srbaum
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My Perko 170 incandescent lights needed replaced, as the starboard light housing was cracked and lens on both lights were in rough shape. In hopes of going with an LED replacement for the existing light and being able to use the same mounting and wire holes, I purchased the Perko 170 LED lights from West Marine (not cheap).
Off to my dock with philips screwdriver, wire striper, crimp pliers and heat-shrink connectors in hand. Certainly a job that could be performed in less than 20 minutes...surly.
The new light fixture is the same size, but the back side of the light is flush with the rim of the housing, leaving no room to run the wire (which comes out near the bottom of the light), to the center of the light, to use the existing wire hole in the boat. The solution was to make a rubber gasket thick enough to allow the wire to be positioned to the center of the back of the light for penetration into the boat, without pinching the wire.
So, the job took 2.5 hours including the time to purchased the gasket material, cut the material and wire, then mount the lights. Both lights have clear lens and there is no indication by looking at the light as to color.
Off to my dock with philips screwdriver, wire striper, crimp pliers and heat-shrink connectors in hand. Certainly a job that could be performed in less than 20 minutes...surly.
The new light fixture is the same size, but the back side of the light is flush with the rim of the housing, leaving no room to run the wire (which comes out near the bottom of the light), to the center of the light, to use the existing wire hole in the boat. The solution was to make a rubber gasket thick enough to allow the wire to be positioned to the center of the back of the light for penetration into the boat, without pinching the wire.
So, the job took 2.5 hours including the time to purchased the gasket material, cut the material and wire, then mount the lights. Both lights have clear lens and there is no indication by looking at the light as to color.