@@MadMatt4WD It's good to get unbiased advice on commercial products too and all your videos are unbiased and not an infomercial which is great. Keep up the good work Matt.
In Manila, Philippines, We have strict Rules pertaining to putting on Strong Foglights like this. The authoriites will confiscate them if you leave them open.(when used on the streets and hiways). So when we are not going Off-Road an opaque cover is always worn on them.
I forgot you had this rig. I haven't seen it for a while. I use a 20' light bar and find it adequate as I do up to 90 km/h at night. It works well because every time someone overtakes me and turns their lights up, they aren't any better except for a truck that passed me once.
@@Malc664 I used to have 2 KC amber spot light, a RIGID flood light on the roof and a old used fitefighter truck spot light tha turns with a controler for recovery (im a Firefighter so I got my hands on one bjt they usualyy cost an arm and a leg !!)
Good video Matt. I've been running XTM lights pretty much since I got my car and while they aren't great they do me ok as I tend not to drive at night anyway. I would like to upgrade to a decent set of Spotties rather than all light bars but given how often I use them, I really can't justify the costs. Having that light when you are travelling though is great and being able to clearly see things makes a huge difference.
I wanted to do this video so people can buy lights with decent information and considerations they may not have thought of. But I certainly understand we all have different needs and $.
@@MadMatt4WD It's good information to have, that's for sure. If I do end up going a set of Spotties I will be looking at a number of different things not just price.
Hi Matt, Great video! My budget doesn’t extend to affording expensive lights so I run kings 9” lights, they’re cheap but work well for me. The only real problem is with the light reflecting back off large signs that can be blinding at times. I’m not sure what can be done to reduce this other than dropping to low beam. I have a light bar fitted to the front of my rooftop tent but I haven’t wired it up as yet because I’m not sure on the legalities of lights mounted so high. If you could shed some light (haha) on how to correctly wire up my light bar, that would be greatly appreciated.
The lower colour temp lights will help with flashback but it’s always a problem. The light bar you just need a wiring harness which is easy to come by. Lots of videos showing how to do it.
@@MadMatt4WD next time you're passing through Kalgoorlie I can show you. I run a Baja Designs stealth bar under the roofrack, a pair of Fyrlyt 9000's on the bullbar and have bi-xenon headlights on a Discovery 4. Best lighting I have ever had on any vehicle.
It would be great if road sign reflector technology changed. Allow the sign to be lit, but not bounce it straight back at you. My lights are great in the outback, but on a highway with road signs everywhere, the reflection is just too bright and counteracts any benefit you would otherwise get in terms of reduced eye strain.
Retroreflective material isnt going to change, due to the nature of reflectors sadly. if it did you wouldnt have a refelctive sign... but 100% agree colour temp helps and Not having excess light spill out in trees etc. As if its bright enough to light up the surrounds by reflecting off the trees its refelecting back at you too.
Similar to high beam lights, if you are driving on highway with lots of oncoming traffics, you won't be able to use the high beam lights much too. Unless your car come with those modern adaptive matrix high beam lights that can self-adjust.
Matt, was wondering if you've done a piece on fog lamps... I'm in coastal New Jersey so fog can be an issue. I used to run SEV Marchal amber fogs (40 years back ☺), haven't set up any lately...
Thanks for the info Matt. I remember my first light bar. A cheapie off Ebay. My god it was good for the price. Unfortunately, it was damaged in an accident. Had 2 name brands since (1 of which is a current ARB single row light bar) and they're not worth the plastic their made from. Absolute cr@p. The road signs just light up so bright back at me, I'm blinded.
Yes you’re correct but it’s also applied to lighting as a measurement of the heat. In lighting, Kelvin is the unit used to measure the color temperature of a light bulb. The Kelvin scale is based on the idea of heating a black body radiator, which absorbs and emits energy. As the temperature of the radiator increases, the light it emits shifts from red to orange, yellow, and eventually white.
Great advice. Brighter is noit always better. 😀
Definitely!
Here in Colorado we have snow. Lol
I use a yellow flood light its awesome in storms. I also have ditch lights and LED headlights and fog lights.
Yeah I dont have to deal with snow.
Always great advice from Matt. This one is also great advice and Matt I liked that it wasn't an advert, just great advice.
Thanks mate. Our goal is to educate even when it’s commercial content.
@@MadMatt4WD It's good to get unbiased advice on commercial products too and all your videos are unbiased and not an infomercial which is great. Keep up the good work Matt.
In Manila, Philippines, We have strict Rules pertaining to putting on Strong Foglights like this. The authoriites will confiscate them if you leave them open.(when used on the streets and hiways). So when we are not going Off-Road an opaque cover is always worn on them.
I forgot you had this rig. I haven't seen it for a while. I use a 20' light bar and find it adequate as I do up to 90 km/h at night. It works well because every time someone overtakes me and turns their lights up, they aren't any better except for a truck that passed me once.
A good set of lights makes a world of difference. Specially a warmer light i the snow here in Canada!
What kind of lights and kelvin do you use? TSTN uses the amber driving lights and looks great on the drone shots.
@@Malc664 I used to have 2 KC amber spot light, a RIGID flood light on the roof and a old used fitefighter truck spot light tha turns with a controler for recovery (im a Firefighter so I got my hands on one bjt they usualyy cost an arm and a leg !!)
Good video Matt. I've been running XTM lights pretty much since I got my car and while they aren't great they do me ok as I tend not to drive at night anyway. I would like to upgrade to a decent set of Spotties rather than all light bars but given how often I use them, I really can't justify the costs. Having that light when you are travelling though is great and being able to clearly see things makes a huge difference.
I wanted to do this video so people can buy lights with decent information and considerations they may not have thought of. But I certainly understand we all have different needs and $.
@@MadMatt4WD It's good information to have, that's for sure. If I do end up going a set of Spotties I will be looking at a number of different things not just price.
Hi Matt,
Great video!
My budget doesn’t extend to affording expensive lights so I run kings 9” lights, they’re cheap but work well for me.
The only real problem is with the light reflecting back off large signs that can be blinding at times. I’m not sure what can be done to reduce this other than dropping to low beam.
I have a light bar fitted to the front of my rooftop tent but I haven’t wired it up as yet because I’m not sure on the legalities of lights mounted so high. If you could shed some light (haha) on how to correctly wire up my light bar, that would be greatly appreciated.
The lower colour temp lights will help with flashback but it’s always a problem. The light bar you just need a wiring harness which is easy to come by. Lots of videos showing how to do it.
Looking for recommendations for lighting on a next gen raptor , bar and spotties , Aussie made would be great ! Loving the content
Go check out the ultra vision lights website they have good options. Also look at the behind grill video I did a few months ago.
Thanks for sharing MM. cheers
My pleasure!!
Mad Matt what are those spot lights that have the low and high beam function please.
They’re the nitro maxx 180s
Speaking of over priced, Baja Designs. No one can convince me that spending 10X what other brand names charge is worth it.
I’ve never seen how they perform.
I have had a Baja Designs stealth light bar under the roofrack of my 4WD for years. Have yet to see anything of a similar size that can match it.
@@MadMatt4WD next time you're passing through Kalgoorlie I can show you. I run a Baja Designs stealth bar under the roofrack, a pair of Fyrlyt 9000's on the bullbar and have bi-xenon headlights on a Discovery 4. Best lighting I have ever had on any vehicle.
It would be great if road sign reflector technology changed. Allow the sign to be lit, but not bounce it straight back at you. My lights are great in the outback, but on a highway with road signs everywhere, the reflection is just too bright and counteracts any benefit you would otherwise get in terms of reduced eye strain.
Flashback is a real issue. I find the 4500k lights tolerable for most situations.
Retroreflective material isnt going to change, due to the nature of reflectors sadly. if it did you wouldnt have a refelctive sign... but 100% agree colour temp helps and Not having excess light spill out in trees etc. As if its bright enough to light up the surrounds by reflecting off the trees its refelecting back at you too.
I find the worst part of having spotties is the time when you have to turn them off as you go past a car
Yes that can be a hassle but I do prefer to see, than drive with minimal vision so that the oncoming is not an issue.
Similar to high beam lights, if you are driving on highway with lots of oncoming traffics, you won't be able to use the high beam lights much too. Unless your car come with those modern adaptive matrix high beam lights that can self-adjust.
Matt, was wondering if you've done a piece on fog lamps... I'm in coastal New Jersey so fog can be an issue. I used to run SEV Marchal amber fogs (40 years back ☺), haven't set up any lately...
I haven’t because I rearly see fog.
@@MadMatt4WD Got it. Consider yourself blessed.
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Thanks for the info Matt. I remember my first light bar. A cheapie off Ebay. My god it was good for the price. Unfortunately, it was damaged in an accident. Had 2 name brands since (1 of which is a current ARB single row light bar) and they're not worth the plastic their made from. Absolute cr@p. The road signs just light up so bright back at me, I'm blinded.
Flashback is a real issue these days. The 4500k range are workable from what I’ve seen. It’s still an issue when there’s lots of signs.
Kelvins are a measurement of heat NOT light ????
colour temperature
Yes you’re correct but it’s also applied to lighting as a measurement of the heat.
In lighting, Kelvin is the unit used to measure the color temperature of a light bulb. The Kelvin scale is based on the idea of heating a black body radiator, which absorbs and emits energy. As the temperature of the radiator increases, the light it emits shifts from red to orange, yellow, and eventually white.
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i swear by fyrlyt halogen . best cri possible . heaps of.light. led cant deliver what halogen does
Modern LEDs are very impressive and I’ve sat these beside Fyrlyts and they’re comparable.