Off Road Lights from Wallmart/Pep Boys
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 71
Likes: 0
From: Macomb, Michigan
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Off Road Lights from Wallmart/Pep Boys
Are the cheap (25-30 bucks) navigators you can buy at Walmart or Pep Boys any good? How are they compared to the KC Daylighters or the such? Money is tight but I don't want to get lights that don't serve no purpose or illuminate anything. Thanks for the feedback.
CF Veteran
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 8,998
Likes: 3
From: Eh infusion
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: The legendary inline 6, haven't done anything here yet
Originally Posted by Shanejo
Are the cheap (25-30 bucks) navigators you can buy at Walmart or Pep Boys any good? How are they compared to the KC Daylighters or the such? Money is tight but I don't want to get lights that don't serve no purpose or illuminate anything. Thanks for the feedback.
CF Veteran
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,411
Likes: 0
From: northlake IL
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
go to o reillys they have some there for 29.99 that are nice my uncle has them on his golf cart and at night on the road cars flash there bights at us bc they think it is a car then pass and slam on the breaks to see wtf we are driving in lol
CF Veteran
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 8,998
Likes: 3
From: Eh infusion
Year: 2000
Model: Cherokee
Engine: The legendary inline 6, haven't done anything here yet
Originally Posted by Shanejo
I did search but didn't get a clear answer but yes I am talking about the bajas along with other ones sold at Oreileys ect.
CF Veteran
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,952
Likes: 17
Model: Cherokee
In a word, no.
Yes they cost less but the materials, reflector design, and over all quality are not even close.
Yes they are cheaper, but they aren't even close to quality light from KC.
If you can afford to go buy a set of KC's and compare feature for feature to set of wally world or HF lights you'll see what I mean.
Yes they cost less but the materials, reflector design, and over all quality are not even close.
Yes they are cheaper, but they aren't even close to quality light from KC.
If you can afford to go buy a set of KC's and compare feature for feature to set of wally world or HF lights you'll see what I mean.
Trending Topics
Member
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 186
Likes: 0
From: O'Fallon Missouri
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 High Output
I don't know about these "navigators", but I have the 100w Pilot off-road looking driving lights mounted on my bumper. Ever since I upgraded to the headlight wiring kit(keeping the same sealed beam headlamps). There's no need. The cut off up front even went away, because they throw out more light.
Maybe not in this thread, but most of the cheap "off-road" lights people mention are actually just fog lights or driving lights. Just read the box instead of looking at the picture.
Maybe not in this thread, but most of the cheap "off-road" lights people mention are actually just fog lights or driving lights. Just read the box instead of looking at the picture.
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 864
Likes: 4
From: Arlington, Texas
Year: 1998
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
I'm going to quote myself here because I just replied to a similar question in another thread.
To expand on the previous reply:
Fog lights are designed for wide angle /short distance light dispersion. They are sold in "white" or "amber" varieties, which white being more common these days, although the amber are actually better in many respects when you are actually in real fog. However, they are used less for fog and more for general lighting, and their wide dispersion pattern helps eliminate "hot spots", or intense but small circles of light. The wide pattern works better for slower vehicle movement in tight quarters, such as when rock crawling or any kind of hill or trail climbing. They light up more of what is to the sides of your vehicle instead of just focusing on what is directly in front.
Driving lights, have a narrower, more focused beam that has a longer "throw" or ability to light objects at a greater distance. They are best used when you need additional lighting while traveling at normal road speeds. When aimed properly, the driving lights' narrow pattern will not blind oncoming traffic like fogs can, and will reach far enough out to help you see objects in the road (debris, deer, dogs, stalled cars, people, etc.) with enough time to safely stop.
Beware of cheap lights from Walmart, Harbor Freight, PepBoys, Autozone, etc. Many of these use the terms "fog light" and "driving light" interchangeably without much real difference in light pattern. The typical 3" x 5" rectangular lights are notorious for this. A good brand (ProComp, Hella, KC, PIAA, etc) will actually use specific reflectors and lenses to achieve a proper dispersion pattern, and they'll have their lights labeled accordingly. Please note that it is ABSOLUTLEY NOT necessary to drop $150 a pair to get good lighting. My ProComp fogs were $20 each and are well built with a proper light pattern. I can't tell any difference between the light quality (or much in the way of truly relevent build quality) of my $20 each ProComps and my boss's $85 each PIAA's. Even he can't see a difference, which pisses him off now that he's spent the money!
Fog lights are designed for wide angle /short distance light dispersion. They are sold in "white" or "amber" varieties, which white being more common these days, although the amber are actually better in many respects when you are actually in real fog. However, they are used less for fog and more for general lighting, and their wide dispersion pattern helps eliminate "hot spots", or intense but small circles of light. The wide pattern works better for slower vehicle movement in tight quarters, such as when rock crawling or any kind of hill or trail climbing. They light up more of what is to the sides of your vehicle instead of just focusing on what is directly in front.
Driving lights, have a narrower, more focused beam that has a longer "throw" or ability to light objects at a greater distance. They are best used when you need additional lighting while traveling at normal road speeds. When aimed properly, the driving lights' narrow pattern will not blind oncoming traffic like fogs can, and will reach far enough out to help you see objects in the road (debris, deer, dogs, stalled cars, people, etc.) with enough time to safely stop.
Beware of cheap lights from Walmart, Harbor Freight, PepBoys, Autozone, etc. Many of these use the terms "fog light" and "driving light" interchangeably without much real difference in light pattern. The typical 3" x 5" rectangular lights are notorious for this. A good brand (ProComp, Hella, KC, PIAA, etc) will actually use specific reflectors and lenses to achieve a proper dispersion pattern, and they'll have their lights labeled accordingly. Please note that it is ABSOLUTLEY NOT necessary to drop $150 a pair to get good lighting. My ProComp fogs were $20 each and are well built with a proper light pattern. I can't tell any difference between the light quality (or much in the way of truly relevent build quality) of my $20 each ProComps and my boss's $85 each PIAA's. Even he can't see a difference, which pisses him off now that he's spent the money!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jooman07
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
17
Jan 3, 2016 04:15 PM
synergy58
Stock XJ Cherokee Tech. All XJ Non-modified/stock questions go here
27
Sep 8, 2015 11:51 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)