Im running Hella 500's (driving pattern) with PIAA Xtreme white xenon bulbs, and they shoot hella far and are hella bright lol. They basically are long throw spots so they are nice on an open night hiway. but the stock bulbs kinda sucked, so I recommend swapping them out to PIAA's
Pardon my noobness, but I would like the white xenon. That's what I have in my headlights at the moment any they project a lot better than my OEM halogens. The issue wasn't not being able to see the deer ahead of me, but where it was off the road before it decided to run in front of me. As difficult as this is to wrap your head around, I'm not big on the LED's. They'd look out of place to me. Maybe if I had a 4th or 5th Gen I'd think about it.
The idea behind the additional driving lights is to have similar beam distance as the main headlights, but have the width to spot them out beyond the road. Maybe I should run spotlights rather than driving lights? These are mainly for use around where I live as only 30% of the roads are paved and we have herds of deer in the hundreds.
As far as state statutes go, I can always talk to my boss and see if he thinks it's something he'd have an issue with. This is right from the statute book itself:
60-6,225. Spotlights; auxiliary driving lights; signal lights; other devices; intensity and direction.
(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with spotlights as specified in section 60-6,219, and every lighted spotlight shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the beam will be directed to the left of the center of the highway nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle.
(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lights mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands, and every such auxiliary driving light shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in section 60-6,221. The restrictions on mounting height provided in this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle equipped with a blade, plow, or any other device designed for the movement of snow. Auxiliary driving lights shall be turned off at the same time the motor vehicle's headlights are required to be dimmed when approaching another vehicle from either the front or the rear.
(3) Whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with a signal light, the signal light shall be so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal which shall be plainly visible in normal sunlight from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light.
(4) Any device, other than headlights, spotlights, or auxiliary driving lights, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than twenty-five candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the surface on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than fifty feet from the vehicle.
Sounds like I would have to run spots to be able to check ditches, but most of the time they'd be used when I'm off highway and knowing how it goes around here the only people who may have an issue with them is possibly State Patrol. We don't bother with that stuff too much, as about every rancher and his dog has a go light on the roof of their rig for 'checking cattle'.
