Modifications Done some work to your Land Rover to make it better on road or off? Talk about it here!

Roof Rack Lights

Old Dec 19, 2012 | 02:45 AM
  #11  
wreckdiver1321's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Rock Crawling
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 499
Likes: 1
From: Billings, MT
Default

Originally Posted by fishEH
What light you go with is really up to you, its personal preferance. I had a light bar for a while with four Hella 550's(rectangular). I can tell you beam pattern is critical. I had two driving and two fog beams. The fog beams were great. They cast a nice horizontal line of light and very little was cast on the hood. The driving beams were horrible. They threw a ton of light on the hood. Even with a blackout it was terrible.

I sold my light bar and all the lights. Unless you do a TON of night wheeling and have the correct beam pattern roof lights are pretty worthless.
Thanks fishEH, I'll remember that about the beam pattern. I hadn't thought of that.
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 02:59 AM
  #12  
wreckdiver1321's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Rock Crawling
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 499
Likes: 1
From: Billings, MT
Default

Also, aside from what lights everyone has, how did you wire them? I'm thinking of going with a switch kit from Expedition Exchange:

http://www.expeditionexchange.com/kit/

Part # VVN500060
 

Last edited by wreckdiver1321; Dec 19, 2012 at 03:02 AM.
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 07:11 AM
  #13  
fishEH's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 4,079
Likes: 227
From: IL
Default

Originally Posted by wreckdiver1321
Also, aside from what lights everyone has, how did you wire them? I'm thinking of going with a switch kit from Expedition Exchange:

Land Rover Vehicle KIT -- EE -- Expedition Exchange Incorporated

Part # VVN500060
I replaced my ash tray with another light binnacle and some stock fog switches. Two lights to a switch/relay. Keep it sano!!
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 07:43 AM
  #14  
Boultman's Avatar
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
From: Clear Lake, TX
Default

I'm glad this was brought up. Again, i have a '95 Disco. I bought a spare Fog Light Switch off of ebay, cheap, and popped it in the spare position next to the Cruise Control switch. (useless on my 200tdi conversion). This is hooked to a relay, to my bumper lights.
My questions is: Do i have to get the Aux binnacle that replaces the ashtray(will never use), or can I get another OEM two switch position binnacle off of ebay, and replace the ashtray? Ebay has a couple of of the ones with the cruise control switch already in it. All i need is two more switches, and they are much cheaper than buying the new ones with 3-4 positions.
I guess i could just pop the one i have out, and try and install it where the ashtray is, but if someone knows off the top of their head....

thanks.
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 09:19 AM
  #15  
antichrist's Avatar
Baja
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,232
Likes: 52
From: Georgia, USA
Default

Depending on where you live roof rack lights are prone to getting bashed by branches. I'm on the east coast where that's the case (and trails are twisty) so I went with Peterson Lighting tractor floods. At $25 they are cheap (not a big deal when they get broken) and provide plenty of light at trail (tractor) speeds.
If you're buying for looks, want to see 2 miles down the trail because you're a Baja racer or if what others think of your accesories is important to you then they won't suit.
 

Last edited by antichrist; Dec 19, 2012 at 09:22 AM.
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 10:06 AM
  #16  
fishEH's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 4,079
Likes: 227
From: IL
Default

Originally Posted by Boultman
I'm glad this was brought up. Again, i have a '95 Disco. I bought a spare Fog Light Switch off of ebay, cheap, and popped it in the spare position next to the Cruise Control switch. (useless on my 200tdi conversion). This is hooked to a relay, to my bumper lights.
My questions is: Do i have to get the Aux binnacle that replaces the ashtray(will never use), or can I get another OEM two switch position binnacle off of ebay, and replace the ashtray? Ebay has a couple of of the ones with the cruise control switch already in it. All i need is two more switches, and they are much cheaper than buying the new ones with 3-4 positions.
I guess i could just pop the one i have out, and try and install it where the ashtray is, but if someone knows off the top of their head....

thanks.
I'm not sure what you're asking, it sounds like you're describing the same part.
Get something like this to replace your ashtray.
Land Rover 94 Discovery Cruise Control Switch 1994 | eBay
There are also binnacles that have three switches instead of two. Getting the wires run cleanly to the back is a little tricky but can be done.
Here's mine.
 
Attached Thumbnails Roof Rack Lights-p1300490.jpg  

Last edited by fishEH; Dec 19, 2012 at 10:11 AM.
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 12:13 PM
  #17  
Boultman's Avatar
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 28
Likes: 0
From: Clear Lake, TX
Default

That's exactly what i want my set-up to look like. Sorry, my post sounded perfect in my head, and then i re-read it, and it is confusing as hell.
I only have the one binnacle on the left, and it is only two switches, in the middle, with "fake blanks" on the outside. I wasn't sure if the binnacles with the three switches were interchangeable with the ones with two, AND if they could be swapped from the left and right sides of the dash. (meaning either can take the place of the ashtray as well) But it looks like you confirmed that they can.
Thanks again.
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 01:15 PM
  #18  
fishEH's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 4,079
Likes: 227
From: IL
Default

I just sold off my two extra binnacles too.
Try some of the used parts guys for the switches. Try to get them with the plug/pigtail attached, it makes splicing in wires much easier. There's a drawing on Dweb somewhere of what each pin does.
Basically one pin is ground, one is switched power from your parking lights so the switch illuminates when lights are on, one is power in, one is power out. I would use a relay for sure because these switches aren't designed for a big load.
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 06:45 PM
  #19  
Rovin4life's Avatar
TReK
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,243
Likes: 10
From: Albany, NY
Default

god one thing I can't stand are the idiots that run offroad lights and don't understand the concepts and parallel and series circuits. Instead of two maybe three wires tops you have more wire then the engine harness all tie strapped to whatever they can put on.
 
Reply
Old Dec 19, 2012 | 09:28 PM
  #20  
fishEH's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 4,079
Likes: 227
From: IL
Default

Originally Posted by Rovin4life
god one thing I can't stand are the idiots that run offroad lights and don't understand the concepts and parallel and series circuits. Instead of two maybe three wires tops you have more wire then the engine harness all tie strapped to whatever they can put on.
What are you talking about??
Are you referring to my comment above about the wiring? All the wires I mentioned are stock wiring for a stock switch.
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:30 PM.