Older Legacy diesels I have bought, like the GP-7, came with warm white LED headlights that look like incandescents. The new Lionel Legacy diesels I have bought - an F-7 and a GP-35 - come with 'cool' white LED lights.
I think the older warm LEDs look better, and the mismatch looks odd when MUing older and newer locos together. Has anyone replaced the LED on a recent Legacy diesel with a warmer LED?
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I've replaced a headlight on one of my F3 locomotives, and I had quite a bit of fun finding the right 'colour' LED to match the original and the MARS light. Warm white was too 'warm' while most 'cool' whites were too 'cold'. I ended up using one described as 'golden white', which seemed to match the original pretty well.
The warm white ones look almost greenish to me. Have not heard of the golden white, but will have to check them out.
Thanks Nicole.
There's no reason you can't replace them, a different shade of white LED would be a simple swap. Obviously, getting to the LED at times is more complicated than actually doing the swap.
There's no reason you can't replace them, a different shade of white LED would be a simple swap. Obviously, getting to the LED at times is more complicated than actually doing the swap.
Before and after-like picture... the RS11 on the left has the stock bluish LED from Lionel, and the GP30 on the right has the replaced golden-white LEDs
Eventually, the entire roster will be swapped. Thanks, again, GRJ!
thanks,
Mario
I don't suck enough to spend the money on a commercial production unit. 
I don't suck enough to spend the money on a commercial production unit.
LOL.....
Radio Shack has a $15 desoldering iron I've used with some success.
I'm going to give it a try - I ordered some "sunny white" LEDs, and ordered some spare lighting PCBs from Lionel so I can risk butchering a board.
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