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Originally Posted by BradZ
Agree with buying from eBay, have you seen the price of them in Autobarn and Supercheap?
At least triple the price for the exact same specs,
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what 'specs' are you talking about?
the 'watts' and 'lumens' ratings mean bugger all. the cheap ones don't mention the ratings that are important, and can rarely provide them if asked.
how many can provide Lux specs? most decent ones can provide 1 Lux @ up to 900m for some of the high end brands. you won't get that off an ebay one.
it all depends what you want. if you just want a bit more light in the immediate vicinity of your car, then any light will probably do the job, but if you really want to light up down the road and give yourself a decent chance of seeing in to the distance far enough to give a good reaction time, then you need to spend the coin.
20" lightforce is about $600 and that is probably entry level. if you want a rigid industries or great white etc, you'll pay even more.
having said that, everyone's requirements are different and i agree that its hard to justify spending big dollars if you aren't going to be using it very often.
i do an interstate trip every year, so for twice a year use, i didn't want to spend the top dollars either, however i wanted a quality product that would last. i bought one of these
http://www.cosmoblaze.com.au/cbdr120wh.html which rated quite highly in a review i found compared with some of the big name brands. they do sell via ebay
http://www.elinz.com.au/buy/cosmobla...work/CBDR120WH and this gives you a chart of the light pattern and effectiveness of the various light bars.