LED lighting for Overland diesels

Well, the LED headlights will be a lot brighter and more realistic as long as he used the correct color temperature LED for them.

I hope that's an installed price!  LED's are relatively inexpensive and I use them in everything.  I like the color of the Miniatronics Yelloglo 3mm and they are about 2 bucks each and come with resistors.  Mounting them in the stacked diesel lights requires a bit of ingenuity as you need to fashion a bracket to hold them in place so 8 bucks installed is a good price.

Peter

Most of the time in stacked diesel lights, I just push a 3mm LED into the hole.  For some makers they fit perfectly, other locomotives i have to enlarge the shell hole very slightly.  IMO they work much better without the lens that is frequently used in these engines, that diffuses the light way too much in many cases.

Originally posted by Rnelson:

The cost per LED is $8 to $9, and I would like some feedback from anybody on this forum who may have had this done, as to their opinion, one way or the other.   I know bulbs will burn out, and LEDs are much better, but I don't know if this is an up sell, or if this would is a good idea.    Some input would be appreciated.  Thanks to all in advance.......

I use former sponsor Model Train software 3mm LED [abeit modified]. I will use TWO 3mm LEd's per board [the mfg says his board can handle 6 led's at once . The led's with the driver board are only $2.25 ea! you may even ask him to add the second led to his board.

http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/miniatureleds.html

$8-9 for just an led without a driver board is ridiculously expensive , even for those nano led's!

If the person is wiring the LED's, the price isn't all that excessive, you're talking custom work.  Put another way, if you bring me your locomotive and want LED headlights installed, you'll certainly pay at least that much for me to do the work.  The actual LED bulb and associated components are incidental, it's the labor and time that costs for that installation.

check this web site out. I highly recommend these 2x3 mm LED's. All there products are out standing. The persons name is Tim Anderson.

 http://www.ngineering.com/lightng.htm

http://www.ngineering.com/     

Bob

I love the ngineering MARS light simulators, I always keep a few in stock for retrofits.

Well guys, thank you all for your input on this.   I talked to my installer this morning, and the LEDs are $4.50 each, (originally quoted at the $8-9 each price) , and will be the correct color.    He tells me that my diesels can have the bug boards lit, also, as they have lighting in them.   I was unaware of this, I knew some newer Overlands had number boards lit, which is kind of neat.   He is just getting started on my units, and I think I will have him set the number boards up as a separate function.    Thanks again........

If he's installing them for $4.50, you're getting a good deal, I wouldn't quibble about that!

I typically try to light up anything that is capable of being lighted if the customer wants it.