Laser Lighting for Off-Road 4x4 Vehicles

LASER Headlamps & Laser Light Bars – Everything You Need to Know.

The latest in advanced engineering for off-road vehicles are the Hybrid Laser + LED Headlight and Light Bar technology.
Laser technology makes a huge improvement to the amount of distance you can get out of your spot-beam light, (around 1250mtrs), for headlamp lights, and for the light bars around 1LUX@ 900mtrs for the 14" Single Row, around 1600mtrs for the 50" Dual Row The added led's around the lights give you a spread of light across each side of the road for a full universal result for distance and width while driving at night. The lights come with everything you need for easy fitting, and the laser headlamps are available in a 5 3/4 inch and a 7 inch round, to suit a wide range of motorcycles, cars, and trucks that use a standard semi-sealed and sealed beam type of lamp housing, or they can be used in conjunction with the supplied mounting brackets for bull-bars as an auxiliary light.
The latest in headlights and lightbars for motoring enthusiasts have just arrived! Enjoy!
Check them out on the website here - Laser Headlamps,  Laser Light Bars.

Are Lasers Safe on the Eyes?

In short, yes. The Pro Vision Lighting Laser Headlamp are certified FDA EN 62471 approved, ( “laser illuminated projector” (LIP) ), to comply with the safety standards required for laser products used in indoor or outdoor cinema theatres, laser shows, presentations at conventions, as image/data projectors in an office setting, in a home, or in this case for auxiliary headlamps so that they are non-harmful to your eyes, (their optical design ensures that the beam of light does not dazzle or cause glare for other drivers).

Why are they Still using LED's with them?

As mentioned before, the laser part of the light is a spotlight type of beam to generate an enormous amount of beam distance, while the led's, (Top Grade CREE XM-L LED's for the Headlamp and German-made OSRAM for the light bar), are specifically engineered and seated in precision reflectors to light up the sides of the road for a better and safer field of vision while driving at night.

What are the benefits of using the Laser Headlights and Light Bars compared to halogen, HID, or LED?

Laser lights are approximately four times brighter than led and have around twice the amount of efficiency, (this is being conservative).
The benefits of integrating laser technology into auxiliary headlamps is that they generate an extremely high luminosity giving you a much longer visual array of Distance + the added visual area of Width with the led's.
Compared to halogen and HID?
To halogen, the laser is brighter, give better clarity of vision, last longer, and are more stable. Compared to HID, the laser is more stable, last longer, and will give you more distance.

Are They Waterproof?

The Pro Vision Laser Headlamp is rated IP68 water and dust-proof so that you can use them in a wide range of environments.
Whether you are in high or low altitudes, tropical or dry climates, the environmental protection for the laser light is built to handle any adventures you want to take them on.

What about Shock-proofing for the Laser Lights?

Each headlight and lightbar is built tough to withstand vibration and jarring.
Polycarbonate lenses, heavy-duty bracket assemblies, a heavy-duty lightweight housing, and vibration protected components inside the light ensure that no matter what rough terrain you take the lights through, they will stand up to anything that you can throw at them.

Do They Need a Special Relay Harness?

The laser headlamps and lightbars are electrically designed for 12v and 24v integration and will work with a vehicles standard 12v or 24v electrical system, the low current draw/high output of the lights ensures that the vehicles standard H4 H/L headlight connector, (for headlamps), is sufficient to run the lights, (H13 H/L, HB1 9004, and HB5 9007 adapters are available on request).
The laser headlamp lights are also easily interchangeable into an existing harness to upgrade your auxiliary lights if you prefer.
Note*** By law, we always advise you to get an auto electrician to fit the lights and check the ampere compatibility and switching system for best results.

What Colour Temperature is the Laser Headlamp?

The laser + led headlamp and light bar lights are around 5500k-5700k pure white, (Lasers utilize phosphor to get the pure white colour). This is around midday sunlight, and from what modern science tells us, this colour temperature is the best light that our eyes have evolved to, to best see the contrast of objects.
Keep in mind, everyone's' eyes are different and react differently to different colours, but technically speaking, the colour temperature of our laser headlight are the best colour temperature for you to be able to see clearly with at night.

Can i use them on Main Roads?

At this time we are classifying them all as suitable for "off-road only" use, as with new technology, we cannot guarantee them as ADR approved as the vehicle would have to get an engineering certificate in your state, and to our knowledge, none exist yet. Check out the following link for one of the better explanations we have seen concerning auxiliary lighting rules and regulations - Auxiliary Lighting Guidelines.

LED Bulbs for Headlights - What You Need to Know.

LED Headlight Bulbs are starting to flood the market and there are a few things you need to know before you buy them.
Below are a few tips on LED Bulbs that will be helpful, and we will concentrate on H7 LED Bulbs and H4 LED Headlight Bulbs.

H4 LED Bulbs for headlamps replace a "Double Filament" halogen bulb, and the H7 LED Headlamp Bulbs replace a "Single Filament" halogen bulb.

H4 LED Globes can also be called "H4 H/L LED Globes". The H/L denotes a High/Low beam, this is where one halogen bulb has two filaments in them serving to do both Low and High Beam in the one bulb.

H7 LED Globes replace the H7 halogen globes with a single filament, which denotes that the single beam does the job of one set of lights, either Low Beam, or High Beam. In other words you would need 4x bulbs to do both high and low beam.

Can-Bus LED Bulbs.
Can-Bus is a technical term for when the vehicles computer controls when to turn your lights on. This can be when you put your keys in the ignition and start the car, the headlight come on automatically without having to manually switch them on.
When you get an LED Conversion Kit to upgrade your bulbs from halogen to LED, you will need to make sure you get Can-Bus Decoders with the kit. This is so that the computer can recognize the lower wattage LED Bulbs you have put in the headlights, and will switch them on automatically and not give you an error code telling you that the bulbs blown.

LED Headlight Bulb Adapters.
On some vehicles, instead of having a normal metal retaining clip, the bulbs plug into a plastic or metal adapter, and then is secured in the headlight housing by the adapter.
You will need to check if you bulbs are held in by a normal retaining clip or an adapter before you purchase you led kit, and make sure that the supplier is able to provide you with the extra adapters to suit your vehicle.

Plug & Play LED Bulbs.
Some headlight bulb housings are small, and some led bulb kits can be too long, or too wide to be able to fit them easily in your car headlights. Make sure when you buy an led kit that you check out your headlight housing and then look at the dimensions of the led bulb kit that you have your eyes on so you can see if it will fit in easily.

Low Beam LED Headlight Bulbs for Projector Lights.
As i mentioned before about the difference between H4 and H7 bulbs, different led bulbs can react differently with different headlight reflectors.
A projector style headlight is a small "fish-eye" style light that gives you good cut-offs and most led globes are made for "reflector" style headlights.
If you buy led headlight bulbs for projector lenses, make sure you get them from a supplier who makes led bulbs for projector lenses. this is so that they react correctly with the projector lens and still give you more light and good beam cut-offs.

For more information visit our Pro Vision Lighting website or contact us via E-Mail.

Lex Boyle, Director,

Pro Vision Lighting & Electrical,

(Arco Imports Pty Ltd),

444 Jones Street,

Ultimo, NSW, 2007,

Australia.

Tel: +61 2 9698 2543.

Mob: 0438 654 765.

Web: www.pro-vision-lighting.com

Web: www.hidlighting.com.au

LED Light Bars - Tips for Buying

LED Light Bars, where do we start!

Well... without going through all the pros and cons, i will just put a couple of things down and a few of our recommendations.

First of all, suppliers lie, i checked some Stedi images on their website and i seriously don't know how they get away fooling the public. They have the same images for totally different lights, and power ratings, anyway...the point is, it is hard to find out if what you see is actually what you get, once the buyer buys a product, unless they are really un-happy about what they have received then they generally won't complain. And don't let the Stedi brand fool you "Made In China Mate".

Getting onto more about which light-bars i think are really good, if i am to be honest, right now, i think there are only two worth buying out of the thousands of Chinese ones, and Yes we put our own brand on them too :), (we also have 20+yrs experience in the auto electrical industry, and know all the major companies in China).

The first one is the ones we call The Extreme Series. Beware of the fake ones, the real ones use 3w CREE, the fake ones use 1.5w china-brand and tell everyone they are CREE.
The other ones are our Pro Series LED Light Bars.

Forget about the super slim 5w, and all the rest, unless you have really tight restrictions in the height of the light bar you can use, they are a serious waste of money in terms of light output, the evenness of the beam patterns, and environmental protection. We have a large range here -> LED Light Bars, but putting them on my own vehicle, either the Extreme Series or the Pro Series are the best.

In terms of biggest bang for buck, the extreme will give you distance, width, and the all important depth, (the area directly in front of the car and projecting out as far as possible).
In terms of quality, the Pro Series come from a factory that has been there from the beginning, the optics, beam pattern, environmental protection, how long the last before the led's start to fade and lose light, heat-sink, components and circuit boards , everything in these lights are 100% quality, and the 10W CREE LED's are real, not fake.

So buyer beware! There's a ton of new kids on the block! But give us a call for no obligation free advice on 1300 775 359 in Australia or +61 2 9698 2543 Internationally.

LED Driving Lights

There is quite a bit to get to know when buying LED Driving Lights.
First of all, if yo want to have a look at our range, have a look on the website here -> LED Driving Lights.

I will go aver a few aspects to look for when buying led driving lights below.
First of all, buy from someone who is been in the business for a good length of time, (We have been in the auto electrical supply business for 20+ years), this can save you a lot of headaches in terms of warranties, products that fail after 6 months, and a lot of other issues that can come up.

Ok, let's get into some nitty gritty.

First of, check how much room you have, check the total height including the bracket, and the thickness of the light to see how much room you have between the grill of the vehicle and the back of the light.

Second of all, make sure the lights have EMC, (Electro Magnetic Compatibility), this can be crucial if your out the back of whoop whoop and you are getting radio noise and interference.

And the last thing, again... use a reputable seller, just because someone tells you they are selling CREE LED Driving Lights does not mean they are really CREE LED's.
Some good high powered LED's are CREE, Philips, Bridgelux, and another American company called Luminus.
We use the Luminus LED's in our 7" 135W LED Driving Lights and our There is quite a bit to get to know when buying LED Driving Lights.
First of all, if yo want to have a look at our range, have a look on the website here -> LED Driving Lights.

I will go aver a few aspects to look for when buying led driving lights below.
First of all, buy from someone who is been in the business for a good length of time, (We have been in the auto electrical supply business for 20+ years), this can save you a lot of headaches in terms of warranties, products that fail after 6 months, and a lot of other issues that can come up.

Ok, let's get into some nitty gritty.

First of, check how much room you have, check the total height including the bracket, and the thickness of the light to see how much room you have between the grill of the vehicle and the back of the light.

Second of all, make sure the lights have EMC, (Electro Magnetic Compatibility), this can be crucial if your out the back of whoop whoop and you are getting radio noise and interference.

And the last thing, again... use a reputable seller, just because someone tells you they are selling CREE LED Driving Lights does not mean they are really CREE LED's.
Some good high powered LED's are CREE, Philips, Bridgelux, and another American company called Luminus.
We use the Luminus LED's in our 7" 135W LED Driving Lights and our 9" 180W LED Driving Lights. The Luminus LED's are a 15W LED. These lights  are specially designed for distance, but they also have a combination driving light cover that comes with the lights for free.

In regards to "what is the brightest led driving lights on the market?", don't be fooled by the stuff you read on EBay about 700w led driving lights etc... it is garbage.
Righ now, as of October 2017, the brightest you can get are the 370w 5D Hyrbid LED Driving Lights. If there was anything brighter, then we would have them.

If you need any information give us a call in Australia on 1300 775 359 or Internationally on +61 2 9698 2543 obligation free.