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Amber Side Marker Lights - Curt Sprenger - 04-19-2007 09:58 Has anyone change the amber side marker lights to the LED type? Were there issues or difficulty in changing them? -- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing" Anaheim Hills, Calif. Amber Side Marker Lights - Leroy Eckert - 04-19-2007 10:31 I changed all marker lights and the turn signal side markers to LED. I had to slightly file the rectangular markers to fit in the slot. About 4 hours. Got the lights from Birtles Leroy Eckert 1990WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors" Niceville, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Curt Sprenger To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com ; wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:58 PM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Amber Side Marker Lights Has anyone change the amber side marker lights to the LED type? Were there issues or difficulty in changing them? -- Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing" Anaheim Hills, Calif. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Amber Side Marker Lights - Ryan Wright - 04-19-2007 11:15 Curt, depending on the type of bulb used, you may be able to just replace the bulbs with pre-made LEDs that fit the same socket. Would save you having to replace the whole lens assembly. Check http://www.superbrightleds.com. -Ryan On 4/19/07, Curt Sprenger > > Has anyone change the amber side marker lights to the LED type? Were > there issues or difficulty in changing them? Amber Side Marker Lights - Leroy Eckert - 04-19-2007 11:28 Just my humble opinion. The sealed LED light fixtures are far superior to bulb replacement. Everything is new and bright, including the chrome and lenses. The sealed LED versions have lights spread all over the lens. Leroy Eckert 1990"Smoke N Mirrors" Niceville, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Ryan Wright To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Amber Side Marker Lights Curt, depending on the type of bulb used, you may be able to just replace the bulbs with pre-made LEDs that fit the same socket. Would save you having to replace the whole lens assembly. Check http://www.superbrightleds.com. -Ryan On 4/19/07, Curt Sprenger > > Has anyone change the amber side marker lights to the LED type? Were > there issues or difficulty in changing them? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Amber Side Marker Lights - Stephen Birtles - 04-19-2007 11:47 Ryan its cheaper to change the whole assembly one to look out for with retrofits the lens was cast or poured and designed for a incandescent bulb not an led the led does not have the beam spread of a bulb and usually retrofiittning them does not meet with the desired expectations --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright" > > Curt, depending on the type of bulb used, you may be able to just > replace the bulbs with pre-made LEDs that fit the same socket. Would > save you having to replace the whole lens assembly. Check > http://www.superbrightleds.com. > > -Ryan > > On 4/19/07, Curt Sprenger > > > > Has anyone change the amber side marker lights to the LED type? Were > > there issues or difficulty in changing them? > Amber Side Marker Lights - Stephen Birtles - 04-19-2007 11:48 Ryan its cheaper to change the whole assembly one to look out for with retrofits the lens was cast or poured and designed for a incandescent bulb not an led the led does not have the beam spread of a bulb and usually retrofiitting them does not meet with the desired expectations oops Stephen 77 fc 35 with lots of leds --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright" > > Curt, depending on the type of bulb used, you may be able to just > replace the bulbs with pre-made LEDs that fit the same socket. Would > save you having to replace the whole lens assembly. Check > http://www.superbrightleds.com. > > -Ryan > > On 4/19/07, Curt Sprenger > > > > Has anyone change the amber side marker lights to the LED type? Were > > there issues or difficulty in changing them? > Amber Side Marker Lights - Pete Masterson - 04-19-2007 12:44 When I had a clearance light "go bad" I found the interior components severely rusted. Despite cleaning it up with abrasives, etc. (where it operated again) it soon failed again as the rust returned. The advantage of the LED marker lights (in addition to their long life) is that they eliminate the contacts that can corrode over time causing a failure even though the filament in the bulb is good. (This was, of course, just before I was to have a safety inspection by the DMV.) Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 aeonix1@... On the road at Johnson City, Texas -- where it's warm and humid... On Apr 19, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote: > Just my humble opinion. The sealed LED light fixtures are far > superior to bulb replacement. Everything is new and bright, > including the chrome and lenses. The sealed LED versions have > lights spread all over the lens. > > Leroy Eckert > 1990"Smoke N Mirrors" > Niceville, FL Amber Side Marker Lights - Ryan Wright - 04-19-2007 16:47 Ah, good call, folks. I'd forgotten about that, but you're absolutely correct. The retrofit LEDs will not look nearly as nice and may not properly illuminate due to their directional nature. -Ryan On 4/19/07, Stephen Birtles > > Ryan its cheaper to change the whole assembly > one to look out for with retrofits the lens was cast or poured and > designed for a incandescent bulb not an led > the led does not have the beam spread of a bulb and usually > retrofiittning them does not meet with the desired expectations > Amber Side Marker Lights - jqrjr - 04-20-2007 01:45 I replaced the side markers both a top and side signal lamps with LED's look GREAT work GREAT, can be seen for looooooong distances. Jim Riordan 88 WLWB XXV Stuart, Fl. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright" > > Ah, good call, folks. I'd forgotten about that, but you're absolutely > correct. The retrofit LEDs will not look nearly as nice and may not > properly illuminate due to their directional nature. > > -Ryan > > On 4/19/07, Stephen Birtles > > > > Ryan its cheaper to change the whole assembly > > one to look out for with retrofits the lens was cast or poured and > > designed for a incandescent bulb not an led > > the led does not have the beam spread of a bulb and usually > > retrofiittning them does not meet with the desired expectations > > > |