see

Ciebe Oscar+ housings with fog lenses.....a deal i couldn't pass up
SEV Marchal fog lights made for Buick...in a very odd size. with the Buick covers
my Unity spot light that still needs to be installed

looking forward to checking out the KC Daylighter "spread beam" driving lamps...in the 130W flavor

damn....i made a great marinade for some rib eyes that Shack and i will enjoy tomorrow night....i just smelled it from the kitchen while typing this. got a beautifully seasoned cast iron pan i'll be using too......preparing food and the blues.....life is good.

and that european spec GM rear fog light that i was directed to as well.....that's gonna be hooked to the Marchal bundle.

lots of testing and checking to build a nice halogen setup......i pray i have the weather to get that grill guard on....that will help immensely......new front tow hooks are coming too, mine are both bent.

those flush mounts will go in the sides of the front bumper too......need to call Susquehanna about those baby flush mount Hella 6 pots ...i keep forgetting.

 

[drewcrew]

I know you already posted this info but what bulbs did you end up using in the Spyders ?

BUMP