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Pilot Brand off road lights?

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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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Default Pilot Brand off road lights?

I am wanting to add some off road lights to my Jeep something like KC or Hella. I found at a local auto parts store a brand that is called Pilot. Any one every heard or used them? if so let me know what you think. They are way cheaper than KC (like half the price for the same kind of kit)
Let me know thanks guys a galls
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 01:36 AM
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I would go with at least a hella 500 kit. Much better quality and optics. I have 2 sets with 55w hid and they are extremely bright and throw a great pattern. I'm adding a set of 500 fog lights to the mix to for snow and thick fog we get here in Newfoundland. I recently removed the hid from my headlights as it was down right scary driving in snow with them.
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 02:02 AM
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They are junk! Stick with a better brand!
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 02:09 AM
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Thanks for the input guys!
I will looke around at some others. Not sure I want to spend so much money on Lights I wont use but a couple times a year. Then again maybe I will use them more once I got them.

Any other good brands I should know about or is KC and Hella it?
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 02:31 AM
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For budget brand hella is great, the 500 series. After that they get pricy. Then you get into warn, light force and ipf. For a cost efficient light you cannot beat the 500. They are thermoplastic too so no rust. I had a pair of pro comps rust through on me in a year and a bit.

Kc are ok, but I think hella is a better light. I use mine on a nightly basis as our roads and highways are not lit and there are huge brown speed bumps everywhere. I.e. moose.
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Old Dec 5, 2011 | 04:02 AM
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IMHO the major difference with cheap lights is rust. I've used lots of different lights over the years. Cheap will work ok for a while but they start to look like ass quickly. They also tend to have moisture problems. I count procomp lights in with the cheap lights as far as rust and moisture goes..... Kc's, hella, and PIAA hold up well. I 'm sure others hold up well, but I have owned the above mentioned....
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