The difference is, of course, the colour of the light and depending on how many bulbs you line up in your array, the brilliance they display. I watched with interest the introduction of light bars and their rapid take-up in the last decade, and that surely must have marked the greatest leap in automotive lighting design, all thanks to the LED bulb. As my vehicles changed over the years so too did the lights with a succession of IPF versions, the rectangular 800, the round 900 and still seeing active service on my D-MAX the 901 Extreme. Back in the day, they didn’t get any better. Now there was a light that had some penetration courtesy of a big domed reflector that was ideally deep, a lens made of glass and a 100W H1 bulb. I’ve used a succession of driving lights over the years starting with Cibie’s brilliant rally lights in the 1970s and through into the ’80s, the Oscar and the Super Oscar. So for a lot of us who do a fair bit of night driving, going down the path of auxiliary lighting is not a luxury, it’s a necessity!
That trendy swoopy headlight shape impacts on the reflector surface the globe tries to radiate out from, misshapen and irregular instead of symmetrical and even. Some of that inability to project a decent beam lies in the design of the modern headlight. It doesn’t matter whether it’s LOW or HIGH beam, the dismal glow ahead of you will be pathetic with stock headlights, typically a murky yellow fog sent forwards that has zero depth or penetration and as for the edges where the real danger lies, forget it! While we’re at it, we might as well add lousy lighting!ĭriving a typical 4WD ute or wagon at night is barely acceptable in an urban environment but out on the highway, or further afield I reckon borders on the criminally negligent. A lot of the fourbies we get to drive are compromised by lousy brakes (drums in the back axles of utes), lousy traction aids (or none), lousy suspension (for carrying even modest loads) and lousy tyres (passenger car rubber has no place on a 4WD). Xray Vision continue to develop our lighting technology.If you’re a regular reader of Loaded 4X4, you’ll know we’re agitating for change in 4WD vehicle design. Catering for mining, agricultural, earthmoving, industrial, transport, 4WD, passenger car and marine applications with specialised electrical products for these various markets.īuilt tough to suit Australian conditions, Xray Vision driving lights are formed from die-cast alloy, stainless steel, hardened quartz glass, and polycarbonate for maximum strength and durability. The Automotive Aftermarket sector specialises in warning lighting, general lighting, HID and LED lighting, globes, switches and control devices, connectors and a wide range of automotive mirrors. ESG Asia Pacific is also the official Australian distributor for Cole Hersee and Kustom Signals. ESG Asia Pacific manufactures and distributes a wide range of automotive products under its four internationally recognised brand names, all of which are synonymous with high quality and performance. ECCO Safety Group (ESG) are a worldwide market leader in emergency lighting and audible warning equipment for commercial and emergency vehicles.
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