Buy spotties off a truck???
Submitted by saltydog on Sun, 2014-09-21 18:07
Hi all,
Just after some help here.
I'm looking at some Rallye 4000 spots (pencil & spread)
They apparently have come off a truck and have 24V bulbs.
The inside of the lens look slightly opaque.
The seller says that it's haze and will clean off!
Now I'm just wondering if this is the case or if these are F'ed
maybe scorched from 24v bulbs....dunno!
I'd need to get 12V bulbs for them anyway or convert them to HID
but my main concern is the glass!
Price is good @ $150 for the pair (no wiring loom but that's no deal breaker!).
Any advice appreciated.
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black gen
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Dont worry mateif ur gona
Dont worry mate
if ur gona change them up to HID then your only buying the shell of the spotties
so the cheaper the better really cos u replace globes and wires anyway.
wont even notice the haziness once the hids are hooked up
saltydog
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And if I go to normal 12V
And if I go to normal 12V bulbs?
Just wondering if the haze can been cleaned off as well?
cell
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hid vs globe
hi salty dog i deal with truckies all wk long mate there are a few of them that have had this happen and managed to clean them up, then i have also heard that when they go a tad foggy its meant to mean that they are on there way out. if you need hids i can helo you out. i work in kewdale at a truck acc shop feel to msg me and we can sort it out for you.
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scottland
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Which shop
Which shop do you work at mate
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out wide
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Never seen that in Rallye 4s before
I have 6 off them on 3 vehicles all pencil beams spread are shit IMO. All are 100w HID.
Price is ok but hazey reflectors.. not what I would buy
Why don't you add $100 to that and go buy a 240w light bar you won't be sorry.
Have just added one to my truck sitting just under the 100w HIDs.
Amazing light output. Coming down from Karratha last week and with recent rain around Cararvon 100ks or so either side encounted a bull or two many cows roos and goats all feeding on the side of the road. Thats when you want all the light you can get.
mrwinta
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LED Light bar
There is so many LED light bars out there its hard to know which ones are any good... which one are you talking about?
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markj
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Should buff out
If they're polycarbonate or acrylic lenses they should easily buff out, just google headlight restoration.
The Saint
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Saltydog,I have a set of
Saltydog,
I have a set of Rally 2000s that went foggy up on the inside of the lens, sounds like those you are looking at have the same problem.
I managed to clean them up by using pieces of rag tied to a short length of dowel and metho. Took a bit of time but they came up spotless, that was 5 years ago and they are still clear.
saltydog
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cell, thanks for the offer
cell, thanks for the offer of help!
the seller says the haze is on the inside, if they can be cleaned with the metho trick then I might still consider them.
out wide, I hear ya mate and have been considering a bar but funds are tight and that'll have to wait
I just thought that for the price and if I can get rid of the haze then that'll be better then the small hella's I have on at the moment
even if I just get new 12V bulbs.
cheers for the replies.
dodgy
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I'm running a similar set up
I'm running a similar set up on my hilux. Pair of 4000 spots upgraded to 100w Hid. Also upgraded the standard headlights to hid. Very happy with the outcome although I am still toying with putting on a lightbar as well, just to get a bit more spread.
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cell
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Scottland
Hey scottland I work at Hyway truck accessories on kewdale rd, salty dog all good mate happy to try help out we have all sorts of driving lights if anyone wants to come have a look, got a wide range of led lights. Work, driving, marker and tail lights, plus truck things. As well.
the light bars we sell quite regularly, perfect set up when running two hids the lightbar does all the ground the hids don't being middle ground and off to side of road a fare way
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