kpinnc 12,174 #26 Posted yesterday at 11:22 AM 11 hours ago, fourwheelhorseman said: For now they work great.. well … not great but as great as the factory lights work! A slightly longer screw in one corner will allow a star washer and nut to secure a small ground wire. Then you don’t need a jumper for the hood. Or run LEDs and actually see in the dark. Couple different ideas in the thread below. LED thread 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,115 #27 Posted yesterday at 11:59 AM (edited) If you're talking about the screws on the bezel that's not really a good idea. Those are intended to hold the bezel on and do nothing for the poor hinge connection unless you run a ground from the housing to the frame which is....jumpering the hinge. Tighten them too much and the bezel will suffer. Properly installed the housing is held in place with two pop rivets. If I've removed them replace with steel rivets. Never a hood to housing ground issue. Countless times I've seen obvious issues with the hood hinge only as a ground. It's a lousy connection at best. Jumper it. There are gazillions of direct replacement bulbs out there. I purchased a package of ten of these for cheap and they work great. Goofy thing is, I haven't used the headlights for years. Edited yesterday at 12:21 PM by Racinbob 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,974 #28 Posted yesterday at 12:23 PM These pigtails are available online or at NAPA like Bob says above! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,766 #29 Posted 20 hours ago @fourwheelhorseman I finally got a minute in the in the dark to get some comparison pics of my snow plow tractor's LED lights. @Easton Rich I believe you'd be interested here too. Dark to light on the side. The back. And the front. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easton Rich 307 #30 Posted 20 hours ago Do you have similar setup to what I’m looking into? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,174 #31 Posted 20 hours ago 22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: And the front. Ah so you did try it?!? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,171 #32 Posted 20 hours ago Watch the heat with some LED'S 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fourwheelhorseman 298 #33 Posted 19 hours ago 18 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Ah so you did try it?!? You guys are going to have to show a detailed thread on what these are, I have the individual ones.. there not bad, but I bet these are really good! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,766 #34 Posted 12 hours ago 7 hours ago, squonk said: Watch the heat with some LED'S Agreed. I've had some that ran really warm. I make sure to keep them away from paint. 7 hours ago, fourwheelhorseman said: You guys are going to have to show a detailed thread on what these are, I have the individual ones.. there not bad, but I bet these are really good! In the next couple weeks I'll get a set put together and detail what's done. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,766 #35 Posted 12 hours ago 7 hours ago, Easton Rich said: Do you have similar setup to what I’m looking into? What are you looking for? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,174 #36 Posted 6 hours ago 13 hours ago, fourwheelhorseman said: You guys are going to have to show a detailed thread on what these are, I have the individual ones.. there not bad, but I bet these are really good! The first page of the LED thread I linked above shows how they are made. They are hot glued to the lens (as it can be completely removed if needed). Look at post #8 in that thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
