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LED Conversions? - compmanben - 03-18-2009 03:17

Hi Folks,

Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..

I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of my 12v
20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a drop in
the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for the usage of
one old bulb.

http://www.buylighting.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LED1383-50K

I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree Products.

http://www.dupreeproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LEDY-001

Question to pose to the forum..

Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and rear
running lights with LEDs? Do you have anything to share from your experience?
Any thoughts?

I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the current
assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a direct
replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products available.

Here are some examples:

http://www.schoolbuspartsco.com/WebPages/lightingproducts/led.html

Nate Owens
1983 35FC
"It's a Wanderful Life"

LED Conversions? - Chet Geist - 03-18-2009 03:50


Nate,
I have also replaced a couple of the marker lights with LEDs they look real neat. Ireplaced the lower two tail/.stop lights with round school bus style LEDs. I re-used the top hole and re-drilled the side and bottom holes . Siliconed the old holes and they are hardly noticeable. They work great and if you look at them you will notice that the old lights come on a split second later than the LEDs when brakes are applied. This is due to the delay in the old filament style bulbs. I may replace the top ones later, but for now I am real please with this upgrade.
Chet Geist
1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
-----Original Message-----
From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of compmanben
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:17 AM
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] LED Conversions?



Hi Folks,

Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..

I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of my 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a drop in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for the usage of one old bulb.

http://www.buylighting.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LED1383-50K

I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree Products.

http://www.dupreeproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LEDY-001

Question to pose to the forum..

Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and rear running lights with LEDs? Do you have anything to share from your experience? Any thoughts?

I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the current assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a direct replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products available.

Here are some examples:

http://www.schoolbuspartsco.com/WebPages/lightingproducts/led.html

Nate Owens
1983 35FC
"It's a Wanderful Life"



LED Conversions? - Ryan Wright - 03-18-2009 11:26

Nate,

I'd love to see pictures of your LEDs in operation, especially the
spot lights. Not sure if you can easily demonstrate the drop in
brightness in a photo or not, but I'd love to see it if it's possible.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 7:17 AM, compmanben wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..
>
> I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of my
> 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a drop
> in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for the
> usage of one old bulb.
>
> http://www.buylighting.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LED1383-50K
>

LED Conversions? - jburgessx2 - 03-18-2009 13:59

I've only owned my 85 PT40 for a few months. The previous owner replaced the
taillights with LED lights. They are AWESOME and very bright. There is no
comparison with the light output of the original taillights and these LED's.
When I drive at night I feel very safe and it's good to know everyone can see me
for miles!

I might check into replacing the side markers and a few others.

Jerry
85 PT40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chet Geist" wrote:
>
> Nate,
>
> I have also replaced a couple of the marker lights with LEDs they look real
> neat. I replaced the lower two tail/.stop lights with round school bus
> style LEDs. I re-used the top hole and re-drilled the side and bottom holes
> . Siliconed the old holes and they are hardly noticeable. They work great
> and if you look at them you will notice that the old lights come on a split
> second later than the LEDs when brakes are applied. This is due to the
> delay in the old filament style bulbs. I may replace the top ones later,
> but for now I am real please with this upgrade.
>
> Chet Geist
>
> 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of compmanben
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:17 AM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] LED Conversions?
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..
>
> I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of
> my 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a
> drop in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for
> the usage of one old bulb.
>
> http://www.buylighting.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LED1383-50K
>
> I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree
> Products.
>
> http://www.dupreeproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LEDY-001
>
> Question to pose to the forum..
>
> Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and
> rear running lights with LEDs? Do you have anything to share from your
> experience? Any thoughts?
>
> I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the
> current assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a
> direct replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products
> available.
>
> Here are some examples:
>
> http://www.schoolbuspartsco.com/WebPages/lightingproducts/led.html
>
> Nate Owens
> 1983 35FC
> "It's a Wanderful Life"
>

LED Conversions? - compmanben - 03-18-2009 14:16

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for your reply. Do you think you can post some pictures?

Hi Everyone,

I'll post some pictures of the LED marker lights and interior LED lights as soon
as I get a chance.

Thanks!

Nate Owens

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jburgessx2" wrote:
>
> I've only owned my 85 PT40 for a few months. The previous owner replaced the
taillights with LED lights. They are AWESOME and very bright. There is no
comparison with the light output of the original taillights and these LED's.
When I drive at night I feel very safe and it's good to know everyone can see me
for miles!
>
> I might check into replacing the side markers and a few others.
>
> Jerry
> 85 PT40
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chet Geist" wrote:
> >
> > Nate,
> >
> > I have also replaced a couple of the marker lights with LEDs they look real
> > neat. I replaced the lower two tail/.stop lights with round school bus
> > style LEDs. I re-used the top hole and re-drilled the side and bottom holes
> > . Siliconed the old holes and they are hardly noticeable. They work great
> > and if you look at them you will notice that the old lights come on a split
> > second later than the LEDs when brakes are applied. This is due to the
> > delay in the old filament style bulbs. I may replace the top ones later,
> > but for now I am real please with this upgrade.
> >
> > Chet Geist
> >
> > 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of compmanben
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:17 AM
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] LED Conversions?
> >
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..
> >
> > I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of
> > my 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a
> > drop in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for
> > the usage of one old bulb.
> >
> > http://www.buylighting.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LED1383-50K
> >
> > I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree
> > Products.
> >
> > http://www.dupreeproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LEDY-001
> >
> > Question to pose to the forum..
> >
> > Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and
> > rear running lights with LEDs? Do you have anything to share from your
> > experience? Any thoughts?
> >
> > I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the
> > current assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a
> > direct replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products
> > available.
> >
> > Here are some examples:
> >
> > http://www.schoolbuspartsco.com/WebPages/lightingproducts/led.html
> >
> > Nate Owens
> > 1983 35FC
> > "It's a Wanderful Life"
> >
>

LED Conversions? - Ernie Ekberg - 03-19-2009 01:46

I replaced my stop/turn lites from Napa - quite expensive


Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Wanderlodge
Weatherford, Tx

--- On Wed, 3/18/09, compmanben wrote:

From: compmanben
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] LED Conversions?
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 9:17 AM


Hi Folks,

Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..

I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of my 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a drop in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for the usage of one old bulb.

http://www.buylight ing.com/ProductD etails.asp? ProductCode= LED1383-50K

I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree Products.

http://www.dupreepr oducts.com/ ProductDetails. asp?ProductCode= LEDY-001

Question to pose to the forum..

Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and rear running lights with LEDs? Do you have
anything to share from your experience? Any thoughts?

I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the current assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a direct replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products available.

Here are some examples:

http://www.schoolbu spartsco. com/WebPages/ lightingproducts /led.html

Nate Owens
1983 35FC
"It's a Wanderful Life"



LED Conversions? - jburgessx2 - 03-19-2009 15:49

I've posted a few pics of my LED taillights. One picture is with the taillights
off, one with all four taillights, and one with a close-up of a single
taillight. These photo's show the regular taillight only, not with the brakes
applies. With the brakes applied, they get extremely bright. I'm thrilled the
previous owner put these on so I didn't have to do it myself.

Jerry
85 PT40

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "compmanben" wrote:
>
> Hi Jerry,
>
> Thanks for your reply. Do you think you can post some pictures?
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'll post some pictures of the LED marker lights and interior LED lights as
soon as I get a chance.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nate Owens
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jburgessx2" wrote:
> >
> > I've only owned my 85 PT40 for a few months. The previous owner replaced
the taillights with LED lights. They are AWESOME and very bright. There is no
comparison with the light output of the original taillights and these LED's.
When I drive at night I feel very safe and it's good to know everyone can see me
for miles!
> >
> > I might check into replacing the side markers and a few others.
> >
> > Jerry
> > 85 PT40
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chet Geist" wrote:
> > >
> > > Nate,
> > >
> > > I have also replaced a couple of the marker lights with LEDs they look
real
> > > neat. I replaced the lower two tail/.stop lights with round school bus
> > > style LEDs. I re-used the top hole and re-drilled the side and bottom
holes
> > > . Siliconed the old holes and they are hardly noticeable. They work
great
> > > and if you look at them you will notice that the old lights come on a
split
> > > second later than the LEDs when brakes are applied. This is due to the
> > > delay in the old filament style bulbs. I may replace the top ones later,
> > > but for now I am real please with this upgrade.
> > >
> > > Chet Geist
> > >
> > > 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of compmanben
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:17 AM
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] LED Conversions?
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..
> > >
> > > I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of
> > > my 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a
> > > drop in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for
> > > the usage of one old bulb.
> > >
> > > http://www.buylighting.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LED1383-50K
> > >
> > > I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree
> > > Products.
> > >
> > > http://www.dupreeproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=LEDY-001
> > >
> > > Question to pose to the forum..
> > >
> > > Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and
> > > rear running lights with LEDs? Do you have anything to share from your
> > > experience? Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the
> > > current assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a
> > > direct replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products
> > > available.
> > >
> > > Here are some examples:
> > >
> > > http://www.schoolbuspartsco.com/WebPages/lightingproducts/led.html
> > >
> > > Nate Owens
> > > 1983 35FC
> > > "It's a Wanderful Life"
> > >
> >
>

LED Conversions? - GARY MINKER - 03-22-2009 07:33

I put LED inserts in my tail lights on my 85-PT40 and they are super. You can't tell they are different until you turn them on so the look is the same. I removed the socket and replaced it with an entire lamp cartridge.
Gary

--- On Thu, 3/19/09, jburgessx2 wrote:
From: jburgessx2
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: LED Conversions?
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009, 10:49 PM



I've posted a few pics of my LED taillights. One picture is with the taillights off, one with all four taillights, and one with a close-up of a single taillight. These photo's show the regular taillight only, not with the brakes applies. With the brakes applied, they get extremely bright. I'm thrilled the previous owner put these on so I didn't have to do it myself.



Jerry

85 PT40



--- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "compmanben" wrote:

>

> Hi Jerry,

>

> Thanks for your reply. Do you think you can post some pictures?

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I'll post some pictures of the LED marker lights and interior LED lights as soon as I get a chance.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Nate Owens

>

> --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "jburgessx2" wrote:

> >

> > I've only owned my 85 PT40 for a few months. The previous owner replaced the taillights with LED lights. They are AWESOME and very bright. There is no comparison with the light output of the original taillights and these LED's. When I drive at night I feel very safe and it's good to know everyone can see me for miles!

> >

> > I might check into replacing the side markers and a few others.

> >

> > Jerry

> > 85 PT40

> >

> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Chet Geist" wrote:

> > >

> > > Nate,

> > >

> > > I have also replaced a couple of the marker lights with LEDs they look real

> > > neat. I replaced the lower two tail/.stop lights with round school bus

> > > style LEDs. I re-used the top hole and re-drilled the side and bottom holes

> > > . Siliconed the old holes and they are hardly noticeable. They work great

> > > and if you look at them you will notice that the old lights come on a split

> > > second later than the LEDs when brakes are applied. This is due to the

> > > delay in the old filament style bulbs. I may replace the top ones later,

> > > but for now I am real please with this upgrade.

> > >

> > > Chet Geist

> > >

> > > 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas

> > >

> > >

> > > -----Original Message-----

> > > From: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com

> > > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com]On Behalf Of compmanben

> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:17 AM

> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com

> > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] LED Conversions?

> > >

> > >

> > > Hi Folks,

> > >

> > > Greetings from the road. Let's talk about lighting..

> > >

> > > I just completed a small interior lighting project. I replaced all 18 of

> > > my 12v 20w spot lights with 12v 2w LEDs. They look pretty good. There is a

> > > drop in the brightness that I have to get use to. I can run ten bulbs for

> > > the usage of one old bulb.

> > >

> > > http://www.buylight ing.com/ProductD etails.asp? ProductCode= LED1383-50K

> > >

> > > I have replaced all my OEM marker lights with amber LEDs from Dupree

> > > Products.

> > >

> > > http://www.dupreepr oducts.com/ ProductDetails. asp?ProductCode= LEDY-001

> > >

> > > Question to pose to the forum..

> > >

> > > Has anyone replaced the turn signals, break lights, reverse lights and

> > > rear running lights with LEDs? Do you have anything to share from your

> > > experience? Any thoughts?

> > >

> > > I can either replace the assembly or simply add an LED light to the

> > > current assembly. The 35FC has Cats Eye Series 650 [. There is a not a

> > > direct replacement for the assembly. There are roughly similar products

> > > available.

> > >

> > > Here are some examples:

> > >

> > > http://www.schoolbu spartsco. com/WebPages/ lightingproducts /led.html

> > >

> > > Nate Owens

> > > 1983 35FC

> > > "It's a Wanderful Life"

> > >

> >

>