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General Bass Boat Discussion => High Performance Bass Boat => Nitro => Topic started by: stratos bandit on July 22, 2013, 12:49:06 PM

Title: Bow mounted navigation lights
Post by: stratos bandit on July 22, 2013, 12:49:06 PM
I have been looking for the navigation lights (green/red) Ranger installed in the bow of the Z520's.  I would like to install them on my Nitro.  Anyone know where I can buy them?
Title: Re: Bow mounted navigation lights
Post by: Craig314 on July 22, 2013, 12:57:54 PM
Try Blue Water LED's, i have them installed on my Ranger and they are sweet. I also installed Red led deck lights and put white ones in all my compartments too.
Title: Re: Bow mounted navigation lights
Post by: stratos bandit on July 22, 2013, 01:12:06 PM
I wish I was not a complete idiot when it comes to wiring and adding switches!
Title: Re: Bow mounted navigation lights
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 22, 2013, 02:56:20 PM
Quote from: stratos bandit on July 22, 2013, 01:12:06 PM
I wish I was not a complete idiot when it comes to wiring and adding switches!

Old Jim here in our area made a bunch for a few of us in our club.  If you just want nav lights no need to even mess with switches, just tie into the front light wires.  You will have to drill a hole one each side and run the wires into the bow, find the wires running up to the bow light pole hole and splice black to black and red or white to red or white, sometimes green.  Now when you turn on the lights like always the front comes on without you having to put in the light pole.
Title: Re: Bow mounted navigation lights
Post by: stratos bandit on July 22, 2013, 03:04:10 PM
Quote from: Ron Fogelson on July 22, 2013, 02:56:20 PM
Old Jim here in our area made a bunch for a few of us in our club.  If you just want nav lights no need to even mess with switches, just tie into the front light wires.  You will have to drill a hole one each side and run the wires into the bow, find the wires running up to the bow light pole hole and splice black to black and red or white to red or white, sometimes green.  Now when you turn on the lights like always the front comes on without you having to put in the light pole.

My comment was directed more at wiring in general.  After looking at the Bluewater LED's, I would love to be able to wire some LED bars in my compartment and have them run thru switches at the console.

I have lots of ideas to do stuff like that but just no experience in getting things to connect and work properly. 
Title: Re: Bow mounted navigation lights
Post by: Ron Fogelson on July 22, 2013, 11:45:34 PM
Gotcha  ;)