See the light

[Doug J]

I just acquired a 94' H26, that has these lights in it. To turn them on/off you twist them. I don't know if they are original or not. I like the all around clear plastic design, they put out a lot of light. Can anyone explain to me how to open them up? I'd like to convert them to LEDs, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to open them without breaking them.

 

[jeffclown]

Doug, Push up and rotate another 1/8th turn to the left (CCW). Then it should pop out for you.

 

[Doug J]

Thanks Jeff! Man do I feel like an idiot, never thought to push. Good thing I didn't break it. Those lights are nicer than I thought, with festoon bulbs. I can also see now they're made by Hella. I assume your boat has them too? Mine has five, galley, head, table, aft berth and v-berth. All I need is $150 to invest in five festoon LEDs.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Put Your Wallet Away ..............

All I need is $150 to invest in five festoon LEDs.

......................... and check with these people for LED replacements.

http://store.marinebeam.com/festoon-bulbs-sv8-5-1/

Don't know if this is your exact replacement bulb but they will have the one your looking for and they're all in the $12.50 range.

IMO these give the warmest approximation to a tungsten bulb. I looked for years before finally deciding on these ones. The rest were too cold looking.

BTW, I hope your not looking at Waste Marine for LED replacement bulbs. You'll easily pay $30.00+ for their bulbs and I don't think they carry Marine Beam.

 

[Doug J]

Re: Put Your Wallet Away ..............

Oh yeah I like those prices Ralph! I will save the link and buy some LEDs from there.
BTW: I was looking at WM.

 

[Chris14830]

Hi, here's a pic in my album. I forget the price, I ordered from superbrightled.com. I chose the warm white option, very close to the old ones. Measure your old bulb in millimeters before ordering to get the right thing. Less than 1/10 the current with LED's. They only work in one direction, by the way, so reverse them if they don't light up at first.



-Chris

 

[Doug J]

Another good source - Thanks Chris!