Looking to swap in LED navigation light bulbs?

[brirei]

Finally went through my nav lights, cleaned / lubed all contacts and replaced with LED bulbs.  If you're interested, I found good stuff on marinebeam here's what I used:

[Stimpy]

I did the same thing a couple years ago in our Sig 290....here is my list if anyone's interested.  SO much nicer with LED's!!

Description	part #	Qty	Purpose	Web Site
G4 Base Side Pins 10 LED Light Bulb 12V  (WARM WHITE)	1109	15	cabin/head	LEDWholesalers
X-Beam side pin blue/cool white Bi-color G4 bulbs	ILSPG4-09BC	2	arch
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (RED)	FS-31-04-RED	1	nav	Marinebeam
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (GREEN)	FS-31-04-GRN	1	nav	Marinebeam
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (BLUE)	FS-31-04-BLU	1	court	Marinebeam
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (WHITE)	FS-31-04-CW	1	stern nav	Marinebeam
Wedge Base 15-LED Omni-directional Micro Tower (WHITE)	WG-MICRO-CW	2	360 nav	Marinebeam
Sylvania LED dash mini bulb (BLUE)	194BZEVOLED	1	eyebrow court	Autozone

[Youngz]

I’m looking for blue led bulbs to replace my current ones.  I bet I can get those here too! Tanks for sharing.

[Youngz]

23 minutes ago, Stimpy said:

I did the same thing a couple years ago in our Sig 290....here is my list if anyone's interested.  SO much nicer with LED's!!

Description	part #	Qty	Purpose	Web Site
G4 Base Side Pins 10 LED Light Bulb 12V  (WARM WHITE)	1109	15	cabin/head	LEDWholesalers
X-Beam side pin blue/cool white Bi-color G4 bulbs	ILSPG4-09BC	2	arch
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (RED)	FS-31-04-RED	1	nav	Marinebeam
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (GREEN)	FS-31-04-GRN	1	nav	Marinebeam
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (BLUE)	FS-31-04-BLU	1	court	Marinebeam
31mm (1-1/4") 4-LED Festoon Bulb  (WHITE)	FS-31-04-CW	1	stern nav	Marinebeam
Wedge Base 15-LED Omni-directional Micro Tower (WHITE)	WG-MICRO-CW	2	360 nav	Marinebeam
Sylvania LED dash mini bulb (BLUE)	194BZEVOLED	1	eyebrow court	Autozone

Wound the mini blue dash bulb be the one for courtesy lights?

[Stimpy]

35 minutes ago, Youngz said:

Wound the mini blue dash bulb be the one for courtesy lights?

Yes, it's the small eyebrow light by the cabin door on the port side.

FS-31-04-BLU would be the one under the rear seat.

[Youngz]

Thanks!

[drewm3i]

Good idea!

[MonacoMike]

Someone here should point out the obvious,  the CG only approves fixtures, not bulbs.  Therefore if the bulb is replaced with a bulb type not manufacturer recommend the light is no longer CG approved.   It will not matter until it does.  These are serious matters not to be taken lightly.  A friend put in bulbs, the super bright LED sounds better, however the color was washed out to the point it looked like a white light in the distance.  The lens was not made to diffuse LED light.  

 

Additionally the CG has a warning out concerning LED lights and VHF interference.  You should test to be certain the LED lighting is not affecting your VHF performance.

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/Alerts/1318.pdf?ver=2018-08-16-091109-630

 

[Iggy]

2 minutes ago, MonacoMike said:

Someone here should point out the obvious,  the CG only approves fixtures, not bulbs.  Therefore if the bulb is replaced with a bulb type not manufacturer recommend the light is no longer CG approved.   It will not matter until it does.  These are serious matters not to be taken lightly.  A friend put in bulbs, the super bright LED sounds better, however the color was washed out to the point it looked like a white light in the distance.  The lens was not made to diffuse LED light.  

 

Additionally the CG has a warning out concerning LED lights and VHF interference.  You should test to be certain the LED lighting is not affecting your VHF performance.

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO Documents/5p/CG-5PC/INV/Alerts/1318.pdf?ver=2018-08-16-091109-630

 

With the above said too....

I found it easier just to replace the hole fixture. Keep in mind, that there potted so the contacts or connections can not rust up.