High beams just "okay"?

[Lak34ers]

Hey friends,

Tried to search but everything led to me aftermarket housing ad posts.

I have read on here that a lot of people are happy with the signature lighting high beams (saying they're quite bright, ect.).
I live in an area that, at night, is very dark and populated with a ton of deer who like to play tag with your car during certain seasons.
Noticed that my high beams are not that much brighter than my low beams with fogs. I have an OBX Lux with signature lighting.
Anything I can do besides completely replacing the light housings with aftermarket?
Also, can't really do lightbars, ditch lights, etc as I'd get pulled over in a heartbeat for using them on road.

Thanks!

I would do SS3 Max for my fog lights. They will help light up the road and sides a ton.

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[ForFoxSake]

My low beams and high beams are probably the worst I've ever seen on any ford I have owned.

I installed a lightbar and ditch lights right away.

 

[dejones64]

Same type of area as you. Still shopping for a deer yeeting grill guard. I did buy infrared A-pillar mounted pod lights and trying to find a cheaper thermal camera to feed into the infotainment screen. Found a nice one with embedded computer for highlighting heat signatures but last I checked it was almost $2k.
Just add the pod/ditch lights and turn them off when you see traffic. Rigid has smokey transparent covers that you can leave on and still get some light output out of. They Akzo have SAE compliant d series pod lights that you can definitely use on road, just don't abuse them

I"m also looking for a full grill guard. Almost have to replace the whole bumper to find a good one.

I also thought about the infrared/thermal setup, but yikes expensive.

 

[CT203]

Also running fog lights is actually counter-productive when trying to avoid hitting a deer. Yes, they do give you a little wider light spread over using just the low beams but it's not useful (and actually distracting) because of how much they point down. So the problem is it makes you look in places where you couldn't avoid hitting a deer anyway because it's too close, and NOT looking in places where you could avoid one.

*at normal highway speeds. If you're going 20 mph, sure, use those fogs.

Agree Using fog lights also makes your night vision worse: It may seem like you can see more, but it's detrimental to your night vision. Similar to having bright lights from the instruments and LED screen. But, if it makes you feel better, it makes you feel better. I'm also in an area with a large deer population. You learn where they tend to be, slow down a little and scan the sides of the road. Anything is better than the JK wrangler lights I currently have.

 

[CT203]

Can you take some comparison photos?

 

[FleshTuxedo]

Can you take some comparison photos?

Sure. I'll do that tonight, if I'm who you're talking to.

 

[FleshTuxedo]

Agree Using fog lights also makes your night vision worse: It may seem like you can see more, but it's detrimental to your night vision. Similar to having bright lights from the instruments and LED screen. But, if it makes you feel better, it makes you feel better. I'm also in an area with a large deer population. You learn where they tend to be, slow down a little and scan the sides of the road. Anything is better than the JK wrangler lights I currently have.

Yeah, I've learned places where they tend to be, but with rutting season in full swing, they're everywhere and will jolt right across the street out of the woods. No chance of seeing them a decent amount of the time.

 

[Headsong]

Couple of points: Yellow fogs won't affect night vision as much.
B. Most of the add-on white lights aren't road legal. You get caught, they hit you....gotta be careful and know the laws where you are.

 

[FleshTuxedo]

Couple of points: Yellow fogs won't affect night vision as much.
B. Most of the add-on white lights aren't road legal. You get caught, they hit you....gotta be careful and know the laws where you are.

Yeah, definitely not legal here. One thing that irks me though is that my township police will drive around with their lightbars on for the same reasons... But I'll get a ticket if I do

 

[CT203]

Sure. I'll do that tonight, if I'm who you're talking to.

Ha. I don’t even know, but I guess anyone who wants to, it’d help. I’ve watched a bunch of headlight comparison videos when thinking of upgrading my wrangler’s. You can usually tell the difference pretty well in comparison photos down a level street or similar if there are objects along the road to light up at various distances. But really any comparison would be helpful.

 

[Murraydog11]

I activated "Bambi Mode" with Forscan. You can run brights with the fog lights still on. Gives a much better field of light.

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