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Title: headlight conversion question
Post by: craneman on September 01, 2018, 11:55:15 am
To those who have had the Xtreme headlight conversion, how bright are the headlights and is the bulb a common bulb that can be bought locally? Planning to have it done.
Title: Re: headlight conversion question
Post by: John44 on September 01, 2018, 12:02:26 pm
Don't have the conversion but some of them use JW Speaker brand lights,you can research them,another good brand is Nilight.
Title: Re: headlight conversion question
Post by: craneman on September 01, 2018, 12:12:24 pm
I didn't see any option at Xtreme for the standard horizontal three light conversion on my model coach.
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Post by: Tim Fiedler on September 01, 2018, 12:13:09 pm
They changed from Hella just ask. Fun are bright, bright are sunshine is out. Crazy not to have some upgrade if you drive at night
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Post by: jcus on September 01, 2018, 12:23:49 pm
Take standard bulb, but easily replaced with an hid or led bulb. Much brighter and better coverage because of higher position. This is my 99.
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Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on September 01, 2018, 01:09:59 pm
They use a common bulb. If they do the driving lights too then four are the same size and interchangeable, 90 mm I think and the bigger ones are 120 mm. Rance added a license plate recess too. Very much better for night driving. We did the rear lights as well and added a set of high turn/stop/tail lights for visability over the toad.
They did have a vertical and a diagonal option but the horizontal option is nearly 100%. It makes the coach look more modern as well.
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Post by: rbark on September 01, 2018, 03:59:08 pm
jcus, that picture makes your coach look like it's floating on air! Cool!
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Post by: jcus on September 02, 2018, 12:40:40 am
jcus, that picture makes your coach look like it's floating on air! Cool!
Finally got the anti-gravity levitation device working, so took the wheels off. Now to work on the braking part.
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Post by: amos.harrison on September 03, 2018, 06:27:45 am
I have found the Xtreme lights adequate but not overly bright. I've never had a light burn out but have replaced four of six for reflector corrosion(after 8 years!)
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Post by: John44 on September 03, 2018, 10:42:30 am
Headlights in this day and age are like computers used to be years ago,as soon as you buy one it's about obsolete because bettter ones come out all the time.Unless Xtreme pre drills their fiberglass and for the money they charge for this conversion you should be able to get any headlight you want,not just the ones they want.
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Post by: Chris m lang on September 03, 2018, 10:55:29 am
Roger do you mind sharing the cost of the light conversion front and rear — they look really good Chris
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Post by: Tim Fiedler on September 03, 2018, 11:10:06 am
My rear LED at Extreme a few years back were $1500, my fronts were $3,000, I am sure those prices are higher now
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Title: Re: headlight conversion question
Post by: craneman on September 03, 2018, 11:32:51 am
My rear LED at Extreme a few years back were $1500, my fronts were $3,000, I am sure those prices are higher now
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I was quoted at $3,500.00 for the conversion I have the appointment for. That is why the brightness question. I do drive at night, always have. That is just for the headlights, the fog lights would be $2,000.00 more
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Post by: Tim Fiedler on September 03, 2018, 11:35:56 am
Way, way brighter than stock, never use my brights
Title: Re: headlight conversion question
Post by: craneman on September 03, 2018, 12:26:25 pm
Way, way brighter than stock, never use my brights
I will see if they have changed since yours was done as others have said not so bright.
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Post by: Roger & Susan in Home2 on September 03, 2018, 02:22:27 pm
Prices quotes here are about right. In big round numbers ... $3,500 for the headlights, $2,000 for the driving/fog lights and license plate recess, $2,500 for the rear lights, upper lights weren't much, stainless housings, same lamps. If Rance had to make fiberglass resesses it would have been more. The front end damage from then the lady clipped me was $2,000. The new steps were $2,500. And while Rance was at he fixed a bunch of little cracks and there was painting involved.
In order of value to us ... Steps, High Rear lights, headlights, tail lights, driving/fog lights/license recess.
The steps are sturdy and safe. Worth every penny. I can see the drivers behind us react much faster with the more visible high lights. I have an electronic module to add that will make the all of the brakes lights flash a user programmable number of times and duration and then stay on steady. I drove through KC at night with the old lights, never again. The new ones make driving at night possible and safe.
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Post by: Tim Fiedler on September 03, 2018, 03:36:05 pm
Steps, steps, steps. Love mine too They painted my roof too, worth it
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Post by: Chuck Pearson on September 06, 2018, 02:03:55 am
Prices quotes here are about right. In big round numbers ... $3,500 for the headlights, $2,000 for the driving/fog lights and license plate recess, $2,500 for the rear lights, upper lights weren't much, stainless housings, same lamps. If Rance had to make fiberglass resesses it would have been more. The front end damage from then the lady clipped me was $2,000. The new steps were $2,500. And while Rance was at he fixed a bunch of little cracks and there was painting involved.
In order of value to us ... Steps, High Rear lights, headlights, tail lights, driving/fog lights/license recess.
The steps are sturdy and safe. Worth every penny. I can see the drivers behind us react much faster with the more visible high lights. I have an electronic module to add that will make the all of the brakes lights flash a user programmable number of times and duration and then stay on steady. I drove through KC at night with the old lights, never again. The new ones make driving at night possible and safe.
Those seem to be very reasonable prices given the amount of work involved.