Spotlights on Vehicles

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Installing a spotlight on your car or 4wd can improve the amount of area you can see during the dark. Spotlights can offer a greater degree of view increasing visibility during low light conditions.

Not all spotlights are for driving, some spotlights are used for hunting, fishing, security, and rescue. Spotlights can be mounted to any fixed point on a vehicle. A spotlight such as Powa Beam Spotlights can be mounted on the roof of the vehicle with a remote handle located in the cab allowing the spotlight to be moved and rotated into position to illuminate the subject you are trying to see.

You are also able to mount a spotlight to the door of your car or 4wd without the need to permanently modify the body of your vehicle. This can be done with the use of a window mount.

Vehicle mounted spotlights are available in LED, Halogen and HID.

How do you pick spotlights?

The first thing you need to think about is how you are going to use your spotlight. If you want to pinpoint something at a distance, you will need bright narrow beam, alternatively if you want a greater degree of view at a closer distance you may want to opt for a flood beam.

Alternatively, there are spotlights such as Powa Beam Spotlights that have an adjustable beam focus from narrow to wide. These options can be a little more expensive but gives you more convenience and you are able to use the spotlight for a variety of purposes which may end up saving you money in the long run.

What are the brightest spotlights?

Spotlights can vary in brightness and beam colour. The brightness and the colour of the spotlight comes down to the Lumens and Kelvins of the spotlight.

Read on to find out more about Lumens and Kelvins.

What are Lumens?

You would have no doubt heard people talking about lumens when it spotlights. A lumen is a measurement of how much light/brightness a light source emits. 1 lumen is approximately the same amount of light that 1 candle emits.

1 Lumen = 1 Candle is the rule of thumb. So if a spotlight, head lamp or torch has 1000 lumens then it will emit the light of 1000 candles. With torches and spotlights they all have reflectors, which then reflect that 1000 candle worth of light if a forwards and outwards.

What is a Kelvin in spotlights?


Kelvin refers to the Colour of the light based on temperature. You may read the packet on a home light bulb and it will say “warm white” or “bright white” these are simple terms referring to the colour of the light. The warmer (yellower) the light the lower the Kelvin.

2000k will be a warm yellow light when compared to 6000k which would be a super bright white light. Somewhere in between this is what they call daylight.

At Bundy Outdoors, we stock a wide range of spotlights that can be vehicle mounted from reputable brands such as Lightforce and Australian Made Powa Beam.

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