Hi I use the led light bars in my display cabinets.They come in stick-on flexable strips or cased in rigid plastic from I think min 300mm to any length
They also do small round spots with 3 leds in them I use them for my small cabinets I run mine from a small transformer but can also run on a 12 volt battery
The advantage with the led is low power draw and no heat from the light source
When I buy my MH if is not fitted I will change all lights to led
Led comes in different types, some brighter than others and also different spread of light , as always you get what you pay for.
My kids bought me a led Lenser torch for fathers day one led and an amazing lens it can light up the whole yard and has a 300 hr battery life I would recommend one for every nomad
Hi again I get mine from a local shopfitters best place to source them from as most shop displays use them and they can make them to size and usually don't mind a cash deal
My son in law is a navigator in a race tram driving a jeep, they have fitted a light bar to the roof. From all accounts you can specify what focus point you rtequire. They run a combination of spot and spread. They have still retained the spotties on the front. They imported their bar from the states. cheers blaze
I drive an RV and have been gradually changing the lights from incandescant to LED's
My next project will be to change the 30cm fluro's to LED's.You have to take out the ballast's and just have an on/off switch instead.All shown in a diagram with the new LED tubes.
Yes they cost more initially but low power draw and no or little heat make up for that aspect.
The best one I changed has been the Halogen kitchen light that is built into the exhaust fan above the cooker.Now I don't have to watch in case I touch it.Was extremely hot!
I also put in two little 4" swivel bars above the bed to read by, which are very good.Once again good because there is very little heat output.12 Volt of course.
Now you can even buy headlights and driving/spotlights in LED's.Those are still very expensive but will come down too.24 and 12 Volt versions
There is a company online called RVLED"S which you can Google and Mornington RV's have a good website.
Hi there, does anyone have any experience of led lightbars? I am looking to maybe fit one in place of normal spotties. All opinions welcome!
Jim
There are a lot of different ones available online, but trying to work out the best value for money is a nightmare. There are cheapies on Ebay etc for a few hundred dollars all the way up to pro setups for offroad racing for around $1500 for a 50" bar that dissipates 190W for an output of 18500 lumens, as opposed to about 5000 lumens from a 70W HID light. This mob also have a 78W 20" bar that produces 7200 (they claim) for $790.00
But I think you really need to do some research on which ones are decent quality for reasonable prices. Another note is that your advised to fit them with security type nuts like they use on other spotties.
hi all,the only experience with led light bars is that someone needed it more than me as they knocked it off my truck while we were away and it wasn't even hooked up it had only been on the bulbar for a week,cheers rob.
Wow.. that is an old thread. Sorry to hear about your Light bar going missing hampy, there are some low life *holes about. I heard about a guy a few weeks ago from a workshop near us, where his light bar got stolen one night, then they came back and got his custom built roof rack the next night.
Incidentally, I ended up fitting a Hard Korr lightbar to my Troopy a few months back, now that they have come down to more reasonable prices. Great for lighting up the sides of the roads. Still have the Halogen driving lights (spot and spread) for more penetration on straighter roads at higher speeds.
