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peter lena

@kpinnc good looking  unit ! agree with your lighting insight ,  only thing I  would add is increased grounding points. obviously your set up detailing shows', pete  

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kpinnc
1 hour ago, peter lena said:

@kpinnc good looking  unit ! agree with your lighting insight ,  only thing I  would add is increased grounding points. obviously your set up detailing shows', pete 

 

Yes sir, there will be better grounding emphasized in my build. Some have complained of LEDs flickering, but I have never seen it on any of mine. I have always suspected poor grounding through the hood pivot bracket, as LEDs can turn on and off hundreds of times per second vs. heating an element in traditional bulbs. 

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lynnmor
8 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

Yes sir, there will be better grounding emphasized in my build. Some have complained of LEDs flickering, but I have never seen it on any of mine. I have always suspected poor grounding through the hood pivot bracket, as LEDs can turn on and off hundreds of times per second vs. heating an element in traditional bulbs. 

 

Flickering may come from voltage regulators that are less than ideal, or the old points style used in the good old days.  Also, some AC leakage past the diodes that are in some voltage regulators or mounted separately.  I suppose there are some lighting circuits that used AC power in some old pullstart tractors.

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peter lena

@kpinnc  , regularly use this type of wire connection point ,https://www.lowes.com/pd/Southwire-Copper-Rod-Tin-Plated-2-STD-1- , use a 10-12 ga  wire from engine grounding area to hood ground point , no failures . I main line from battery ground point , to engine , 4 ga cable , clutch pedal area ,  lighter wire up to rectifier mount bolts and then on to hood lights . dielectric grease and serated washers , tell me how that works . pete 

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peter lena

@roadapples  realize that my wiring upgrades are not the norm , but then again , the problem is gone , isn't that what you want ? electrical lugging allows you solid bolt /ground  each stage of your rewire , from battery bolt , to engine corner , to rectifier  , ensuring charging grounding , and on to head light grounding . it just consistently works , pete

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ebinmaine
13 hours ago, kpinnc said:

I'll be adding some mods that I have done as well in the next few days

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We have several sets of LED lights to be installed.  

 

A fella at work bought a bulk pack of the old style backup lamp replacement bulbs that Horses used for front lights.  

Look like little corn cobs. 

I put them in Trina's 867. She cleaned up and painted the headlamp bezel and.....

 

Excellent.   

 

 

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kpinnc

The other mod for this style headlight is more common: just swap bulbs in the original housing. Results here vary wildly depending on the type of bulb used, but can definitely add some serious improvement regardless.

 

I've found that adding something reflective in the back of the housing makes a big difference. The last one I did used chrome duct tape. It turned out pretty good, but would have been better if I used better bulbs. 

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Maxwell-8

I always stayed with incandescent bulb cause I like the look. stock, cozy color, and often don't need the output. 60w of incandescent is sufficient for me. 

 

On my c-141 I will be trying some LED's

Have some rear LED from Skipper.

And in  the front I will be going to use the USA made Baja Designs S1:  2"x2"x2" and 2350 lumens with what I believe to be a nice color. not to white, not to yellow. 

I hope Santa has deep pockets this year tho..   

Baja Designs S1 - Wide Cornering LED - 380005 - Verlichting - Verstralershop

 

I have a chinese 35" singelrow ledbar, claimed to be 150 watts, but  couldn't produce more light then my 150watts incandescent headlights.

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kpinnc
12 hours ago, Maxwell-8 said:

 

On my c-141 I will be trying some LED's

Have some rear LED from Skipper.

And in  the front I will be going to use the USA made Baja Designs S1:  2"x2"x2" and 2350 lumens with what I believe to be a nice color. not to white, not to yellow.

 

I would only suggest that you check how hot those get before installing the lens. Doesn't take much to melt one!

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kpinnc

Got the Bronco converted to full LED. Same front setup as the 867, and non- standard tail lights because my fender is notched for the 3-point. Added a single inline fuse holder and fused for 5 amps.

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19richie66

Very nice. I just brought back my dad’s Bronco 14 home. I’ll have to check yours out more closely. I converted my gt14 to halogen lamps with a cooling fan in the front with hopes of going led in the future. I like the led panels you installed. Have a link for those? 

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ebinmaine
32 minutes ago, 19richie66 said:

I converted my gt14 to halogen lamps with a cooling fan in the front

Pretty slick Richie

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19richie66

It works. :handgestures-thumbupright:

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kpinnc
1 hour ago, 19richie66 said:

Have a link for those? 

 

I got them on Ebay. 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/131350640228

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ebinmaine
4 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

I got them on Ebay. 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/131350640228

Thanks. 

Ordered a couple. 

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jonw440

Vstar LED PAR36 bulbs.

I love these lights! I used them the other night and worked great. No flicker (I did add a ground wire from the motor to the ground bolt on the hood hinge then up to the lights)

The lights were bright enough for me.

 

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peter lena

@jonw440   thanks for the bulb tip , 2 on the way , keep on experimenting , making it better ,  pete

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19richie66

I used one of these for my lighting. I ran a ground wire directly from the battery to this post and then tied my ground wires to it. No flicker.

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Jeff-C175
2 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

the battery

 

Richie, is this a stock battery hold down ?  and the Plexiglas shield?  

 

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kpinnc
6 hours ago, 19richie66 said:

I used one of these for my lighting. I ran a ground wire directly from the battery to this post and then tied my ground wires to it. No flicker.

 

I love the plexiglass shield! Tried and true method for protecting hot circuits! :thumbs:

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kpinnc
8 hours ago, jonw440 said:

Vstar LED PAR36 bulbs.

I love these lights! I used them the other night and worked great. No flicker (I did add a ground wire from the motor to the ground bolt on the hood hinge then up to the lights)

The lights were bright enough for me.

 

That's s great price on those. I might have to get a couple from there myself. The ones I have were about $19 each.

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19richie66
4 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

Richie, is this a stock battery hold down ?  and the Plexiglas shield?  

 

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I made the hold down and the lexan is part of a golf cart windshield. It was the easiest way to add a fuse panel, relays and circuit breaker. 

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Handy Don
On 1/9/2022 at 8:04 AM, jonw440 said:

Vstar LED PAR36 bulbs.

I love these lights! I used them the other night and worked great. No flicker (I did add a ground wire from the motor to the ground bolt on the hood hinge then up to the lights)

The lights were bright enough for me.

 

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We have a set of these in use as well and are equally pleased. I added a 2-conductor connector with a direct ground to the headlight sockets.

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