Handy Don 16,307 #26 Posted 7 hours ago Looking good. Headlights need a re-aiming! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 69,805 #27 Posted 6 hours ago 37 minutes ago, Handy Don said: Looking good. Headlights need a re-aiming! I have four new LED bulbs to install and aim. It’s funny, this coach takes the old school 2B1 bulbs that are high and low beam. The outer bulbs are wired for low and the inners for high. Since I am changing to LED and the load will be lesser, I plan to make them all work, when asked to. A machine this large, good lighting seems crucial to me. Fun fact, that was one item on the coach that Julie and David were not sure if they worked. They owned it for 17 years and never drove in the dark! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,307 #28 Posted 6 hours ago 12 minutes ago, Pullstart said: I have four new LED bulbs to install and aim. It’s funny, this coach takes the old school 2B1 bulbs that are high and low beam. The outer bulbs are wired for low and the inners for high. Since I am changing to LED and the load will be lesser, I plan to make them all work, when asked to. A machine this large, good lighting seems crucial to me. Fun fact, that was one item on the coach that Julie and David were not sure if they worked. They owned it for 17 years and never drove in the dark! Totally agree on good lighting (that’s why I noticed it 😉) however I’m very sensitive to the risk of too much light, especially for oncoming and near-ahead drivers. Since your coach’s wiring already accommodates separate high and low beam circuits I hope your plan is to add diodes of adequate capacity that will let you power both high and low from the “high side” but only the lows from the “low side." I’ve also become a solid fan of my car’s auto-dimming system which uses a video camera and software instead of a simple sensor to detect situations where dimming is appropriate. It can remarkably reliably detect (and quickly react to) oncoming headlights, taillights of a vehicle ahead within radar range (~350 meters), overhead street lights, blinding fog, or daylight. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 78,380 #29 Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Pullstart said: machine of any size driven in the dark, good lighting seems crucial to me. Fixed that for you 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 69,805 #30 Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Handy Don said: Totally agree on good lighting (that’s why I noticed it 😉) however I’m very sensitive to the risk of too much light, especially for oncoming and near-ahead drivers. Since your coach’s wiring already accommodates separate high and low beam circuits I hope your plan is to add diodes of adequate capacity that will let you power both high and low from the “high side” but only the lows from the “low side." I’ve also become a solid fan of my car’s auto-dimming system which uses a video camera and software instead of a simple sensor to detect situations where dimming is appropriate. It can remarkably reliably detect (and quickly react to) oncoming headlights, taillights of a vehicle ahead within radar range (~350 meters), overhead street lights, blinding fog, or daylight. I do not plan to run both high and low at the same time, but I will have the ability to run 4 low beams or 4 high beams at once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
