Headlight bulbs for L2800$$$$$$$$$

[Sully2]

Ya might try this guy...

Bulbman, We sell light bulbs... all of them!

Ive gotten all sorts of weird bulbs from him for years

 

[George2615]

Your bulbs should have an ANSI coded number that the auto parts store can look up and order if they don't have them in stock.

 

[8226hamer]

I'm not surprised. Kubota parts are expensive. I wonder if you could have bought the same thing at an auto parts store for a fraction of that price. I go directly to my Kubota dealer when I have absolutly no other choice.

I checked the local Nappa and Auto Zone, they neither could do me any good.

 

[8226hamer]

You should be able to put in third party bulbs. The bulbs in mine aren't the Kubota bulbs - I put in higher wattage bulbs. Much more better light.

Kubota parts are pricey. They do encourage you to buy Kubota branded parts, oils, etc., but from what I've seen all that does is cost more $$$. Unless you are of the belief that its gotta be Kubota branded, looking for third party substitutes is a lot less expensive and just as good (or better) in most cases.

Check out filter prices, for example - you'll pay twice as much for the Kubota branded filter. I've seen the lengthy discussions on the topic of "is X better than Y" and don't mean to start that one (again) here. Just agreeing that Kubota parts are expensive ;-)...

I will agree with you on the third party filters. I do the same when it comes time to change the fluids in my tractors. I have used Nappa or Baldwin filters in all the past three Kubotas I have owned and never had a filter problem and saved hundreds of dollas in the process. I tried to see about the bulbs, from a auto parts dealer, but did no good.

 

[8226hamer]

Hello everybody.
One thing that I learned after buying my BX 1830 was the headlight bulbs were Junk!
I got 30 watt 1157 halogen backup bulbs and installed .
Man what a difference.
Hope this helps.
Regards. DGS

My old B2910 used the standard 1157 bulb, but the L2800 are different. They have the same base as an 1157 bulb, but the glass is smaller and the base has a flat skirt that hold the bulb in. The mounting hole socket on the light itself is smaller and will not let the larger 1157 bulb go in to the housing. I thought about taking the skirt off the bulbs and JB Welding them on a standard 1157 bulb, but with the larger glass housing on the 1157 it would not go into the socket

 

[George2615]

Is there any lettering or numbers on the bulb or the base.

 

[DGS]

Hello again guys.
These 1157 bulbs are a standerd 1157 base so they should mount in your light sockekets .
Just put the bulb in and you are good to go.
It made a big difference in lighting .

 

[Green Acres Homestead]

Very expensive parts on a kubota and mine is 6 years old and rusted badly. I am in the market for a new tractor and I even thou I like the way my l4740 is set up with 3 hit modes etc I may have to go with a JOhn deere.