Has anyone added aftermarket lights to their outlanders? I am considering buying some extra lights, and am curious what others have done. And if you like the results?

 

I bought a flood light with a mounting plate and a powerful magnet attached to the light. When you ride at night, plug it into your 12v adapter and stick the light on the plate

 

I have a hella hid as200. It works incredibly and does not have the power drain of regular bulbs.

http://autolights4less.com/hel...-xenon-work-lamps.html

 

the link says $700 you have got to be kidding right? it must be one hell of a light.
do you have any photos of it installed on yer Outty?

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Mattinthehat

Has anyone added aftermarket lights to their outlanders? I am considering buying some extra lights, and am curious what others have done. And if you like the results?</end quote></div>

cool, thanks. got any pics of the set up?

 

I bought my light at an Arctic Cat dealer in 2001 for $60.

 

You can find the light for around $500 elsewhere, hella now offers it in their marine section under a different number. What is nice is that the ballast is enclosed and I've power washed mine more times than I can remeber and it has never failed me. I got mine off ebay for about $350. Don't buy the magnet mount, just get the regular one. I cut a piece of aluminum in a pattern to fit a section of the front rack of the utility and mounted it to it. To do so I put some foam between the aluminum and the rack. Some holes in the aluminum and a couple of big Zip ties later and you are done. I plugged mine into my 12v plug in but had to bump up the fuse to a 10 amp for the initial spike of the ballast. It rapidly backs down to around 2.7 amps if I remember right.
You get what you pay for, and man does that ever put out light. I am a light geek and I also have a 75 watt HID flashlight that puts out around 8500 lumens. Thats the output of an aircraft landing light for the non geeks out there. I use the flashlight when I do high speed runs on the road at night, it can shine out usefully over 3/8 of a mile. Welding goggles are required to gaze into it as it produces a plasma ball that would blind you, not a toy for children.

 

cool. got a photo of the install?

 

No photos, computer crashed last summer, lost photos. Sold the brute got a renegade. I am looking at getting a polaris rzr for the wife and kids and would mount it on that. The renegade has some pretty darn bright headlights already, and nowhere to mount it.

 

Matt try this ...silvania silverstar #9003 replacement bulb. they fit are cheap and can be found at most auto parts stores. they are 60/55 watts compared to the stock 35/30 bulbs. much much cheaper. happy riding.