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Bandrews7 04-06-2014 09:31 PM

Accent light replacement
 
Has anyone had experience changing over your wedge oem accent lights to led accents?


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brk-lnt 04-07-2014 07:56 AM

Yes, and it varies.

Most of the time you can just find LED replacement bulbs that will just fit in place of the previous filament bulb. However, quality varies.

I usually find some good options on Amazon, or a local automotive store if you're not sure which bulb style you have. That way you can bring the old bulb to match up for a replacement.

Orion 04-07-2014 08:02 AM

watch polarity
 
Just be careful as LED bulbs are polarity sensitive and lights on boats are often wired randomly polarized since there is no "chassis" ground (except on aluminum boats) and regular bulbs don't care.

Dave R 04-07-2014 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Orion (Post 222308)
Just be careful as LED bulbs are polarity sensitive and lights on boats are often wired randomly polarized since there is no "chassis" ground (except on aluminum boats) and regular bulbs don't care.

Yup, if you put an LED in backwards, it absorbs all the light in its vicinity then it's wicked hard to find.

brk-lnt 04-07-2014 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave R (Post 222310)
Yup, if you put an LED in backwards, it absorbs all the light in its vicinity then it's wicked hard to find.

Your post reminded me of something I read about 15 years ago... A bit of googling turned up a link to it, on a webpage clearly from a previous era. Enjoy: http://lightandsound.net.au/darksuckerpage.html

jmen24 04-07-2014 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by brk-lnt (Post 222311)
Your post reminded me of something I read about 15 years ago... A bit of googling turned up a link to it, on a webpage clearly from a previous era. Enjoy: http://lightandsound.net.au/darksuckerpage.html

Awesome! :laugh:


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