BX LED worklight upgrade

[Scooby074]

As the factory feed to the rear work lights is unswitched and not tied into the head light circuit, I had to add a switch to control the lights. (id look pretty stupid mowing the lawn in broad daylight with the work lights on )

Not too hard a job. Just cut the red/black line at the fusebox and splice in a short loop to the switch. The switch I used was a genuine Carling Contura switches. They are marine grade and have a great reputation. V-Series: Contura II & III | carlingtech.com I was hoping to get the ones that allow you to put the inserts into it to indicate the function, like this , but they didnt have them. I can always retrofit one later when I find it.

So here's the pics:

Splice at fuse panel. Splice wire is inside the small loom cabletied to the larger bundle :

Contura switch mounted. This was about the only flat real estate I could find on the dash:

Right and left light's mounted, facing forward:

 

[94BULLITT]

We need some pictures of them in action.

 

[4shorts]

Nice Job Jason. I know first hand just how effective L.E.D. lights can be. Well done :thumbsup:

 

[Scooby074]

We need some pictures of them in action.

Will do!

Nice Job Jason. I know first hand just how effective L.E.D. lights can be. Well done :thumbsup:

Thanks.

Its hard to beat LED's for sure. I just found a local source for Rigid LED's too!! Thankfully I already had the (much cheaper) lucidity's from PA, otherwise Id have a $250 set of Duallys hanging off the BX. Apparently they Rigids are selling in large numbers here which is impressive considering the price and that they were just added to the lineup this fall. Im really considering a set for driving lites on the truck.

Your running Rigids on your Kubota arent you?

 

[4shorts]

Your running Rigids on your Kubota arent you?

I got a mix of everything on mine. There's Whelen, Grote and Rigids. All great lighting and all crazy expensive but when I open the shop door and head out in the storm I'm confident in the lighting. I'd like to put a set on our van but there's nowhere to place them. To many moose of our highways and to many dying because of them.

 

[Scooby074]

. To many moose of our highways and to many dying because of them.

+1. My brother is in NFLD. Driving is like Russian Roulette with the number of moose over there.

 

[4shorts]

+1. My brother is in NFLD. Driving is like Russian Roulette with the number of moose over there.

Ya it's pretty frightening. I remember seeing a TV show a few years ago and they stated that Newfoundland was one of the most dangerous places on earth to drive due to all the moose :shocked:

 

[Scooby074]

An update. So far Im loving the LED worklights. The tractor is actually usable at night! An amazing difference and goes to show how lacking the factory lighting is.

So comparison shots. All taken with no flash , from the drivers seat. Im not sure it will do the improvement justice, but here goes:

Firstly the factory headlights, with the loader at the level I usually carry it at.

Next, LED worklights only. Amazing improvement.

Lastly, LED and headlights combined. Notice that most of the light is from the LEDs

Looking from the ground back at the tractor

Overall, I cant recommend a lighting upgrade enough. It really is embarrassing what lighting Kubota has on these tractors from the factory. Best $150 or so Ive spent in a while.

 

[94BULLITT]

LED's sure do make the headlights look yellow.

 

[panchohughes]

Fantastic job Jason! I really like the thought that you put into the mounts for the ROPS with the swivel & magnets. Very cool. I have a set of Ridgid Duallys on my BX and love them. Here is a vid clip of them; Put lights on my Kubota BX 2350 - YouTube