LED Cabin replacement bulbs

Try superbrighted or ledwholesalers. Also search the forum. A while back someone posted before and after pictures which helped me a lot.
 
I'm putting LED's in all of my cabin and cockpit fixtures this season. You can find standard base bulbs (1156 or 1157 style) with LED's at any auto parts store. All eight of my LED equipped fixtures will now use FAR less power than 1 incandescent bulb. But just to give you some sense of relativity; a nine element 1156 base LED bulb draws 30mA. An 1156 incandescent draws 2 amps. The math works out to a factor of roughly 66:1 in favor of the LED bulb! Now that's efficiency!
So light up that vessel like a Christmas tree! :smt038
 
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I use super bright led for all my led needs ive been usin g them for about 3 years now very bright last long and alot cheaper than at auto stores.and keep the little baggies they come in if they die in under a year send them back and get free replacments
 
Thanks for the input. I will be changing a few to see which "glow" the Admiral likes best.
 
I have gone to super bright's website but I am at a loss as to where to begin. I would love to change out my two deck lights and my forward red/green nav lights to led. I would imagine I would need the bulb numbers off the stock bulbs but unfortunately, my boat is under wraps for the winter. This is for a 2002 240 DA. Does anyone know what size the stock bulbs are?
 
Ten Years Gone said:
I'm putting LED's in all of my cabin and cockpit fixtures this season. You can find standard base bulbs (1156 or 1157 style) with LED's at any auto parts store. All eight of my LED equipped fixtures will now use FAR less power than 1 incandescent bulb. But just to give you some sense of relativity; a nine element 1156 base LED bulb draws 30mA. An 1156 incandescent draws 2 amps. The math works out to a factor of roughly 66:1 in favor of the LED bulb! Now that's efficiency!
So light up that vessel like a Christmas tree! :smt038
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OK...I'm being lazy here....what is the typical size for the cockpit lights? Mine look like the Festoon (sp?) type but I was trying to see the cost but I'm not near the boat....

I have two overhead spoiler lights and maybe 3 cockpit floor lights I'd like to switch.

Thanks,

Kendall
 
If they are festoon builds the 42mm LEDs should fit them all. I have 6 led ones in the spoiler lights they are not as bright as incandescent. Try to get the most LEDs you can. My cockpit lights are 1156 base with dual contacts in the base.
 
The web site does get a little tricky. Go to marine bulbs and the list shows up pick your bulb and click prices and order accordingly. If u have trouble just call them there pretty good with customer service. There brightest bulb is the cool blue cooler. Just remember save the bags..
 
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