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Mudderoy
12-16-2010, 01:28 PM
How many offroad lights is too many?
How many is enough?
Is there such thing as too many offroad lights?
Some may say you shouldn't have more lights than the capacity to run them, but you don't have to turn them all on at the same time do you?

:smiley-laughing021: OF COURSE YOU DO!!!!! :smiley-laughing021:

http://xjtalk.com/images/special/17offroadlights.jpg
17 offroad lights
prerunner1982
12-16-2010, 04:38 PM
Tony...

After listening to the podcast you were talking about off road lights and how you had posted up asking which ones you should get and you had made mention of how many lights were legal in Texas. Couldn't find that particular post so I thought I would post it up here for you.

Per the Texas Statues it appears that only 2 auxiliary lights are allowed on a vehicle, mounted no lower than 16" and no higher than 42"

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/TN/7/C/547/E
Mudderoy
12-16-2010, 04:45 PM
Tony...

After listening to the podcast you were talking about off road lights and how you had posted up asking which ones you should get and you had made mention of how many lights were legal in Texas. Couldn't find that particular post so I thought I would post it up here for you.

Per the Texas Statues it appears that only 2 auxiliary lights are allowed on a vehicle, mounted no lower than 16" and no higher than 42"

http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/txstatutes/TN/7/C/547/E

Great, thanks. Of course that doesn't apply to lights that are off.

And BTW, it's really cool to read "After listening to the podcast you were talking about off road lights..."
XJ Rat
12-16-2010, 05:16 PM
More importantly, can your electrical system handle the extra lights?
prerunner1982
12-17-2010, 07:54 AM
More importantly, can your electrical system handle the extra lights?

Sure since you are only allowed 2 on at a time.. :D
XJ Rat
12-17-2010, 08:23 AM
Sure since you are only allowed 2 on at a time.. :D

If you believe only 2 are on at any one time great.
Mudderoy
12-17-2010, 08:58 AM
Some may say you shouldn't have more lights than the capacity to run them, but you don't have to turn them all on at the same time do you?


More importantly, can your electrical system handle the extra lights?

I excluded that from how many is too many question. :rotfl2:
4.3LXJ
12-17-2010, 10:25 AM
Too many is when you run out of room to mount them and there is still one left :D
Mudderoy
12-17-2010, 12:44 PM
Too many is when you run out of room to mount them and there is still one left :D

lol DUCT TAPE!!!
Mudderoy
12-17-2010, 12:52 PM
Artist Rendition!

http://xjtalk.com/images/special/jeep_photoshoot063c.jpg
4.3LXJ
12-17-2010, 06:48 PM
There is still more room :D
sofixj
12-22-2010, 07:21 PM
i think 6 foward and 2 reverse is perfect 2 on bumper and 4 on basket for the front and i put 2 reverse on the back of the basket
modestmar00xj
12-22-2010, 11:32 PM
i think 6 foward and 2 reverse is perfect 2 on bumper and 4 on basket for the front and i put 2 reverse on the back of the basket

yeah i agree with ya! thats a good amount of lights! but... i do like 2 lights on the front a-pillars too! haha.
LizardRunner
05-27-2011, 11:25 AM
the last baja racer I ran in had 6 on a top bar, four on the bumper bar, three out back, and four on long chords with bases for tire changing etc. I would have liked to have had a good way to double stack the top bar for a total up there of 10 on the top. Those seemed to be the lights that made the biggest difference in the dark to me. We tried it in testing and they tended to break off from the bouncing creating a swaying motion that made the brackets fail, so off they came.
XJ4IV
05-27-2011, 12:06 PM
Too many is when you run out of room to mount them and there is still one left :D

thats exactly right!
XJ4IV
05-27-2011, 12:07 PM
Artist Rendition!

http://xjtalk.com/images/special/jeep_photoshoot063c.jpg

tony did you take some off???:rolleyes:
Mudderoy
05-27-2011, 01:28 PM
tony did you take some off???:rolleyes:

Yes! I have lost a few pounds, and thank for for noticing!
4.3LXJ
05-27-2011, 02:07 PM
Artist Rendition!

http://xjtalk.com/images/special/jeep_photoshoot063c.jpg

Tony is not running three alternators to power his lights and communications equipment:rolleye0012:
xj4life2
05-27-2011, 02:15 PM
Actually he pulls a military generator behind to power all his toys :)
4.3LXJ
05-27-2011, 02:20 PM
Actually he pulls a military generator behind to power all his toys :)

Yeah, 22KW:sign0181:
4x4Dalton
05-27-2011, 04:20 PM
To me the set up of 4 up top 2 on front and 2 in back would be enough for any rig.
Mudderoy
05-27-2011, 07:08 PM
100 watts x 4 (front) x 4 (top) = 800 watts.

800 watts / 12 volts = 66.6 amps

55 watts x 4 (front) x 4 (top) = 440 watts

440 watts / 12 volts = 36.6 amps

So as you can see it depends on what the light wattage is.


Calculate 150w for the fuel pump and additional 250w for the ignition.
360w for the A/C when the A/C starts, which falls down to 240W while operating

Your alternator puts out 1400w and 700w while idle.

So your Jeep consumes 400w while running without A/C- now start to calculate your power demands.

Hope that helps.

:link: (http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/how-many-amps-do-i-need-run-fine-993725/)