HID Modded Spotlight <$30 total cost!

Helios · Mar 11, 2014

HID kit - $32 shipped flea bay - sold my friend half so that's $16
Closeout Thor s250 55w Spotlight - $12
Cheap 2 wire extension cord - $1.50
Left over solder, electrical tape, bits of wire and a washer - Lets say $.49

Total $29.99 for 3000 Lumens of Awesomeness :drool:

HID Bulb

Now for the fun part! Please excuse our under construction back yard and the cell phone pictures

Generic LED light

HID

Now the best one

Checked it on google maps and the water tower is .265 miles away!

I think it will go further but even standing on my roof I couldnt find anything further to shine at :can:

Really easy project for anyone with basic soldering and electrical skills.

Helios · Mar 15, 2014

Nobody?

Build a flashlight that can light up a water tower a quarter of a mile away for under $30 and not one comment? This place has sure died down since back in the day.

3Pig · Mar 15, 2014

I reckon its pretty cool, seeing how expensive the hid flashlights are on ebay. Ive always been too cheap to get one

ped · Mar 16, 2014

Great work.

Iv'e been meaning to do one of these monster spotlights for a while...Jayrob has buillt one as well.

Ped

The Qube · Mar 16, 2014

Hey that looks amazing. Point it in the sky at a foggy day and it will look like a UFO beam. So the complete build costed 30$!
Do you maybe have the link for all parts?

busman2 · Mar 16, 2014

Great build there, have a farmer friend that will be very interested. Might make him one for his birthday. Will now go to fleabay!

djQUAN · Mar 16, 2014

I also just finished a HID conversion. But this time, I used a work light that used to have a very hot halogen lamp and converted it to HID. No beamshots though since this is a floodlight :na:

Lotus_Darkrose · Mar 16, 2014

Helios said:

I think you managed to hit the broadside of the barn

(yes, it's a shed, I know)

Very nice and resourceful HID conversion, nice job!

mhemling33 · Mar 17, 2014

Nice build! where did you find the thor for $12.

BShanahan14rulz · Mar 17, 2014

Nice :beer:

Every time I'm at the auto store or wallyworld, I check to see if the big body spotlights are on sale. They never are. Tried to get the Autozone guy to gimme the one there at cost, since the bulb was all clouded over. Nope. Still, nice way to throw a bunch of light downrange.

Helios · Mar 17, 2014

mhemling33 said:
Nice build! where did you find the thor for $12.

It was at academy sports. Just keep your eye out and you will find some spotlight on close out somewhere. The light doesnt matter you just want the large reflector. Also any light with an internal battery will have plenty of room for the ballast. If it doesnt have a battery or room just mount it outside on the housing

The whole project took less than 30 minutes to put together. Just make sure you get the same type of bulb that the flashlight originally had. Mine had an H3 halogen so I ordered an H3 HID kit. Most spotlights will be H3s.

I can put up more pictures of the insides if anyone is interested.

*****edit

Looks like they have it online for only a few dollars more
http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/cyc.../pid-708153?N=123946736&Ntt=thor+s250&Ntk=All

HID Modded Spotlight <$30 total cost!

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