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Help with lights setup

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by trevor1030, Sep 18, 2024 at 12:13 AM.

  1. Sep 18, 2024 at 12:13 AM
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    trevor1030

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    JakeTheSnak3

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    Amber color for lower located lights. I went with amber light bar for my stealth bumper; baja designs. Fog lights; KC. Bull bar lights; KC. Those are all amber. Ditch lights and roof rack light will be white. Driving combo.
     
  3. Sep 18, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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    memario1214

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    Part of it will come down to personal preference, but the basic rule of thumb is that yellow lights should be mounted low and the patterns should generally be wide. This is to leverage the longer wavelength of light and it's lesser reflectivity on snow/dust/fog/etc.

    White light should generally be mounted higher and have tighter patterns for better obstacle identification down-road.

    If it were me, here's what I would do:
    • XL Linkable up top with all spot lenses except for the outermost. Those ones I would do a combo pattern. The goal here is to leverage the higher mounting position to get as much down-field reach as possible and eliminating the dark pooling effect of distance lighting mounted low. You also want to do everything you can to reduce hood glare within reason. A bunch of hood glare will not allow your eyes to properly focus on the light being projected further out.
    • A-Pillar would be something like a BD Squadron pro in a combo pattern. Aim them out to the sides enough to where the spot portion of the beam intersects with the spot portion of the roof light bar. Similar to how a Venn diagram looks.
    • Fogs would be the BD amber fogs as you've selected. No other suggestion there.
    Shameless plug, but we have all of the goodies here at Hotshot Offroad, and we're happy to help if you're not dead-set on picking up at a specific place. Just let us know if we can help!
     
    Last edited: Sep 18, 2024 at 12:32 PM
  4. Sep 18, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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    Henry J

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    :bowdown:he’s the man
     
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