New headlights arrived today .

[cavmedic]

Me being the type of person I am , and can not ever leave anything stock. I decided my new 1450 needed some brighter lights. I did quite a few hours of researching on this topic and found quite a few options and didn't quite come up with a final solution yet , but in the meantime I settled for a set of 50w par 36 halogen bulbs.




http://1000bulbs.com/product/3013/PAR36-115032.html

I would really like to find a replacement reflector that I can just replace the bulb its self when it burns out , instead of the whole glass unit like these and the originals.

I have found some possibilities , but nothing is 100% yet. The reason for going with a plastic housing is I want to install a set of hideaway yellow led flashers ( like seen in undercover police cars ) for when plowing or mowing next to the road. To install those units, you have to drill a hole behind and into the fixture to mount the led light head so it uses the internal reflector.


My other option is for a direct par 36 LED replacement . There are quite a few options out there for that, but are around 100 bucks per bulb. Would need X 2. It is a little salty , but to have pure white bright lights with minimum current draw is a huge plus, plus they would be able to withstand the vibrations better than a standard filament style bulb.

Option number 3 is to install a par 36 HID set. We all know how bright true HIDS are and the aircraft industry has adapted both LED and HID replacements in their landing light systems and just so happen that most of the GA aircraft typically use a par 36 style lamps .

Yeah you may say who in their right mind would drop 200 bucks on a set of lights for their tractor. But in reality , We would.

The only downside to the LED's would be no option for the hideaway flashers , but I could easily do a surface mount instead. Just tossing some ideas out there.

Oh and yeah , this was officially the first upgrade I did for the tractor in the week I have owned it , and well i cant stop now........


This is not my video , but this is one of the LED replacements I was thinking of. This guy put them on his harley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJ3GkKe_g8

[nikster]

LED is the way to go. I say this because I changed all my interior lights on my boat last year. What a difference in lighting. All I did was change the bulb itself. The current draw is minimmal to say the least. I have a guage to show the battery draw for both batteries. Comparing the draw from previous years with the OLD Tech. filament light was a dramatic decrease in my secondary battery. Now with LED (brighter) the draw is almost nil for the same hours used.

Been thinking about changing the lights on my #109 & #122 to LED, vibration wont effect the bulb itself & the draw will be nil also.

Here is the site I used for replacement for my boat;
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...uck_lights.htm

Spotlights are going to be something to think about,

Nik,

[cavmedic]

I have changed all my weapon lights out to LED and regular flashlights also. Once i have my hydro upgrade done i will probably get the ones i linked.

[Nomadist]

I saw someone had posted these on another cub site. Not sure what model they will correctly on, but maybe someone else is aware and can chime in. Here's a link to the conversation:

http://www.cubcadetcollectors.com/fo...php?f=4&t=6144