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61-3240 Baja Designs Soltek LaPaz HID Spot Black
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List Price: $439.95
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Item Number: BD 61-3240
Manufacturer: Baja Designs
Manufacturer Part No: 61-3240
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The Baja Designs 61-3240 Soltek LaPaz 8" HID Spot, Black.
Baja Designs has taken Performance Off-road Lighting to a new level with the Soltek Lapaz Series of 8" HID Race Lights.
With the Soltek Lapaz Series of 8" HID Race Lights a lightweight (under 5 lbs!), pedestal mount, 8” HID Light is now available.
The Lapaz 8" HID lights were designed and tested for the tortures of the Baja peninsula.
The Baja Designs Soltek Lapaz single 8 inch race light is the only quick-adjusting,
pedestal-mounted, race quality headlamp of its kind available today.
Baja Designs has combined race proven optics, durability, and innovative new features into the LaPaz light series.
The Baja Designs Soltek Lapaz 8" HID race light is a step ahead of all other lighting
systems on the market.
This is why Soltek LaPaz lighting is the exclusive
lighting system of the Pflueger/Monster Energy Trophy Truck team.
Take
a look Soltek Lapaz 8" Race light features and compare to the competition:
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Race Quality Pattern. Only
computer optimized optics are used giving drivers the best
possible light spread pattern. Both driving and spot lenses are
available allowing you to fine tune your lighting for any off-road situation.
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Quick Adjusting. A quick-adjust top knob allows the beam's angle to be changed in seconds with no tools. The lamp
assembly is rubber mounted within a reinforced chromoly steel cage that
attaches to the vehicle. Up to 3 bolts can be used to attach the
bottom pedestal.
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Internal Ballast. On
HID versions the ballast is pre-wired and housed internally within a
water-sealed, glass-reinforced back housing. No separate mounting
locations or special wiring is necessary. Simply supply it with
switched DC power as you would any other lamp.
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Quality Electronics:
On the HID versions, only top-quality Generation 5 HID ballasts, ignitors,
and bulbs are used. No cheap imitations that can fail at any time. On
Halogen versions, only premium 100W Halogen H1 bulbs are used.
The Baja Designs Soltek LaPaz 8" Lights are available in HID or Halogen 100 Watt in Spot or Driving Patterns:
Spot Beam:
- The spot lens has a 10 degree field of view
- Spot beams should be used in conjunction with other beams for best results
Driving Beam:
- The driving beam has a 20 degree field of view
- Driving beams can be used by themselves or in conjunction with other beams for best results.
Mounting Options:
These lights mount easily to your existing bumper or roll cage using either a one or two hole mounting configuration located at the bottom of the chromoly frame.
The two hole configuration prevents the light from vibrating out of adjustment while driving.
Since you don’t have to worry about an external ballast, mounting these lights is quick and painless.
Located at the top of the Soltek LaPaz
is the Baja Designs patented, aluminum, Quick Adjust System.
This
allows for on the fly, up-down adjustment of the light -- no tools
required.
Side to Side adjustment is also easily accomplished.
The Baja Designs Soltek Lapaz 8" Light features include:
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High-impact, glass reinforced UV nylon housing
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High quality Baja Designs glass optics and it is double O-Ring sealed
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Quick-adjuster allows for no-tool adjustments on the fly
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Features a Tig welded 4130 Chromoly frame
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Billet aluminum light ring
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Double O-ring sealed protects electrical components in all conditions
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All Stainless steel fasteners
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Rubber vibration isolators
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Center mounting system eliminates tendency for lights to vibrate out of adjustment
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Premium optics for best possible light dispersion
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Lightweight at only 4 lbs 10 oz complete
INFORMATION ABOUT LIGHT MEASUREMENT
A Lumen is the total output of light by a source. This is different from candlepower, which only measures the light brightness from a single point within a beam of light. Candlepower ratings can be deceptive and/or misleading since the user is rarely told at what point the measurement is made. For instance, a tightly focused beam of light may rate a high candlepower but if that light only falls on a few square inches yards away, the light is generally less than useful. An extreme example of such would be the candlepower measurement of a laser pointer. While the candlepower would be extremely great, the light would be near useless for illumination. A 35 Watt HID bulb is rated at 3800 Lumens.
Color Temperature is a measurement in Degrees Kelvin that indicates the hue of a specific type of light source. Many people have the misconception that color temperature is a rating of the brightness of the bulb or HID kit. This belief is completely false. The reality is that the higher the color temperature, the less useable the light output.
A perfect example would be a black light. This light has a color temperature of approx 12,000k and has almost no usable light or lumens output. Higher K HID kits such as 7000k, 7500k, etc. have been manufactured for that distinctive blue/purple look as opposed to actual usable light that they produce. The standard HID color temperature is about 4300 K, which is approximately the same color temperature as sunlight. This is the most efficient color for the human eye. Halogen bulbs have a color temperature of around 3200K, which makes them appear more yellow in color.
All 35 watt HID lamps of the same color temperature are going to have the same lighting output 3800 Lumens. This is why the design of the lens and its optics are the most important factor in an off-road light. If the light does not illuminate what you need to see, then it is not doing the job you need it to do.
LIGHTING PATTERNS AND OPTICS
Most lights on the market were designed for on-road vehicles where lighting challenges are much simpler. Because an off-road car typically has considerably more suspension travel and body pitch, and also faces a greater variety of terrain (hills, ditches, holes, dunes, rocks, etc); lights that work well on a street vehicle are not necessarily optimal on an off-road vehicle. The best off-road lighting system consists of multiple lights of different beam patterns. Wide, smooth patterns that cover the terrain near to the vehicle, and more narrowly focused lights for high-speed/distance.
There are several different shapes and sizes of lights - round, square, rectangle, elliptical, etc. The most commonly used shape in off-roading is a round light in various sizes from 2” to 9”. As a basic rule, the larger the reflector the more light distribution you will get. However, because there are so many different applications, there is a need for the smaller lights as well. The elliptical and rectangle shaped lights are primarily used where space is limited or a certain “style” is desired.
There are three basic “patterns” of lights commonly used - “Flood” (Fog), “Driving” (Euro), and “Pencil” (Spot). A “pattern” describes the type of light distribution. In describing these different patterns we will refer to two key terms - “sharp cut-off” and “hot spot”. A “Sharp cut-off” is where the light distribution drops off dramatically creating a horizontal or vertical line into darkness. With the pitch and roll of the vehicle the sharp cut-off affects your ability to see where you need to see. A “Hot spot” is when there is an intense concentration of light in a small area. Hot spots can be very distracting while driving off road; your eyes tend to focus on just that spot bouncing out in front of you.
A Flood light should be mounted as low as possible on the vehicle. These lights are typically designed for use in heavy fog or dust. They have a very sharp cut-off at the top of the pattern but have wide peripheral distribution. In this case a sharp cut-off is designed into the pattern in order not to have the light reflect off the fog or dust back into your eyes but rather cut below the fog or dust. These lights should not be considered as a main light source for off-roading. If space and power permits they would be useful for the conditions described above.
Driving lights are used for 75% of the driving conditions off road. This is your main source of light; therefore the light distribution is critical. The ideal Driving light would not have any sharp cut-offs or intense hot spots. You want to have smooth transitions from light to dark along with putting light where you need it. These lights give you good peripheral vision along with decent distance.
Pencil lights are designed to illuminate the trail way up in front of you. In order to achieve this, the light distribution is concentrated in a small area. The ideal Pencil light would offer great distance illumination without that intense hot spot. Whenever possible, this light should be mounted high on the car. We recommend that you turn off the Pencil lights when driving in tight, technical terrain so the light doesn’t distract you.
With all of this said, it should be clear that there is a lot more to a light than how bright it is or how cool it looks.
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The Baja Designs 60-0040 LaPaz Rock Guard Cover - Black
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The Baja Designs 60-0042 LaPaz Rock Guard Cover - AMBER LEXAN is cheap insurance in order to protect the glass lens of the light. The 60-0042 is a must have option in order to protect your Lapaz lights from debris on the street or off road.
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The Baja Designs 61-3241 Soltek LaPaz 8" HID Driving, Black. This Baja Designs Lapaz 8'' Driving Light has a 20 degree field of view. The Baja Designs Soltek Lapaz 8" HID race light is a step ahead of all other lighting systems on the market.
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