2013 Grandby rear flood lights.. alternative?

[BBZ]

Hey all.. would like to upgrade these.. anyone know of a plug and play LED version?

 

[fish more]

I used sail boat spreader lamps from Cabelas/Bass Pro Shops. They throw out a nice wide beam.

 

[achiral]

What lights was 4WC using in 2013, and were they direct wired or did they have a quick connect?

I think they switched to Grote 63991 wide floods (63981 are narrow, and I think more appropriate) at some point. The lumen output is higher than most low-beam headlights, they are/were made in the US, and are extremely high quality (with the associated cost). Note that the mount pattern for the swivel base on the Grotes is the same as the old halogen tractor lights, but since those were hard-wired, one needs to splice in the new pigtail connectors.

It's probably also a good idea to run a new ground wire back into a wiring harness, as the frame ground that 4WC uses is pretty finicky, and potentially high resistance (just a self tapping screw into the frame).

With the new swivel mounts and lights, you'll also need some butyl putty and outdoor silicone to make a watertight seal back to the camper siding.

 

[BBZ]

Not the grote 63991.. Big regular ole flood lights with one halogen bulb, only swivel up and down.. would like to be able to direct them more.. Hard wired, no quick connect

 

[achiral]

The Grote fixturing should be a match for the self-tapping two-screw mount pattern if they are PMI flood lights on there now. Note that they are also only a single-axis gimbal, though - not sure if anyone makes a two-axis flood?

Here's a good thread to get more info:
https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/3905-outside-flood-lightsdo-they-have-a-thermal-limiter/

 

[PokyBro]

I bought some reasonably priced led floods from Tractor Supply. They’re 6 years old, and continue to perform well. Very bright for rear of camper.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/traveller-15w-square-worklight

 

[Vic Harder]

I got mine from Princess Auto for even less... like $14/ea. And they are nice and wide.

 

[Krist003]

I just recently replaced mine with these. Not really flood lights, but they put out plenty of light for me. Look sleek too.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RZW1CPH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[ckent323]

I bought two of the lights at the link below and mounted them but they are not turning on. I think I need to run a new ground wire.

These are bright lights. I have seen similar lights that have lower wattage.

The location of the pivot and the distance the back of the light extends past the pivot prevents them from pointing straight back if mounted directly to the camper body. I made a 3/8" thick spacer to go between the base of each light and the side of the camper so they can be pointed straight back tor even straight down. I have them tilted to illuminate and area about 10 - 30 feet behind the rear of the camper which requires the spacers.
https://smile.amazon.com/6KLED-448-Worklight-FloodLight-Bowfishing/dp/B00DH3EY68?ref_=ast_sto_dp