Lighting upgrades

[kurtkds]

So I was bored tonight and thought I'd take some pics of the lighting upgrades I've done over the last several months.

I thought a night shot of the lighting would look pretty cool.

What do you think?


And for the heck of it, the traditional poser shot..

The third one is of the Blackout lights. The blackout drive light uses green LEDs which looks really cool at night.

 

[goldneagle]

Cool Lights! Nice Truck!

 

[nklpltd]

What headlights are you using?

 

[kurtkds]

I'm running LED head lights.

Low beam pictured above.

Here is what they look like.

 

[nklpltd]

The trucklite LED ones? Do they put alot of light on the ground?

 

[kurtkds]

Yea, they're Trucklight's. They put out a lot more light and the pattern is really tight. The color they put out is the same as a LED flashlight but a heck of a lot brighter (white). Makes for good contrast at night.

 

[nklpltd]

Sweet action... I've read about them, and have wondered. Glad someone finally threw up some pics of them on a truck.

 

[kurtkds]

Here is a close up Pic.

 

[nklpltd]

Thanks for the pics...

 

[SGTStewart]

How much are the LED headlights and marker lights?

 

[196thprober]

Yes, could you please tell where you got them/manufaturer and about how much? Thanks for posting- they are sweet! Thanks.

 

[drgreg]

You can get the LED turn composite lamps from Grainger. $165 front, $135 rear.
So $600 for 4 turns + about $600 for LED head lamps = $1200, or you could buy another Deuce.

 

[Lex_Ordo]

The other LED company is Grote.
I put these on my truck and trailer, and like them more than the Trucklite. They're a bit brighter, and i like the lens, and body composition better. They also have camouflaged b/outs until they are lit.

The Grote's are a product improvement from the Trucklite. This is always the case as new companies break into the market of competitors.

These pics are with the B/outs on. when they are off, It is just green like the case.

 

[Hammer]

Love those lights, but at that cost, there is no way I can justify it for something that doesn't get driven enough.
But if I drove it all the time, the safety factor might justify it.

 

[kurtkds]

I got mine through Levine Auto. Yea I paid more for the lights than the truck, but the value of the truck to me is way higher than what I paid for it.

I do drive it a lot so I'd say the head light were the best investment... I get a lot of comments about them and how they stand out both day and night.

 

[kurtkds]

For price comparison, how much for the Grote's?


Here is the link to Levine's site.

Trucklite Military LED Lamps

And for the getting them through Grainger's, do you have a grainger part #?

 

[drgreg]

The marker light prices that I listed are Grotes from Grainger. I do not have the P/Ns here, but they are in the fleet maint. section of the catalog and you can probably find them on grainger.com

 

[Lex_Ordo]

I paid something like $700 & change, for the full retro-fit HMMWV kit.
It is has all LED, B/out headlight which actually is green, and very cool looking; Two front marker, and two Taillights.
The HMMWV retro-kit, is the way to go because they are wired with resistors to simulate the load in amps to activate the newer M series flasher units. My unit is a Nartron, and it needs the faux load.

 

[kurtkds]

Maybe I'm behind the times but I found Mil spec reflectors through Graingers.com

Fleet & Vehicle Maintenance > Exterior > Reflectors & Replacement Lenses > Reflector,Military,Red,Dia 3 5/8 In : Grainger Industrial Supply

Fleet & Vehicle Maintenance > Exterior > Reflectors & Replacement Lenses > Reflector,Military,Yellow,Dia 3 5/8 In : Grainger Industrial Supply

 

[jwaller]

ebay is selling a lot of the led headlight kits these days. looks like you can get them for 300 a set right now and thats a steal.