Nav Light Question

[k9th]

I am considering changing my navigation lights to LEDs instead of the standard incandescent bulbs and was wondering if any of you have done that? My reasons for considering the change is lower power consumption, longer life, cooler operating temperatures, and brighter light.

Are there any pros, cons, concerns, things to consider, hazards, etc. that I should take into account?

[MTP]

You should be able to get a direct replacement lamp for that existing fixture. Links have been posted on this site often

[alexander38]

check here 1st please, Worst marine sells a reto kit.

[g36]

i changed mine last year to leds. since my f32 uses 2 bulbs to light an all around white lite that adds up in amps. i looked at swapping to lower amp draw bulb but i found the leds, well a better choice. the bulbs i changed use a fraction of the power now.buy the correct base for the fixture and its that easy. heres where i purchased some leds before.
i believe this is the base i had in mine and what i used
BA9s Bulbs with High Power LEDs

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/ ... 2F1157.htm

[rossjo]

I changed my Red/Greens to LED and put them on the forward sides of the bridge. They're stainless units, so they'll never corrode like the original Trojan units. Looks MUCH better - and they always work!

I am finishing up my radar arch, and will move the "annoying F32/F36 while nav light thats right in front of your face when driving at night" to the top of the radar arch, where its glare won't blind me. LED of course.

[dollarbill]

Anybody had any success getting rid of that huge contraption of a steaming/anchor light? Seems like there would be an easy replacement of the lights available out there....

btw.. I have replaced all of my nav lights with LED's... you can just change the bulbs out without changing existing hardware... they have side firing and forward throwing bulbs wrapped all in one.... pretty bright too.... replace with same color red/red green/green white/white... don't order all white.. bulbs are too bright and will not show true color. It states this on the web site but you could overlook it.

[Obaby]

Yeah, I replaced mine with LED's last month.. AMAZON sold them...
Note: Get the 2-mile version.. Huge difference...
The price was great, I even bought my EPIRB on Amazon.. Who knew, I thought it was for books !

Beats West Marine prices !

[JuiceClark]

I put these expensive ones a few years ago. They're really nice. The stainless hasn't shown any signs of being cheap metal.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stainless-Steel-Dec ... 563c2dba7a


Y'all know I don't pay full retail for anything...but just can't remember where I got a deal on them. It was too long ago.