I just recently bought a pair of the 100wt Off-Road Daylighters for my truck. I just wondering if anyone knew a way to adjust amount of light to the "lights" themselves to limit the brightness. They are driving lights but their as bright as my high beams. I would rather have them as bright as my low beams so I can drive with them on at night. Or if at else fails, what type of bulbs go into the 6" lights that I could change out that are not as bright. Thanks!

These are the ones I have:
http://www.kchilites.com/acb/showdet...D=390&CATID=15

 

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I'm going to be real honesy with you here. If you want to be able to drive around with auxillary lights on, you've got the wrong lights on two fronts. First, 100 watt bulbs are far too powerful. 55 watts is about the most oncoming drivers can tolerate. You could change bulbs, but ...

Second, you've got the wrong beam pattern. The beam pattern on a "driving" light is designed to throw light a long way down the road - and therefore is pretty concentrated. A "fog" or "mid beam" is much less offensive, but doesn't throw light as far. Yes, there's a compromise here. That's why World Rally cars carry several sets of (different beam pattern) lights.

So what can you do? I'd recommend using your driving beams with your high beams only - to see way down the road. If you want some extra lights just to look cool, consider a different beam pattern with nothing more than 55 watt bulbs. I have a set of Hella driving beams (with 130 watt bulbs) wired in with my high beams. I upgraded my factory fog beams (and my headlights) with Silverstar bulbs for normal driving. This seems to cover just about every driving situation for me. Hope that helps.

 

You can get 55 watt bulbs to put in there from Vato-zone. But, like Stroked said, you really got the wrong type of light for a "driving" light.

But hey, if you're happy with it, use it. Just drop the wattage in the bulb out of consideration for the oncoming drivers.

 

Would a dimmer be useful at all with these lights? Also, if I did change out the bulbs to something like a 55 wat, would that be ok towards oncomming drivers since I have the wrong light pattern as you were saying?

 

Thrice, everything 2stroked said is correct. I have the 110w KC's and they are useless on the street unless there is NOBODY for as far as the eye can see. I don't know what year you truck is but look into getting the sylvania silverstar bulbs for your headlights and foglights, they should make a good deal of difference and you can pick them up for about $32 a set at Wally world.

 

Skip the dimmer switch. I've never seen one that's mass produced for this application. That's not to mean it doesn't exist, but just that you're not going to find it at an auto parts store.

I'd just go with a secong set of actual driving lights, or with the silverstars. You can get the 55 watt bulbs, and it'll probably work, but you're wasting the lights. It's like pulling 4 spark plugs off your motor to save gas.

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yeah, it's a truck, get a different set of lights for everything you need - off road, driving, fog, backing

 

Could you please explain how you tied into your high beams to control your aux. lights?

I would appreciate your input as to which pattern of light you will suggest - I am looking for more light on high beam and would look good on my soon to be installed Westin bull bar.

Thanks
Frank