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LED aux lighting (Soltek Led lights) #880318 04/11/08 05:03 PM
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 172
PARANOID56 Offline OP
Wheeler
I just thought i would make a post giving a little review of the Soltek LED lights.

Well, you guys have all seen them, but nobody seems to have any shots of them. So I picked some up to test out and to show you guys whats up in the LED lighting world.
As you can see these lights are built very well. The casing is made from durable aluminum and the LEDs are epoxyed to keep them sealed from water. These lights are 50w each which puts them 5watts under what most aux lighting runs at (standard is 55w) So these lights will also draw less amps from your car helping out already low amp alternators.
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Front shot

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Cooling fins to keep the 18LEDs cool


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Picture of a Hella FF1000 and the Soltek LED light. Notice how much more white and brighter the LED light is.

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With both LED lights on, you get a very nice light spread. Since the lights are rectangle in size they give a nice rectangle light pattern. Where as a normal light has a circle pattern this LED pattern is very usable. The pattern of these lights are Driving, Soltek also has different patterns available, (Spot, Driving, Cornering and Flod/Work) These patterns are available via different covers for the lights, so you donÆt have to keep buying different lights to get the different patterns. The extra lenses covers retail for around 20 bucks a set ($9.95 each). At a 100yds you have a very large pattern that is bright white. These are some of the brightest lights I have ever had on my car (have had hella 500s, FF500s, FF1000s, 550s)




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The same exposure but this time with Just the FF500 lights. Notice that you get a very narrow beam pattern. The effective range is also not as far as the LEDs
Now, some of you guys are thinking that sure these lights kicks ass, they should for the price. But they are worth every penny. I think just one of these lights is better than all four of my lights on my old setup (2 FF100s, 2FF500s) I am tempted to just run one LED light and get rid of all the others as I just donÆt see a reason to keep them. These lights are also perfect for a supplement High beam light. Where as HIDs donÆt like to be turned on and off quickly the LEDs have no issues with this at all. When you turn these on there is no warm up, itÆs just on or off.

More Features.
5000 Kelvin temperature for natural white color
- Weighs only 4 pounds 3 ounces
- Uparalleled vibration and shock resistance
- Dimensions: 8.46" wide and 4.9" tall
- Light mounts easily with one bolt
- Easy wiring, only one hot and one ground to connect
- Patented "Aim-N-Go" feature allows for tool-less light adjustment
- Replaceable built-in rock guards protect anything you can throw at them
- Rock guards also control the optics, which means you can easily go from one pattern to another.

If you are in the market for some new aux lights for your car give these guys a ring.

These are some of the best built lights I have ever had the privilege to have on my car, Hands down.

Check out http://www.bajadesigns.com/ to order. Or shoot the Chris (Soltek Lighting) a email Chris@bajadesigns.com


(yea yea yea, sorry for pics of these installed on a car and not a truck <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> trying to finish my bumper for my runner so i can install these <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> )
a few more pics of them installed
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and no, my bar is not bending from the weight of these lights. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I put a slight bend in the end bars so the FF1000s that i had on there sat just a little lower to help air flow into the radiator.


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PARANOIDS PAGES Of all the things I lost, I miss my mind the most.

1984 Toyota 4x4 SR5 X-Cab
1971 Toyota FJ40
2006 Subaru WRX wagon
Re: LED aux lighting (Soltek Led lights) [Re: PARANOID56] #880319 04/12/08 04:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,458
rxinhed Offline
Trail Leader
*****
But my old Cibie' look cooler.

How is the range versus some of the rally lights? And it the dark.

I really like the whiteness of the LEDs, aren't optics cool!

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1987 Raider - Roxy
1988 Mighty Max 2.6L Turbo - Pearl
1997 Mountaineer V8 - Freddy
2000 Excursion V10 - Freya
Re: LED aux lighting (Soltek Led lights) [Re: PARANOID56] #880320 04/13/08 05:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 4,690
Jeff the marmot Offline
Roll Me Over
*****
Great night pics! Those look amazing.


Jeff
2000 4Runner SR5, supercharger, rear e-locker, ARB front locker, 285/75R16 MT/R's, custom bumpers & skids
2007 Tacoma double cab 4x4 - stock
Re: LED aux lighting (Soltek Led lights) [Re: Jeff the marmot] #880321 04/22/08 03:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 233
87Raider_TSI Offline
Wheeler
Those pictures do look amazing...then I checked out the prices...Ouch!

I'll have to wait for the Chinese knock-offs. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />


'87 Raider SWB 2.6T/5 spd - Boxy and boosted.
'88 Conquest TSI - MPI and lots of other mods
Re: LED aux lighting (Soltek Led lights) [Re: PARANOID56] #880322 11/17/08 05:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 278
C
cjensen Offline
Mudrunner
I'm sold....Those r gr8! How much? Can u get a diff manu, 4 cheaper?

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Re: LED aux lighting (Soltek Led lights) [Re: 87Raider_TSI] #880323 11/23/08 08:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,193
mxmikie Offline
Body Damage is Cool
i like the low wide pattern of the ford mustang/t-bird/ranger driving lights they run $20.00 a pair on ebay and put out so much usable light and if i do break one .... who cares <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


it dosent have to be surrounded by water to be an island

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