I did a simple customization to my B2620, I put in some LED bulbs in the head lights, just a simple bulb change, but it made a difference.
The stock bulbs are 23watt 1073 incandescent bulbs and really aren't that bright. I don't really have a huge need to headlights right now, but will need them more when I'm plowing snow.
The 1073 bulbs are supposed to have a initial lumen rating of 402.
I didn't want to have to change out the light sockets, run new wiring, or modify the headlights to fit a different type of bulb etc so I stuck with a ba15s sized socket on the LED bulbs.
Of coarse there are about 10 million different LED bulbs out there, I tried to get the brightest bulbs I could without them costing an arm and a leg. I'm sure there are some brighter, cheaper, or better bulbs out there, but these guys are what I came across.
Here is the link to the bulbs on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KL7T3WI/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I've seen the same bulbs on several LED bulb sites also, but I was already placing an order on amazon so I got those guys. Shipping was quick, packaging was good, and both bulbs work.
They were about the highest wattage and lumen rating I could find without costing an arm and a leg at 7.5 watts each, and 800-1200 lumen? It can be tricking comparing bulbs sometimes, as some of them look like a higher wattage, but they are really listing equivalent wattage of an incident bulb, etc... And some just seem like really inflated lumen ratings too. Also hard to judge the quality and trust the description when most of them come from china.....
Here is a picture of them on my workbench:
And the B2620 with its new yellow eyes:
A close up:
Powered up, and they run cooler than the stock bulbs so I don't need to worry about melting the headlight:
And both of them:
This is the stock headlights, about 20' from the back wall of my garage:
And here are the new LED headlights, also about 20' from the back wall:
In the garage there seems to be quite a bit of difference between the two, I'm happy with them for only $8.50, we'll see how they hold up. It will be interesting to see what they look like outside some night when its not raining.
I may put a set of LED work lights on eventually, but I probably don't really need them since I have 2 sets of flood lights and 2 sets of porch lights the light our driveway up pretty good......
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
The stock bulbs are 23watt 1073 incandescent bulbs and really aren't that bright. I don't really have a huge need to headlights right now, but will need them more when I'm plowing snow.
The 1073 bulbs are supposed to have a initial lumen rating of 402.
I didn't want to have to change out the light sockets, run new wiring, or modify the headlights to fit a different type of bulb etc so I stuck with a ba15s sized socket on the LED bulbs.
Of coarse there are about 10 million different LED bulbs out there, I tried to get the brightest bulbs I could without them costing an arm and a leg. I'm sure there are some brighter, cheaper, or better bulbs out there, but these guys are what I came across.
Here is the link to the bulbs on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KL7T3WI/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I've seen the same bulbs on several LED bulb sites also, but I was already placing an order on amazon so I got those guys. Shipping was quick, packaging was good, and both bulbs work.
They were about the highest wattage and lumen rating I could find without costing an arm and a leg at 7.5 watts each, and 800-1200 lumen? It can be tricking comparing bulbs sometimes, as some of them look like a higher wattage, but they are really listing equivalent wattage of an incident bulb, etc... And some just seem like really inflated lumen ratings too. Also hard to judge the quality and trust the description when most of them come from china.....
Here is a picture of them on my workbench:
And the B2620 with its new yellow eyes:
A close up:
Powered up, and they run cooler than the stock bulbs so I don't need to worry about melting the headlight:
And both of them:
This is the stock headlights, about 20' from the back wall of my garage:
And here are the new LED headlights, also about 20' from the back wall:
In the garage there seems to be quite a bit of difference between the two, I'm happy with them for only $8.50, we'll see how they hold up. It will be interesting to see what they look like outside some night when its not raining.
I may put a set of LED work lights on eventually, but I probably don't really need them since I have 2 sets of flood lights and 2 sets of porch lights the light our driveway up pretty good......
Hope everyone has a good weekend!
