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Converting Exterior running lites to LED
Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 6:37 am
by bugman
Anyone know the specific led's i will need to replace all the exterior running lites? Will this require replacing the entire light or simply replacing bulbs, as I did with the interiors? Also wanted to replace the front lights since they produce very poor lighting while driving at night. 2005 43' safari panther. Thanks in advance.
Re: Converting Exterior running lites to LED
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 7:45 am
by stemo76
most of the time you can replace with an LED 194 bulb. I am not sure you gain much by doing so. Seems the reflectors/lenses don't do as well with LED bulbs. The marker lights that are LED usually have a strip of LEDs to give out a nice light.
Re: Converting Exterior running lites to LED
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 11:17 am
by Ahrmless
Be sure, when replacing incandescent bulbs, that the color output is the same of the led light is the same color as the lens.
This is MANDATORY!
Do not use a white led bulb behind a colored lens.
Re: Converting Exterior running lites to LED
Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 6:47 pm
by Knollibe
I have converted all my exterior and interior lights to led. The 194 bulbs for clearance were whiter and brighter I had to replace the lens as well.
Re: Converting Exterior running lites to LED
Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 9:24 am
by stemo76
Ahrmless wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 11:17 am
Be sure, when replacing incandescent bulbs, that the color output is the same of the led light is the same color as the lens.
This is MANDATORY!
Do not use a white led bulb behind a colored lens.
This helps a lot if you don't want to replace the assembly.