Thanks man. I'll give it a try.

 

I use the KC Slim light "Long Range Driving Lamps" on KC windshield brackets and they are amazingly bright. Make sure to check the prices on Amazon, they seem to be the lowest that I could find.

 

PIAA 540's on Mopar brackets....

 

I've got KC SlimLites Long Range on the pillars with KC bracket. Since it's up high, I rather have long ranges in the brackets rather than driving or fog. I want to setup driving/fogs into the bumper area.

 

Yes. You are over-thinking this decision. Either beam pattern will give you plenty of light. If you've never seen a Daylighter at work, you can't appreciate the amount of light that all beam patterns give out. The spots will give you a narrower beam, but also provide some nice fallout to the sides. The driving beam is just as bright, but with a little more fallout to the sides giving you a little wider angle of light.

Also, the Daylighters are easily interchanged. The wires that come out of the light housing extend about 12" and terminate with connectors. If you want to change the lights down the road to other beam pattern, you simply unscrew the light from the bracket and unplug them from the wiring harness. It's not a big deal. Very easy to install and uninstall. I have 3 across the front - a single spot beam in the center and 2 driving beams on the outsides. The amount of light is insane. I haven't conducted any scientific studies, but from casual observation, it appears that each single Daylighter puts out about as much light as 2 stock JK headlights on high beam. I upgraded my headlights to Wipacs through Daniel Stern, but the additional light from the Daylighters really helps driving in the mountains on a dark night with no moonlight.

If I were to only have 2 lights mounted on the A-pillar, I would get the spot beam pattern. They will extend much farther and possibly cause less hood glare. Good luck with whatever decision you make. You'll be happy regardless.

Be sure to post pics!

 

I had the same question. Support at PIAA suggests the Pencil beams on Windshield brackets, driving lights on the Bull Bar over winch, and fogs on the bumper itself. I have the PIAA 80 Series xt Pro Pencil beams and fogs right now on the MOpar offroad bumper. When I have the dollars getting the driving lights.

 

Thanks for the info! Is it unusual for other brands of lights wiring to unclip as easily as the KCs do? I've decided 100% to get the spot beams. Pictures will be posted as soon as I 1: Get my Jeep and 2: install the lights, plus everything else in my sig

I've heard, not seen, that these lights just aren't as bright as other styles. I REALLY like the look as they will be on Jeep Green but I don't want to sacrafice performance. Have you seen yours on close to another brand and noticed any differences?

 

You get any reflection off the hood with those? How would you compare the light patern to the stock lights? The Black Magics would look excellent on my black Rubi JK

 

I think you want driving lights for the windshield mounts. If you get a wider beam pattern than driving lights, you will get too much light spilling onto the hood which causes glare.

 

1 more vote for the Smittybilt mounts. I like the look better and they don't obstruct hardly any windshield view. Just make sure you have some 3m 2-sided tape, because they come with some crappy stuff to avoid scratching your paint.