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LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 9:31 am
by KayakDan
I would like to change all our nav and running lights to LEDs if possible. Preference would be LED bulb replacements,but if there's a reasonably priced LED lamp that does it,I'm ok with that too.
Anybody already done this on an M?
Re: LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:15 am
by Russ
Yea, I bought a bunch of 44mm festoon LEDs to replace my running lights. I got them from a place in China. It took 3 weeks to get here but they were only a few bucks each with free shipping.
I haven't installed them yet, but I hooked them up to 12v and put them in front of a colored lens and they look good and bright.
Re: LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:55 pm
by tompolak
Do you happen to have a website for the place in China you got the bulbs from? I have seen some LED bulbs going for north of $50 per bulb.
Re: LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:25 pm
by Russ
Here's the site I got them from
http://www.dealextreme.com/search.dx/search.festoon
Their prices quoted include free shipping from China. It may take a month to get here, but they are cheap.
Re: LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:00 pm
by Captain Jim
RussMT,
So, what part numer LED's go with which navigation and anchor lights?
It looks like you have found a great source for LED bulb replacements.
Thanks.
Fair winds,
Jim
Re: LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:34 am
by KayakDan
Thanks for the info. I will pull the bulbs and match them up.
Re: LED Nav Lights-been there-done that?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:41 am
by TLB
I bought mine from bebi-electronics.com. They are made in fiji and the shipping was fast/cheap. bought an anchor light for under $50 vs numbers with three digits. Works great and they have all kinds of other LED cruising lights. Lots of engineering details on their sight for those of you who understand that stuff. (-; Tim