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Im thinking of adding some lights (specifically a light bar of some sort)to my off-road 4x4 vehicle. I don't want to connect it to my battery or electrics as this will void my electrics' warranty on the car.

I've recently found some light bars that work using solar; do you reckon solar would be enough to charge such energy intensive LEDs, or the energy produced would be too low? I live in Dubai btw which is sunny all year round :p

I've found a few that work on solar on Alibaba which can be shipped from China, which is partly why I'm reluctant to go for them.

Cheers!

SuperSafari
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It is not possible to comment about the lights you have seen, since you have not shared them with us.

The answer is yes, it is possible to use solar power to charge the batteries in the lights.

After saying that however, it depends on the capacity of the batteries, the output of the solar panels and the current requirements of the LEDs.

You may find that a full day of sun only charges the batteries to operate the LEDs for 30 minutes for example. It may be even worse than this. With most things you get what you pay for. You really need to compare specifications.

HandyHowie
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