Intensity Solis lights FAQs

• What light configurations are available in the ARB Intensity Solis range?

  In keeping with the Intensity theme, two ultra-high output configurations are available for each size in the Intensity Solis range. Both the Intensity Solis 36 and Intensity Solis 21 range feature a spot light to maximise distance and a flood light to offer greater breadth of beam coupled with strong mid-range distance.

• What is the light output of the Intensity Solis lights?

  Most lights on the market measure their light output distance in pairs of spot lights. A pair of Intensity Solis 36 spot lights reaches a segment-leading distance of 1462 metres at one lux.

  For the smaller Intensity Solis 21, a sizeable 1181 metres @ lux is achieved with a pair of spot lights.

• What is the most common configuration setup for touring?

  A combination of both spot and flood lights is the most popular with tourers, as this provides the ability to maximise the benefits of both light types. The spot light provides quality visibility down the road for oncoming road conditions or hazards, while the flood light is able to provide foreground visibility, helping drivers see kangaroos or other wildlife that may emerge from the sides at any moment.

• What is the LED configuration of the Intensity Solis lights?

  Building upon the V2 Intensity range, the Intensity Solis lights include an array of high-power LEDs. For the Intensity Solis 36 with 36 LEDs, of those LEDs, 30 are 4-watt LEDs, and the remaining are six 10-watt LEDs. For the Intensity Solis 21, six 5-watt LEDs and fifteen 4-watt LEDs are included.

  For all lights in the Solis range, the ultra high power LEDs are focused in the centre, where the reflector is the most efficient, which provides a punch of light down the road.

• What brand of LEDs are used?

  All included LEDs in the Intensity Solis are German-engineered OSRAM LEDs.

• Why can the Intensity Solis lights be dimmed?

  The inclusion of a touchpad dimmer with the Intensity Solis lights comes in response to previous feedback on the Intensity range, which suggested that the lights were sometimes too bright. When driving on country roads, the emergence of a town with street signs can cause reflections and significant glare when driving with added driving lights such as the Intensity Solis. The touchpad dimmer allows drivers to choose from five different brightness options, to ensure lighting is appropriate to the driving situation.

• How is the reflector design unique?

  When designing a quality high-output light, more than just the LEDs need to be considered. A good reflector is another major consideration, as it helps to throw light further down the road as well as make light easier on the eyes and more pleasant to drive by.

  Moving away from the grid-square pattern of the previous Intensity range, the Intensity Solis features 36 unique reflector cups in a one-piece design. We use computer simulations to optimise each reflector cup for performance and efficiency. This helps us to develop an almost random design, which allows light to shoot off in multiple directions, resulting in a good blend of light throughout the whole road. Blended lighting such as this eliminates harsh edges which bounce around as you drive and causes driver fatigue.

• What are the attributes of a flood light?

  Flood lights aren’t necessarily designed to maximise light reach down the road. The goal of flood lights is a more broad spectrum light, which helps illuminate the foreground and sides, highlighting wildlife on the roadside. Even with more focus on the foreground, Intensity Solis 36 lights can reach more than 700 metres down the road, so they still offer good forward visibility. Designed in an oval shape aimed at maximising sideways lighting, while working to minimise light reflection off the road, the design of the lights helps to reduce fatigue in drivers.

• How does the structural design of the Intensity Solis lights benefit drivers?

  There are two main advantages of the Intensity Solis structure: the low centre of gravity, and the improved fitment to the bottom pan of a bull bar.
  By providing a far flatter base surface to the light, the mounting of the light can be lower, meaning the squat shape of the light reduces oscillation of the light, which can damage the light and housing, as well as distract and fatigue the driver.

  With the increasing popularity of driving light fitment to the bull bar pan, ARB’s Intensity Solis lights were designed with maximum bull bar compatibility in mind. By designing the lights with a tapered upper and the weight focused towards the base, the Intensity Solis lights have a far greater accommodation for bull bars. With less headspace issues to contend with, there is more opportunity for lateral placement of the light on more current and future bull bar designs.

• What is the housing and heat sink made from?

  The heat sink and mount of the Intensity Solis is all produced in a high-pressure die-cast aluminium.

• Can I switch out the red bezels?

  In continuation with the iconic red ring of the Intensity range, the Intensity Solis range come complete with a red bezel fitted. In addition, the Intensity Solis come with an easily interchanged black bezel, for drivers who are seeking a different look.