Replacing all the Halogen Lights in a 330 Express with LED Lights

[usmm1234]

I got the Amazon cockpit lights in. They look great and are totally affordable. I attached the pic of the original Atwood incandescent light and the new LED replacement.View attachment 9445View attachment 9446

I went down to the boat tonight to see the brightness. They are pretty bright, but nice. You just can’t look straight at them. I may try to frost the lenses.

 

[HMBJack]

FWIW - when I changed my spreader lights to LED, I installed one of my old Halogens up front with a switch to illuminate my foredeck for night time anchoring. It was easy to do since all I needed was a good 12V switch to mount in my upper cabinet where there is a small 12V fuse panel there. This on a 330 Express.

 

[usmm1234]

Here are pics of the old Cantalupi halogen light at the bottom and the new red/white LED West Marine light at the top.

 

[jtselios10]

Slowly converting my 282 to all led. I did new dual color spreaders and blue cockpit lights all off amazon and very happy with lights. Next will be red white cockpit light with the spreader switch in it and all Interior cabin lights. Daughter loves all the blue light at dock!

 

[usmm1234]

Slowly converting my 282 to all led. I did new dual color spreaders and blue cockpit lights all off amazon and very happy with lights. Next will be red white cockpit light with the spreader switch in it and all Interior cabin lights. Daughter loves all the blue light at dock!

Very nice! The only non LED lights I have left are the indirect lights at the V Berth and the red white light with spreader light switch on the bottom of the electronic box. I’ve ordered the LED Flex Light from Innovative lighting for the indirect lights.

 

[usmm1234]

Here is my replacement of the Grady white plastic red/white dome light with spreader light switch built in. This is the AquaSignal 16601-7 LED red/white dome light with stainless trim ring from Defender. I bought a toggle switch and rubber boot at West Marine for the spreader lights. I drilled the prescribed size hole for the switch. Works and looks great. At the bottom is the old plastic halogen light.

 

[Fishtales]

when I did the white/blue lumtec under gunnel lights, I changed the bulbs in the round cockpit lights to blue led too. They are nice in blue.

 

[usmm1234]

I’m finally done! All my lights, inside and out are LED. I put LED bulbs in the Scandvik rail lights under the Galley and Head cabinets. The halogen bulb‘s power wires were corroded into the sockets. I managed to gently pull them out with needle nose pliers. I lubed the new LED bulb wires. They work great and don’t get so freaking hot like the old bulbs. And of course they draw a fraction of the amps. I bought the 3 pack and the 1 pack at West Marine.

 

[usmm1234]

Old halogen on top. New LED below.
Full details on this upgrade are on another thread I posted.