About five months ago the team at Great Whites approached me to try out their new LED driving lights and after clocking up around 10,000 kilometers with them mounted on the bull-bar I’m still saying “Wow!”. They’ve illuminated my path from Melbourne to Brisbane on every road you can take as well as across the Paddock to Perth and I couldn’t be happier.
I’ve tried all the others over the years, even a set of Cessna landing lights at one stage but nothing is comparable to the new Great Whites.
On first inspection you’re struck by their small size, compared with the others on the market, that is until you pick one up and realise these little beauties are built to last, no flimsy plastic parts, these things are as tough as a Mallee Bull.
That’s nothing though, compared to when you first turn them on… Brilliant white light, as far as the eye can see, not that candle yellow you get from halogens and as soon as you hit the switch it’s there, no warming up like HID. The throw of light is also astounding… Where ordinary driving lights will illuminate the road ahead, the Great Whites go one step further with a broad spread that lights up the roadside beyond anything else’s reach. My experience suggests that this broad spread of light has kept the wild life sitting quietly on the verge with less flickering shadows chasing Roos out into my path.
Great Whites are obviously impressive, on numerous occasions I’ve been asked what I’m running by other drivers, the difference is that obvious. My only disappointment is when I have to turn them off!
Here’s a video demonstration of how bright these lights are…
Check out Great Whites on Facebook and have a look at their website for more info… www.greatwhites.com.au
Always on the lookout for an easier way to spot the cows at night while driving thru the Pilbara. Infra red cameras cost too much (mind you, mount three or four of these spotties and it’d probably work out the same) and HID’s aren’t reliable on rough and corrugated gravel and something like a Rally 4000 are tough but you still can’t really run globes over 100W unless you don’t mind replacing them on a regular basis. LEDs are rugged enough to take the pounding and the latest generation seem to be able to put the light out there – I just wish they could get the prices down a bit more. I am considering trying a LED light bar as a compromise because I don’t really want to fork out over $1200 on a pair of LED spotlights which may or may not do the job I need. I guess I need to see it for myself before I take the leap into the great, dark unknown 😉
Just one quick question if I may please… The lights Great White gave you to try, were they the round spotties or a light bar ? Hoping to hear back soon. Thanks mate (from the Dad of a truckie.
Round 18 LED units Peter. The equivalent light bars have almost identical performance however the throw of light is not as round due to the light bars length but not noticeable in most situations.
Great white light bars were the king pins in light bars in 2013, but now i will put the new “ROAD WARRIOR” light bars as the best bars in 2014. The Great Whites are on 5 watt LED’s compared to the Road Warriors 10 watt LED’s. I personally upgraded from the Great White 18 led bar to the Road warrior 240 watt double bar and the difference was very noticeable.
i just bought two 12 led round one on my new luxie n not cheap but
its money well spend its blow me away no warming instant light
wowwww very happy.. buy from auto burn slack creek qld
i just bought two 12 led round one on my new luxie n not cheap but
its money well spend its blow me away no warming instant light
wowwww very happy.. buy from auto burn slack creek qld
Selling a set of 12 spot LED great white round spotties, location for drivers interested in middle drive Melb to Brisbane. Dubbo
2830 along the Newel highway between Parkes & Gill.
There 14 months old in good condition, came off our 2004 Nissan petrol we traded in, so not a great deal of night use, but ready for a bull bar of an interstate driver looking to upgrade to a decent pair of led’s.
Asking $450.00. Paid $850.00 new.
Email enq & leave your mobile number, willing to meet out on Newel hwy anytime day or night.