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Old 06-18-2019, 09:11 AM   #81
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Awesome! Hope you enjoy them...oh, you do have an Airstream Classic Motorhome correct? Chime in a little earlier next time to educate us here.
I've been spending a lot of time over the past few years conversing with Daniel Stern (not the actor) and more recently on candlepowerforums.com learning as much as I can and improving the lighting on our vehicles, as well as some family members' cars. They're a bit.....passionate over there, but I'm definitely guilty of doing some lighting modifications in the past that I now realize were not effective.

Just offering advice, and I'm sorry if it came off offensive. Take it with a grain of salt.
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Old 06-18-2019, 11:13 AM   #82
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I would suggest that we are trying to help each other out here on the forums and referring to others posts as "garbage" doesn't do anybody any good. You obviously have some knowledge in an area where many of us are just now getting our feet wet. Share it, or not, but how bout doing it with a helpful tone.
I'm real happy so far with my purchase and install of my LED headlights, maybe because the OEM lights were so horrible. DANGEROUSLY so. Granted, I don't do a great deal of night driving while we are on the road. There is a night and day difference and I no longer feel like I've got candles for headlights. The lights I purchased were within my budget, DOT approved, and were able to be fitted to our OEM cans.
Most the folks here on the Classic Motorhome forum have helped me with innumerable situations where I had little or no knowledge. They've been my saving grace. Without their help, I would have been lost in many situations. I have nothing but gratitude for their patience and help since 2013 and 50,000 miles of traveling this country. I would never ever refer to their posts as "garbage".....even when I've disagreed.
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Old 06-18-2019, 01:25 PM   #83
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I would suggest that we are trying to help each other out here on the forums and referring to others posts as "garbage" doesn't do anybody any good. You obviously have some knowledge in an area where many of us are just now getting our feet wet. Share it, or not, but how bout doing it with a helpful tone.
I'm real happy so far with my purchase and install of my LED headlights, maybe because the OEM lights were so horrible. DANGEROUSLY so. Granted, I don't do a great deal of night driving while we are on the road. There is a night and day difference and I no longer feel like I've got candles for headlights. The lights I purchased were within my budget, DOT approved, and were able to be fitted to our OEM cans.
Most the folks here on the Classic Motorhome forum have helped me with innumerable situations where I had little or no knowledge. They've been my saving grace. Without their help, I would have been lost in many situations. I have nothing but gratitude for their patience and help since 2013 and 50,000 miles of traveling this country. I would never ever refer to their posts as "garbage".....even when I've disagreed.
Ditto.......
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Old 06-18-2019, 09:45 PM   #84
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I would suggest that we are trying to help each other out here on the forums and referring to others posts as "garbage" doesn't do anybody any good. You obviously have some knowledge in an area where many of us are just now getting our feet wet. Share it, or not, but how bout doing it with a helpful tone.
I'm real happy so far with my purchase and install of my LED headlights, maybe because the OEM lights were so horrible. DANGEROUSLY so. Granted, I don't do a great deal of night driving while we are on the road. There is a night and day difference and I no longer feel like I've got candles for headlights. The lights I purchased were within my budget, DOT approved, and were able to be fitted to our OEM cans.
Most the folks here on the Classic Motorhome forum have helped me with innumerable situations where I had little or no knowledge. They've been my saving grace. Without their help, I would have been lost in many situations. I have nothing but gratitude for their patience and help since 2013 and 50,000 miles of traveling this country. I would never ever refer to their posts as "garbage".....even when I've disagreed.

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Old 03-09-2021, 03:16 PM   #85
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I used the original GM connector and made a cutout in its plastic shroud so the T of the lamp pigtail would fit. The low beam pin does not connect to anything.
Wayne, how are the LED headlights doing? Thanks for your posts and directions. I purchased the same headlights yesterday but after reading some of the online reviews I'm having second thoughts about installing them. Specifically, even though they are labeled DOT they are not legal because they do not have a cutout for oncoming traffic. I do not know if this is true or not. Have you had any issues?
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Old 03-09-2021, 03:23 PM   #86
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The only safe way to add LED headlamps to your vehicle, is if you install or already have projector style lenses. You can't just install an LED lamp into any lens. The LED light will reflect out in every direction potentially blinding on coming vehicles.
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Old 03-09-2021, 04:06 PM   #87
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Wayne, how are the LED headlights doing? Thanks for your posts and directions. I purchased the same headlights yesterday but after reading some of the online reviews I'm having second thoughts about installing them. Specifically, even though they are labeled DOT they are not legal because they do not have a cutout for oncoming traffic. I do not know if this is true or not. Have you had any issues?
I'm sorry to have to inform you that Wayne has passed on

There are a many of us that have installed LED lights in our rigs. I don't have any link immediately at hand but if you use this headlights link you'll find a lot of hits.

I installed LEDs on Peanut, Mayco installed the same ones on his 310 and a variety of others have done so as well.

Wayne was a great source of information and assistance and we all miss him a great deal.

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Old 03-09-2021, 04:30 PM   #88
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I put these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

On our ‘90 345. I don’t recall any problems with the job, and they work fine.
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Old 03-09-2021, 04:45 PM   #89
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I use the Grote LED lights on both the Snap-On truck and the 370LE. They are pricey but they work awesome, plus they look pretty cool. Regards, Bob
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Old 03-09-2021, 09:12 PM   #90
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I'm sorry to have to inform you that Wayne has passed on

There are a many of us that have installed LED lights in our rigs. I don't have any link immediately at hand but if you use this headlights link you'll find a lot of hits.

I installed LEDs on Peanut, Mayco installed the same ones on his 310 and a variety of others have done so as well.

Wayne was a great source of information and assistance and we all miss him a great deal.



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Sorry to hear about Wayne, I learned a lot from his posts. Thanks for the other recommendations I'll look into them.
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Old 03-10-2021, 06:36 AM   #91
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I use the Grote LED lights on both the Snap-On truck and the 370LE. They are pricey but they work awesome, plus they look pretty cool. Regards, Bob
I think those are decent lamps. Here is a thread on the subject matter from about a year ago.

If any of you are serious about having legitimate headlamps, the best performing and safest option is this:

https://www.jwspeaker.com/products/h...#product_parts
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Old 03-10-2021, 07:51 AM   #92
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I used these, they work great

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Old 03-10-2021, 08:59 AM   #93
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Those look very good, have you had any moisture issues? That is the main complaint in the reviews.
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Old 03-10-2021, 09:14 AM   #94
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Those look very good, have you had any moisture issues? That is the main complaint in the reviews.
Going on 2 years and no issues at all, outside full time in the Midwest for one of those years
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Old 03-10-2021, 09:27 AM   #95
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Going on 2 years and no issues at all, outside full time in the Midwest for one of those years
Great, those look like the best ones I have seen that do not cost upwards of 300$ each.
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