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Are there any replacments for the little white spot lights in the engine compartment mine are broken and hanging by the wires
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Mine are the same way. I hear it's a common problem. With the base of those things being so small and the beating they go thru, it's no wonder they all break. I have been going to look at some RV supply places to see what them may have but there always seems to be something higher on the list.
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I bought a direct replacement at BoatUS but it was expensive. When the next one broke the same way (at the base), I machined a new base out of billet AL. I think that someone else here also made a new base for theirs out of nylon, delrin or some other plastic material.
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Originally Posted by pachangalpina
I bought a direct replacement at BoatUS but it was expensive. When the next one broke the same way (at the base), I machined a new base out of billet AL. I think that someone else here also made a new base for theirs out of nylon, delrin or some other plastic material.
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was looking at a new Cig at the lake they used Tractor Work lights like the ones you see on Cat equip.. Pretty durable
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Originally Posted by 27 redline fvr
Are there any replacments for the little white spot lights in the engine compartment mine are broken and hanging by the wires ![Evil](/forums/images/smilies/evilB.gif)
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One of my friends, goes by 27fountain on OSO, was making the bases out of aluminum. Several of us in Cincinnati have them now and they are really nice. I had mine powdercoated for an extra $7, for both. Not sure if he is making anymore, but the ones that he made are nice. No more worries about the bases breaking. I think I paid $20 each for the bases, but that was over a year ago and can't remember that far back, anymore.
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