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    Quote Originally Posted by dronthelake View Post
    Yes. I replaced all 34 ceiling (G4B-CWHP10-DAC cool white), 12 courtesy (WLED-NW5 natural white), 11 engine gauges (WLED-NW5 natural white) and 1 water tank level (WLED-NW5 red) gauge lights with LEDS.

    I bought a couple cool white and a couple warm white to test. We went with the cool white. We prefer the white/blue tint over the yellow tint of the warm white. I also find it easier to read with the whiter light. The main cabin is on 3 switches, the bath on 2, the forward birth on 2 and the rear birth on 2 so we can adjust the amount of light for any given need. The courtesy lights are in the cockpit, swim platform and bow pulpit and are controlled by 3 switches.

    I also have a 3 mile LED mast light (nav/anchor), 2 mile stern light and 2 mile reg/green nab lights. We have red LED rope light around the entire perimeter of the back enclosure and also behind the Maxum logo shield on the sides of the boat. Several boats have blue rope lights but so far we are the only ones with red. I chose red as it does't affect your night vision as much as the other colors.
    Where did you go thru on the intake lights?
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    I tapped into the engine compartment light wiring and feed it though the opening behind the MAXUM logo shield. There is a large opening behind the shield.
    David & Carol
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    Pardon my ignorance, but is the G4B-CWHP10-DAC a bulb replacement that fits in place of the existing bulb in the stock base, or would I need to replace the base as well?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MCM View Post
    Pardon my ignorance, but is the G4B-CWHP10-DAC a bulb replacement that fits in place of the existing bulb in the stock base, or would I need to replace the base as well?
    Yes, this bulb fit in our existing overhead fixtures with no modifications.
    David & Carol
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    Quote Originally Posted by dronthelake View Post
    Yes. I replaced 11 engine gauges (WLED-NW5 natural white) .

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    White Guage Lights? That is gonna kill your night vision. Red would be the better color for night vision.
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    I did. Some cheap bulbs from ebay.
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    Yes, I have. Don't underestimate the power of the SEARCH feature:

    http://www.maxumownersclub.com/forum...ghlight=Lights
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    Quote Originally Posted by shrew View Post
    White Guage Lights? That is gonna kill your night vision. Red would be the better color for night vision.
    The needles are red and the face plates (numbers) have red filters so everything appears red.
    David & Carol
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    Quote Originally Posted by dronthelake View Post
    I tapped into the engine compartment light wiring and feed it though the opening behind the MAXUM logo shield. There is a large opening behind the shield.
    I guess the 3000 doesn't have as much room as the 3700. I may look at removing the logo cover, it appears to be held on with one screw on each side.
    Did you use flex strip lights or bullets?
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    We used exterior red led rope light. Took about 16' to make the loop behind the logo shield.
    David & Carol
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