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tjstractors
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I have the dealer installed cab but not with the added lights so I'm installing them myself. Thanks for the picture. I think I may have ordered similar for the back.
led bulbs in bx2680 for signals / hazards
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TMGT
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The rear are Nilite's off Amazon, hard to beat for $13 a pair! Fronts are about $16-22 a pair
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TMGT
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An amp meter, but I recently bought one of these https://www.harborfreight.com/30-amp-fuse-slot-circuit-amperage-draw-measurement-tool-70079.html and find it incredibly useful.
I've been using it to track down a parasitic drain on my dads truck but was curious what the actual draw was on the new work lights.
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Jaygyver
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I've got the same exact lites you do, I had the longer ones bolted on a home made bracket on my loader for 4 or 5 years but never got a chance to hook them up, lol. One oem bracket did break from the vibration and I assume a branch or two. I have a box of 10 of the small ones to go on different machines.
I'm looking to to put a canopy on both the tractors but can't find a longer one to cover the back more. Going to camera's soon and want a dry place to put the monitor.
For those that don't know, LED lights do put out quite a fair amount of heat believe it or not. Either at the "bulb" end or at the base.
Something you may run into is the lens on your vehicle/machine -may- not filter the light the right way, so your red lens with a white LED may show pink or even a whiteish light. This is mostly on the older vehicles as the new ones are going to LEDs more and more anyway. That's why it's suggested you put a red LED in a red lens, amber LED in an amber lens, etc.
Just a very broad explanation of LEDs, LEDs put out something like 98% white, or red or amber light, and normal lites put out 75% of the white, red or amber light, the rest is a combination of the other colors.
RayIN
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For my tractor, LED's are a direct swap. The hazard and turn signals are probably 3X as bright in daylight; retained normal flashing.
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tjstractors
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I swapped all signal / flasher bulbs to led this morning on my BX2680. All flashing functions work as normal. There isn't any hyperflashing. Certainly brighter than the original 1156 and 1157 incandescent bulbs with less draw.
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to move to LED bulbs you need a LED flasher. I did that to my tractor and to one of my cars. otherwise the y won't blink due to LED's don't put enough load on a regular flasher to activate it. you can get a LED flasher from Amazon
Gord Baker
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Some users have reported melted wiring on vehicles replacing bulbs with LED's.
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I've experienced that on any older car. I did change them all on my Kubota BX2680 and no issues. The factory flasher unit works fine.