Installing LED headlights has many advantages over HID and halogen, such as brighter light, longer lifespan, and lower energy consumption. There are various LED car bulbs on the market. They are either high power or low power, expensive or low price. What factors should be considered when finding so many brands and types of LED headlight bulbs for the cars. What specs to look for when selecting LED headlight bulbs for car? What are the most important specs for LED headlight bulbs?

 

These are the most frequently asked questions by customers looking for LED headlight bulbs are also the most strategic questions for auto manufacturers to keep in mind while designing, manufacturing, testing, and improving LED bulbs.

 

It is said that choosing the best might not be the best choice. Here in this blog, we’ve come up with seven tips to be considered before choosing the most appropriate LED headlight bulb for your car.

 

 Content

#1 Brightness
#2 What are the best light beam patterns?
#3 LED Radiation Characteristics
#4 What color temperature is better for driving?
#5 LED headlight bulb lifespan
#6 LED Headlight Bulb Brand
#7 LED Headlight Bulb Chip
#8 Other Factors
#9 Conclusion

 

1. Brightness

 

The first thing to consider is the brightness and light distribution produced by the bulbs. To have brighter bulbs means better visibility for night-time driving. It could be helpful for those who have problems seeing clearly at night.

 

“Lumen” is a standard unit of measurement for brightness. The brightness of LED headlights will also depend on the wattage of the bulbs. One wattage diode is capable of emitting around 130 lumens. Generally, the higher the lumen rating, the brighter the bulbs. The brighter the headlight bulb, the higher the price.

 

Most LEDs are designed to reach between 8,000 and 13,000 lumens range whereas 2,000-4,000 lumens are the most common range for typical manufacturer headlights. It would be wise to note that headlight bulb manufacturers advertise a lumen rating such as 12,000; Actually, they are the combined rating for both bulbs - meaning each bulb is 6,000 lumens.

 

Manufacturers widely use total lumens during the LED bulb design and is often measured by an integrating sphere after the bulb has been made.

 

2. What are the best light beam patterns?

(NAOEVO ND LED headlight bulb standard high beam and low beam)

 

Light beam pattern refers to the light angle and shape emitting through the headlight housing. Light beam patterns are as important as brightness and directly related to driving safety. Quality LED headlight bulbs to emit a distinct 45 degrees cut-off line on low beams and focus on high beams.

 

Low beams without any dark areas have two main benefits. On the one hand, they are helpful to see the oncoming traffic clearly without shining the eyes of other drivers.

 

On the other hand, perfect light beam patterns are contributed to a broader vision for drivers at night driving. They can see clearly on both sides of the road and react sooner to the accident.

 

In some right-hand driving countries, the light beam pattern should be lower on the left and higher on the right, and vice versa.

 

3. LED Radiation Characteristics

 

There are different LED light chips with different shapes and positions of LED beads. They will all affect the light beam pattern. Quality LED light chips are supposed to mimic the original filament, and the spacing between both sides of beads should be as close to the width of the original filament as possible.

 

Looking at the above two pictures of the LED headlight, the footprint of the LEDs is too broad, and the space between the two sides of the LED is also too wide. Having spaced out too far and your beam pattern will be out of focus with no hot spot and cause glare to others on the road.

 

Are you looking for LED headlight bulbs that have a narrow LEDs array? One great example is the NAOEVO S3 LED headlight conversion kit. The metal between LED is extremely thin, allowing the LED position to be as close to the original halogen position as possible.

 

4. What color temperature is better for driving?

Every light has a color temperature. Color temperature is conveyed in units called “Kelvin.” It can conclude that a Lower Kelvin rating means you have a yellow or orange light, which is called warmer color temperature. A Higher Kelvin rating means you have a whiter and more blue light. It is a cooler temperature.

 

Everyone perceives color differently, and different color temperatures change your perception of the object you are looking at. The natural light source during daytime belongs to a high color temperature. Our brain will be more energetic and ease eye strain under such a high color temperature illumination.

 

Usually, the sunlight is measured as a 5800K color temperature. While this 6000K is closed to daylight, providing a noticeable difference in brightness that shows a fantastic driving performance. Therefore, LED headlight bulbs on the market illuminate 5500-6500K color temperatures are better for night-time driving.

 

NAOEVO S4 Pro LED Bulbs come with 3 colors !

 

However, in some countries, rainy and foggy days are frequent. In this case, having LED car light bulbs perform well in all bad weather conditions is crucial for road safety. Check out the latest S4 LED headlight bulbs from NAOEVO. These bulbs integrated three colors and a flashing model. They are built to satisfy all your driving demands.

 

5. LED headlight bulb lifespan

 

People long ago thought that LED light bulbs didn’t cause much heat as long as they were just a little blinking light on your dashboard. But now, they are trying to create brighter light by consuming much energy. They do create heat!

 

The lifespan of LED headlight bulbs is highly relevant to the methods of heat dissipation. If the heat dissipation is poor, everything else is empty talk, such as the brightness. When LED headlights are working, most of the heat is generated by the complex circuit board at the base of the diodes.

 

There are three types of heat dissipation methods for LED headlights: 1. Pure aluminum heat sinks 2. Fan cooling 3. Copper tape cooling.

 

There are three basic theoretical methods of heat dissipation: 1. Conduction 2. Convection 3. Radiation

 

 

LED headlight bulb with pure aluminum heat sink is made from alloy aluminum. It helps to cool down the bulbs by thermal radiation of itself. More significant heat sink, then better heat radiation.

 

This fanless LED headlight bulb with a pure aluminum heat sink maintains a stable cooling capacity, but the power of the bulbs should be designed as low as possible, and the brightness will also decrease.

 

 

 

 

LED headlight bulbs with copper-strip heat sinks are made from copper wire with tin coating on the surface. Copper tape fins and wings are adjustable to maximize the area for heat dissipation.

 

However, all the wings can not be squeezed together, or the cooling performance will decrease. Besides, they are not 100% attached to the bulb body and are hard to install in the headlight housing.

 

 

 

 

LED headlight bulbs with high-speed fans are the most common cooling methods for headlight bulb makers. They take the initiative to dissipate the heat, which can ensure the regular operation of high-power bulbs.

The fan quality is vital for the lifespan of LED bulbs. Otherwise, the bulbs also cannot keep being used when the fan is broken.

 

(Max3 LED with heat pipe cooling solution providing three times higher thermal capability)

 

Quality LED headlight bulbs are capable of lasting over 50,000 hours. The premise is that they have reliable heat conduction. Thus, NAOEVO Max3 LED headlight bulbs have made a remarkably succeeded in this aspect. Max3 LED bulbs achieve efficient heat dissipation by being equipped with dual copper heat pipes technology, making an excellent balance of high brightness and cooling.

 

6. LED Headlight Bulb Brand

 

There are many poor-quality LED headlight brands on the market. Some of the cheap LED kits feature overclocked chip sets that allow them to produce a high lumen and create a large amount of heat for a very short time. It doesn’t take long for the whole headlight system to overheat and fail. In the description, they may claim the bulbs have 50,000 hours lifespan, but in fact, they can only last for 1,000 hours or less.

 

                                             

 

Buying LED headlights from a reliable brand is also a guarantee of product quality. Such as Osram and Philips are all well-known lighting companies with a centenary year of brand foundation. They offer five years quality warranty for some LED car light bulbs, but they will cost you an arm and a leg.

 

If you are looking for high-quality LED headlight bulbs at a reasonable price. NAOEVO is the best choice for you! They are one of the largest LED car light bulb manufacturers & suppliers in China. By introducing lots of high-tech machines for manufacturing first-class LED light bulbs in various styles, their products are widely exported to the USA, Europe, Southeast Asia, and South America and have obtained many customers’ high praises.

 

7. LED Headlight Bulb Chip

 

Another essential factor to take note of when purchasing LED headlights is the type of chip that is utilized. The LED chip is a core component of the entire LED headlight bulb, with the development of LED lighting and the high demands from customers. Many manufacturers strive to improve and innovate LED chips. Picking the correct type of LED chips allows the bulb to maximize brightness with the least amount of energy. Cree, COB, CSP, ZES, and ETI FC (flip-chip) are the most common available chips for LED headlight bulbs.

Cree

As a company since 1987, Cree has been producing some of the best LED lightings on the market. While the original Cree no longer exists, its top-quality LED chips remain to exist on the market. These chips are designed with a small bubble for concentrating light.

 

Pros: Light efficiency, lower temperature
Cons: Cause scattered light beam

 

COB (Chip on board)

COB refers to the mounting of a bare LED chip in direct contact with a substrate to produce LED arrays. COB LED technology can significantly reduce the energy consumption of LED arrays while keeping light output constant. Another considerable merit of the COB chip is that its devices have only one circuit and two contacts for the entire chip, regardless of the number of diodes.

 

Pros: High illuminating power, homogeneous lighting
Cons: Poor thermal resistance, high price

 

CSP (Chip Scale Package)

CSP is defined as a LED package with a size equivalent to a LED chip. Despite its small size, it can produce high-performance light. Its superior quality without soldered wire connections or need for space makes it excellent in reducing thermal resistance and reducing possible failure points.

 

Pros: Micro-sized, medium power
Cons: Difficult in processing, not suitable for high-power products, high price

 

ZES

Lumileds Luxeon ZES once belonged to Philips. Designed with a simple inner structure, ZES has outstanding color consistency, luminance, flux density, and design flexibility for lighting solutions. ZES chip has a lower defective rate than other types of chips.

 

Pros: small size but high luminance, good to mimic the filament in halogen bulbs, good heat dissipation
Cons: Very expensive

 

ETI FC (Flip-chip)

Flip-chip is a newly patented technology. This type of chip mounts the LED diode upside down, which both shortens the production process and results in a higher heat dissipation rate. Flip-chip has become an increasingly popular choice of LED headlight bulbs.

 

Pros: High quality; better heat transmission; perfect light beam pattern; affordable price.
Cons: Higher requirement for the manufacturing process, difficult to maintain.

 

Other Factors

Bulb Size

 

Besides the above-mentioned tips, there’s one of the essential factors to think over when buying car headlights - whether the model fits the vehicle or not. In most cases, headlight bulbs are compatible with a wide range of models. The bulb models’ numbers are mainly divided into a single beam and dual beam functions. Still, confused about this section? Look for our previous blog, High Beams vs. Low Beams: Any Difference? to get more answers.

 

You can check out your car bulb size by looking at the user manual or searching the Car Bulb Finder tool for help.

 

The Legality of LED Bulbs

 

Every country has different laws that determine what makes the car bulb road legal. Consumers need to ensure that the headlights are permitted by law, road safety, and appropriate for traveling. There are also laws regarding the color of your headlights. Regardless of the region you live in, the law requires your headlight to be yellow or white. Some drivers may find that certain bulbs produce blue lights, which makes them non-road legal.

 

Upgrading with LED car light bulbs should also ensure that it carries RoHs, CE, and E-mark certifications, which comply with European standards. Or in the United States, it needs to be DOT-Compliant to follow US regulations.

 

IP Rating

 

The IP rating of a bulb determines the level of protection it has against dirt or water. The higher the IP rating level, the better the water resistance. The ratings most widely accepted as “waterproof” are IP65, IP67, and IP68. The difference between them is the degree of liquid ingress protection they offer.

 

IP65 Rating: Gives protection against low pressure as well as c

ondensation.
IP67 Rating: Offer more substantial protection against liquid ingress, and protect against temporary submersion.
IP68 Rating: capable of continuous immersion in water.

 

Conclusion

We hope that the above factors can this article can help you to find the best and the most appropriate auto LED light bulb for your car.

 

FAQs

 

Q1: What factors will decide the brightness of LED bulbs?

Lumens and lux. Lumens measure the amount of light output of LED bulbs. The higher the lumens, the brighter the light is. And luminous flux is the measure of the perceived power of light by the human eye. Besides, the brightness also depends on the wattage of the bulbs.

 

Q2: What is a “Canbus Error” problem？

Canbus serves as a function to detect the faults in your car automatically. When you replace halogen with a LED bulb, the car may not be recognized immediately and signal message on the dashboard. It seems like sending an “error” message.

 

Q3: What is an error-free LED bulb?

An error-free LED bulb means that the LED lamp is equipped with either resistor or
have an external decoder (Canbus driver) to mimic the power draw of the original
halogen bulbs to trick the computer into thinking that the bulbs are drawing the same rate as halogen, so that the vehicle won’t throw any error message.

 

Q4: Which LED headlight brands are the best choice for the car?

Any brand of LED light bulb will do good as long as they are produced by a reliable manufacturer. Usually, we advise buying LED bulbs from some well-known brands such as Osram, Philips, or NAOEVO as they are the most trustworthy automotive lighting manufacturers.

 

Q5: What is the highest-lumens LED headlight bulb?

The brightest LED headlight bulb on the market is - NAOEVO ND series LED headlight kit. They usually provide 70W 8400LM per bulb, that is 140W 16,800LM per set. They produce not only high brightness but also have an outstanding balance of beam pattern and lifespan.

 

Q6: What is the dual-filament bulb?

One bulb with two filaments produces either low beams or high beams. Such as H4, H13, 9004, and 9007 are all dual beam headlight bulbs.

 

Q7: Is it worth switching from halogen to LED headlights?

Switching your halogen to LED headlights has many benefits. LED headlight bulbs are brighter and have a longer lifespan, better heat dissipation, and light efficiency than stock halogen bulbs.

 

Pros:
1. Energy-Efficient
2. Longer lifespan
3. Better light beam pattern
4. Better cooling system
5. Money-saving

Construction Vehicle Lighting Requirements

The field of construction is often considered one of the most dangerous in the world. While not many people die when they’re doing this job nowadays, plenty sustain injuries when they are building, and the type of environment they are working in can have a huge impact on the likelihood of suffering with something like this.

As the owner of a construction company, you have the challenging job of making sure that your team is safe while they are at work. Protective equipment can help with this, but there won’t be much point in hard hats, gloves, and goggles if your workforce can’t see anything. This is where construction vehicle lighting comes in.

Your vehicles will often be perfectly placed to light your work areas, making them an excellent place to start when you’re working on this side of your business. Of course, though, the headlights on most trucks simply won’t be powerful enough to handle a job like this. To give you an idea of what you need to do to light your work arefas, this article will be exploring construction vehicle lighting requirements, covering all of the options you have before you.

What Will You Learn?

Before diving right in, it’s always a good idea to think about what you need to learn before you can start adding lighting to your construction vehicles. We want you to be able to take as much away as possible from this article, but this means that it’s going to be quite a big one. You can find a breakdown of what you can expect to learn from this below.

• The lighting options currently available to construction teams, along with their intended uses and the rules which surround them.
• How to choose construction vehicle lighting from the array of sources you have available to you, balancing quality, effectiveness, and affordability.
• How to install construction vehicle lighting and ensure that it has enough power to run throughout the night.
• The law which governs construction site lighting, especially those which sit by the side of busy roads.

The Types Of Light

Since the right of LED lighting, loads of different options have hit the market which can provide ample light without costing a small fortune. This gives you far more choice than you used to have, while also ensuring that even the cheapest of construction vehicle lighting is going to be able to do a good job.

Each of the lights on this list have a different purpose, along with offering different features and benefits. The section will be exploring the types of light available, some of the popular examples of these lights, and a little bit of information to show you how each light can be used. Following this, we will be diving into figuring out when you want to use each of the lights.

Emergency Vehicle Lights

Emergency vehicles, like police cars and ambulances, all have to use special lighting to make sure that they can be seen on the road. They will usually use specific colors for these lights, with most police forces using blue and red for their police lights. While you shouldn’t be aiming to mimic the lighting which is found on vehicles like this, having your own emergency vehicle lighting can make it much easier for other road users to see your construction vehicles.

Lights like this are usually designed to be quite discrete, ensuring that they don’t cause a distraction for the driver. You will often find them stuck to windscreens, sitting in the grill of a vehicle, and even simply sitting on the roof. The Fox Trot 16 Linear LED Dash Light is a great example of a light like this, with the option to mount it at the top or bottom of a windscreen.

Emergency vehicle lights come in at a range of different price points, and the ease of installation can differ from example to example. Many of them use simple 12v sockets for their power, enabling you to add them to your vehicle without modification. Of course, though, if you want something more serious, you may have to make changes to your machines.

Construction Lights for Trucks

This next category is broader than the others on this list, and covers most of the lighting options which you will find on construction trucks. LED bars, strobe lights, and emergency lighting all fall into this bracket, along with any of the other options you will find on construction vehicles. It’s worth mentioning this category because many websites and retailers will use it to help you find these products, and it can be confusing if you haven’t seen this name before.

LED Strobe Lights

Strobe lights are well-known for producing high-intensity light which you wouldn't expect from their small package. These types of lights can be used for an array of different tasks, from startling criminals to lighting an entire work site, and they are one of the most cost-effective methods to use when you’re approaching something like this.

Strobe lights can be fitted just about anywhere on your vehicle, with grills, dashboards, and windscreens being popular spots for lights like this. The Elemental 6 TIR LED Grille and Surface Mount Light is a great example of a small, affordable, and yet extremely powerful strobe light. While it is far smaller than traditional lighting options, it will be able to produce more light, while also offering features like strobing and pulsing lights.

Hideaway strobe lights offer an affordable option to companies who don’t want to spend too much on their lighting. While they are small and affordable, strobe lights will often produce far more light than examples in their competing categories. Of course, though, as a downside, they will also use more power, and this means that you have to consider the size of your batteries when you’re going through this.

LED Off Road Lights

Working off-road gives construction crews the chance to be more relaxed with their lighting. Without the chance of dazzling drivers with your lights, you can use much brighter options, and this is why you’ll find so many products in this category. You can find off road light bars in a range of different form factors, though full-sized bar lights are one of the most popular, offering huge amounts of light with plenty of vertical and horizontal coverage.

Much like strobe lights, you have a lot of options when it comes to mounting your LED off road lights. Many will be able to sit on your dash, the roof, or in the grill, and some will even be able to be mounted elsewhere on the vehicle. The Lynx L6-8 Linear Interior Light Bars are a great example of this sort of lighting option, offering the opportunity to mount it just about anywhere on your construction vehicles. This light is waterproof and discrete, making it ideal for a range of vehicle types.

LED off road lights are some of the pricier options on the market, though this often reflects the fact that these lights are both large and bright. Often consisting of several arrays of different types of LEDs, these lights are complicated to manufacture, and it makes sense that they cost more than many of their competitors.

Dash Lights

Dash Lights are an affordable option for anyone looking to add extra lighting to their vehicle. With mounts for both the dashboard and windscreen, lights like this don’t force you to modify your vehicles to install them, and are incredibly flexible when you take them out onto the road. For example, if you can’t get your vehicle to the site you’re working on, you could simply remove the dash lights from the vehicle and take them to where the work is being done.

The Ranger Split TIR LED Deck Light is a compact set of split LED lights which are designed to sit on your dash. Having them split like this will better mimic the headlights you already have, while also giving you the option to cover two areas with light at the same time. These features can be excellent when you’re working on busy and complicated work sites.

Dash lights come in many shapes and sizes, giving you a wide range of price points to choose from. Buying a more expensive dash light will usually mean that it will use less power, provide more light, or offer a mix of both of these benefits. Dash lights are one of the easiest options on this list to install, and can often be moved from vehicle to vehicle long after you’ve bought them.

LED Light Bars

LED light bars form a broad category in construction lights for trucks. Many of the other types of lights you find will be available in this form, with examples like emergency vehicle lights and LED strobe lights being very common. Being long and short, these types of lights are usually very space-efficient, taking up as little space as possible while providing a powerful light source.

The Tracer 37 TIR Full Size Light Bar is an excellent example of a roof-mounted LED light bar. With LEDs pointing in all directions, a light like this will be able to illuminate a huge space around the vehicle. LED light bars can also be mounted to dashboards, bonnets, and in the grill, giving you a huge range of options and the chance to build your lighting around the vehicles you use.

Roof-mounted LED light bars are one of the most expensive construction vehicle lighting options on the market. This makes sense, though, as these lights are also often the most potent, packing far more LEDs than options from the other categories. This makes them a serious contender when you’re looking for a lighting system which will be able to cover your whole site.

When Do You Need Each Light?

Each of the lights covered above has a very specific purpose on your work site. It’s worth thinking about these before you choose the lights you want, as some will be able to do more for you than others. We’ve broken down the main uses of each of the lights on this list below, giving you the chance to sink your teeth in and get started on this as soon as you can. 

Emergency Vehicle Lights

While it’s unlikely that you’ll need your team to attend any emergencies, emergency vehicle lights can still be a very powerful tool for many construction companies. These types of lights are designed to be highly visible, making them unmistakable to those passing by. This makes them ideal for use in situations where you need your team to stand out, like on the side of highways or other busy areas. Of course, it’s always worth making sure it doesn’t look like you’re trying to copy the look of normal emergency services.

Construction Lights for Trucks

General construction lights for trucks will be useful, but it’s always worth doing more research if these are the only options available to you. Websites and retailers which offer this as their only option will usually be offering a wide range of products, but won’t have split them up properly, and this means that you could easily buy the wrong thing if you don’t do the right learning.

Strobe Lights

Strobe lights are used in a variety of applications in the modern world, from law enforcement to nightclubs. Of course, though, in the context of a construction vehicle, these lights will usually be the best option when you need to light a large area without having to take up a lot of space for your lights. Strobing can be useful in a small number of applications, but most teams will probably stick to the solid light settings which come with products like this.

LED Off Road Lights

LED off road lights are typically designed to be used on vehicles which are going to be spending a lot of time driving on rough terrain without the benefit of street lighting. They are often much brighter than the sorts of lights which come pre-installed on cars, and would be very dangerous to use on busy roads. If your team is working on private property or in an area with very little lighting or people, these sorts of lights will provide you with a huge amount of visibility, even when you’re trying to build at night. It may be illegal to use lights like this if you’re too close to a road.

Dash Lights

As mentioned above, dash lights can be found in many forms, but all of them will be able to be mounted on your dash. These lights won’t be as powerful as LED off road lights or LED light bars, but they will also be a lot smaller and offer some degree of portability. This makes dash lights perfect as construction lights on your trucks, or as the main lights on projects which are very small. Dash lights are inexpensive, and many companies will choose to fit them to all of their construction vehicles.

LED Light Bars

LED light bars are one of the more powerful options on this list, and this is largely thanks to their size and make powerful firefighter lights. These types of lights can be mounted on your roof, bonnet, or in the grill of your vehicle, and often have the power to bathe the area around the truck in light. These can make an excellent primary light on even relatively large projects, but you will have to be creative with the positioning of your vehicles to make sure that you’re using the lights effectively. When used with dash lights or visor lights, LED light bars and mini light bars will give you practically unlimited lighting freedom.

Choosing Your Construction Vehicle Lighting

Choosing the right lighting option for your construction vehicle can be a challenge. Most people don’t really have any idea where they need to start with something like this, and this makes it tricky to make the right decisions as you’re going through it. You can find some of the considerations you’re going to have to make below. It’s crucial that you think about each of these areas on their own before putting them together to find an option which covers all of the bases. Of course, though, it can also help to get some help from people who know more than you.

What Do You Need?

It might sound obvious, but a lot of people don’t stop to consider their requirements before they buy something like this. You need to think about your team, the areas they work in, and the laws in your local area to make sure that you get lights which will be effective on your work sites. Unfortunately, everyone will have different requirements for tools like this, and this will mean that you need to assess it for yourself. You can find some examples of the important areas to think about below.

• Worksites: The locations you work on will differ on each project, though construction companies often develop specialisations. For example, if you find yourselves doing a lot of urban construction, it would make more sense to look for smaller LED dash lights, rather than bars which will illuminate half a city block.
• The Team: Alongside your workplaces, your team is also likely to be quite varied, with professionals from a range of different backgrounds. Experts like electricians need a lot of light to be able to do their jobs effectively, and you will need to factor things like this in when you’re buying your lights. If you have anyone on your team who will need a lot of light, options like LED light bars and strobe lights can be a good idea, as they tend to be extremely bright.
• The Law: With your team and the workplace in mind, it will finally be time to think about the law. Lighting rules can be very strict in modern cities, with many places putting heavy restrictions on the types of lighting which people can use. For example, if you’re working in an urban area, the rules will usually prevent you from being able to use lights which will make it hard for people to sleep at home.

Of course, there are likely to be other requirements you business has for their lighting, and these will be partly covered below. There will almost certainly be areas you have to think of for yourself, though, and it can be extremely helpful to do some research as you go through this process.

What Is Your Budget?

Alongside thinking about your requirements, you also need to think about the budget your business has for tools like this. Construction vehicle lighting comes in at many price points, and the type of lights you get will drastically change the price you have to pay. LED strobe lights are a cost-effective way to fill a work site with light, while LED bar lights will cost a lot more to provide similar levels of lighting. Of course, you can always buy one type of light and upgrade or add to your system down the line.

There are a lot of different ways to increase your budget for something like this. Many companies won’t like the idea of getting into debt, and this means that loans and finance options will probably be off the cards. Instead, you will need to find other ways to make up the gaps in your budget. Using a lease agreement to get your lights could work, though this will be hard to find with products like this. Instead, if you simply can’t afford the lights you need, exploring the second hand market could be a good choice, as products tend to be much cheaper in categories like this.

Do Your Vehicles Have Space?

While many of the vehicle lights we’ve covered are designed to be low-profile and easy to hide within your vehicle, it’s crucial that you consider space as you go through this. This can be more complicated than you expect, and there are a few different areas to consider as you go through it.

• Make and Model: By looking up the make and model of your vehicles, you will often be able to figure out how much space you have for lighting. This isn’t something which will be explicitly advertised, though you will be able to use the service manuals you can find to figure out how much space is found on each part of the vehicle.
• Current Equipment: The current equipment you use will also need to be considered as you go through this. It will be much harder to use grill-mounted lights if you have a winch attached to each of your vehicles, and this is just a single example of the sorts of tools which are usually found on vehicles like this.
• Battery Power: The battery inside your vehicle will be used to power your lights when your on site. This makes it crucial that you have a beefy battery under the hood to make sure that you can keep your lights powered for long sessions of work. Of course, though, you can always add new batteries to your system, and it could be worth doing a test to make sure that you have enough power to last a whole day or night at work.

Installing Construction Vehicle Lighting

Once you have your hands on the right construction vehicle lighting, the last job on your list will be to install it before you can get started. This process shouldn’t be too hard for most people, especially if you’re already used to complex construction jobs.

LED strobe lights, dash lights, and roof mounted lights can often be the easiest to install, as they won’t require any prior modification to your vehicles. Other lights will force you to run cables throughout your vehicle, and this can be tricky if you don’t already have an understanding of how electronics work on your machines. This is another area which can be helped with the vehicle’s service manual, as this document will cover the wiring inside them.

Most regular mechanics will be able to help you with this process, installing your lighting and making sure that the system works properly. This can be a good route to go down if you don’t feel confident with electricity, and will give many busy business owners the chance to simply forget about this complicated job.

Understanding Road Lighting Law

As the last area to consider when it comes to your construction vehicle lighting, the law is a serious issue for many construction teams, and it’s crucial that you have thought about this before you buy your lights. There are a number of categories which have to be covered, and each of them will bring with it different rules. These can sometimes contradict one another, and this means that you will have to be creative with the solutions you choose to make sure that you’re not doing anything wrong.

• The Worksite: There are countless laws which dictate how employers have to look after their teams. Many of these laws are designed to keep people safe, and good visibility is a very important element of this. For example, if your team is having to work at night, you will have to make sure that their site is illuminated to a particular standard. This will differ from place to place, but you should also be able to assess the safety of each site by yourself.
• The Local Area: Alongside the worksite, you also need to think about the local area when you’re working with lighting like this. Companies have to work extremely hard to limit the impact that they have on the people around them, and this is particularly important to construction teams, as it’s likely that you’re making quite a bit of noise. You need to make sure that your lighting isn’t going to keep anyone up at night or disturb businesses like cinemas. This is a surprisingly important set of rules, and fines are often given out to businesses which are anti-social.
• Other Laws: Alongside the laws which cover your worksites and the local area, there are plenty of other rules businesses like yours will have to follow when they are doing work like this. This will differ from place to place, but getting legal advice isn’t too difficult, and it will be worth going through this to make sure that you’re not breaking the rules with your construction vehicle lighting.

The law will always be a fundamental part of a decision making process like this. It’s easy to get stressed when you don’t understand the law surrounding your business, but you can always get professional support, and this can make the process much easier. There are plenty of legal agencies out there which will be able to help you to follow rules like this, but you will need to look for their help yourself, as they won’t come to you.

Lighting has come a long way in recent years, and many construction companies rely heavily on these tools to be able to do their jobs effectively. Of course, though, buying a product like this isn’t as simple as choosing one from the shelf; you have to consider a range of different factors, while also doing plenty of research.

We’ve done a lot of this research for you, but it makes sense to follow this up with some of your own. Our friendly team is always happy to help with issues like this, and you can get in contact using the convenient forms on our website. Having worked with construction vehicle lighting for so long, we have all of the skills and knowledge required to make this job into a breeze, and can make the process much faster.