Auxiliary Light setup
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JK Newbie
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Auxiliary Light setup
I knew to lighting setups, and i was wondering if this was a good setup for offroading at night.
130 watt long range on the windshield (KC)
and
130 watt driving lights on the bumper (KC)
will someone tell me if this is a good setup
and are the driving lights legal on the road?
thanks
130 watt long range on the windshield (KC)
and
130 watt driving lights on the bumper (KC)
will someone tell me if this is a good setup
and are the driving lights legal on the road?
thanks
JK Enthusiast
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Auxiliary Light setup
Originally Posted by Riptide
One thing I will say, is don't cheap out on the lights... you'll just end up replacing or spending more on them down the road...
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JK Freak
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KC slims are great lights for the money. You're spot on (no pun intended) with putting the driving low and the spots high.
They are not legal to use on the road, but you'll be fine using them with your brights and turning them off for oncoming traffic.
They are not legal to use on the road, but you'll be fine using them with your brights and turning them off for oncoming traffic.
JK Junkie
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You are looking at pretty much the same set-up as I have. This arrangement works very well. I still believe that driving lights are road legal as long as you use them properly. Why do they call them "DRIVING LIGHTS". 
JK Junkie
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Almost every AUX light you buy will say for off road use. That being said, we all use them on the highways, and just shut them off when there's oncoming traffic (at least up here).
Here's my take on the name:
They call them driving lights, due to the beam pattern, as they cast a long(ish) wide beam much like your headlights (just brighter), and so are ideal for driving. Where as spots are nice (I love em), but you either need a few of them, or you need some additional lights as well to assist with covering the ditches, corners, etc that driving lights would cover.
Here's my take on the name:
They call them driving lights, due to the beam pattern, as they cast a long(ish) wide beam much like your headlights (just brighter), and so are ideal for driving. Where as spots are nice (I love em), but you either need a few of them, or you need some additional lights as well to assist with covering the ditches, corners, etc that driving lights would cover.
#1 They are DOT approved
#2 They are mounted within certain parameters
And
#3 They are used as / with High Beams
Then driving beams are legal.
Same as using fogs with low beams.
Last edited by JK-Ford; Jul 16, 2010 at 09:29 AM.
JK Freak
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That being said, properly aimed fogs (with lows) and driving / spot (with highs and turned off for oncoming) should not be an issue with law enforcement.
*But I am not dispensing legal advice*
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*But I am not dispensing legal advice*
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If you go with above the bumper, just remember the front grill has to come off in order to change the stock headlight bulbs. So get something where it won't be a big pain after it is installed to get to the stock lights.
JK Freak
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As for my *legal advice* comment, that was half a joke, and half so no one complains later if they get pulled over.
