LED headlights???

[rvaitor]

Brad:

Thanks for the post. I mounted two Truck-Lite LED worklamps on my Kubota L4330 and I am very satisfied with them. I particularly like the sturdy metal housings.

All my vehicles save one have round headlights (71 MB, 77 Bronco, 86 CJ-7). Do you expect LED replacements to become available for them?

Thanks again.

Yes, Brad appreciate the post.

 

[bradv42]

Brad:

Thanks for the post. I mounted two Truck-Lite LED worklamps on my Kubota L4330 and I am very satisfied with them. I particularly like the sturdy metal housings.

All my vehicles save one have round headlights (71 MB, 77 Bronco, 86 CJ-7). Do you expect LED replacements to become available for them?

Thanks again.

I think that you will be pleased to hear that we will soon be announcing a 7 inch round LED headlamp in 12 volt to fit all those applications (http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wc...n_US/LEDHeadlamp.html&storeId=10001&langId=-1). We have been supplying these American engineered and manufactured headlamps to the US Army for about one year now but of course they are 24 volt applications. We have more than 100,000 of these lamps in Iraq and Afganistan. We have recieved a great deal of feedback from the soldiers indicated how happy they are with the performance and the fact that they can see well enough that they do not even have to get out of the armored vehicles to direct them in tight situations. The beauty of this application is the fact that many of the applications are off highway where LED's are the perfect technology for the application. Farmerford, thanks for being our customer!

 

[bradv42]

One more comment, for those looking for an LED worklamp with a flood beam pattern we (at Truck-Lite) launched this product earlier this year- please see the attached link - Truck-Lite - Catalog Product : LED Floodlamp 6 Diode Pattern
Have a great day!

 

[LRH]

Good to see the flood pattern available, when you stated in the earlier post that Truck-Lite produced LED worklamps in trapezoid, spot, and flood, I went to the web site since I knew they were not in the '08 catalog and did not find them on the website either, so I was getting ready to ask for the part numbers, so thanks for posting. Do you happen to know the beam spread?, and if they are currently in stock in Falconer? I have 4 of the trapezoids installed, and 2 more still in the boxes, I think I will order 2 of the floods in lieu of the 2 traps I have still in the box.

EDIT: Just checked; Falconer shows 7 in stock currently of the single units, I did not check bulk packaged stock...........so I will order some Friday, thanks.

 

[LRH]

Just ordered 2 of the 81380 floods, Truck-Lite actually showed 10 in stock today. I will see how the slightly shorter, but wider beam pattern compares to the trapezoidal.

 

[Ductape]

Is it possible to order direct from TruckLite?

 

[medicshawn]

I'm a big fan of LED's. We have switched to them for most of our emergency lights on our fire trucks ambulances etc. They are super bright and you don't have to worry about bulbs going out any more. They are tried and true under pretty harsh conditions.

I looked at Leds for worklights but had trouble finding them for a reasonable price even on Ebay. I may have to look at Truck light it seems some of those lights can be had for under 100. I already replaced some of my turn signals to reduce my power consumption.

 

[LRH]

Is it possible to order direct from TruckLite?

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As far as I know, they only sell to dealer/distributors. I have some friends who are a dealer so I ordered mine myself through his computer. There are some good prices out there online, Ryder has them for $95-96 with free shipping on orders over $200, saw someone with a price in the low $80's for the -3 bulk packed units; which is a good price if the freight is realistic.

 

[ampsucker]

anybody else thinking it is a little out there to pay 100 bux for an LED light? i mean, you can upgrade the alternator for a little more than that, right? if your problem is you don't have enough output for larger lights, upgrade your alternator and then you can put in 10 regular bulbs for the price of one LED light!

i'm also questioning the post about the 10 LEDs in one lamp generating a lot of heat. the whole point of LEDs is that more energy goes into making light and less into heat so 10 each 1 watt LEDs should generate far LESS heat than one regular headlamp.

LEDs are only worth the money where low power consumption, instant on with no delay (brake lights for example) or low heat output are part of the design requirement. with a tractor engine driving an alternator and the light sockets more or less open to the air, i don't see either of these design issues making a pressing case for the still relatively high cost of white LEDs.

if all you want is whiter light, xenons or coated incandescents and a higher output alternator would be just as good a way to spend your money.

amp

 

[Scooby074]

I think its a pretty smart move. LED lighting is definitely where the future of lighting in the home and on machinery lies. Lots of light and low draw. Not to mention the long life and durability. The price has come down to a point where a individual as opposed to a business can afford it. Look no further than trailer lighting. Most of the well built consumer trailers have leds and almost all commercial trailers are led.

Yes high power LED generate ALOT of heat. And heat is a killer of electronics, so heat management is very important. Thats why they use the lights aluminum housings as heat sinks. Were not talking about a $5 Home depot flashlight when it comes to the heat output of these high power LEDS.