
Looking to replace your MR-16 halogen (kitchen!) lights?
The single LED spotlight from our "The Works" kit was designed with the same mounting holes as the halogen globe holders that Van's supply in their lighting kits.
They are a drop-in** replacement for your Van's halogen lamps, with the following points to note:
Shout out to Paul at Flyleds... upgrading my [halogen] lights was instrumental to safely landing this wonderful bird at night. The two Single Spots in each wingtip (4 total) provides enough lumens to see like an owl at night! Mitch S
Supplied un-assembled as the completed light PCB, heatsink, collimating lens, mounting nutplates and rivets, the light requires about 15 minutes of assembly time. (No soldering required!)
Instructions are available here and on YouTube:
The typical 6-32UNC mounting screws and springs we use in The Works kit are optional. If you are replacing your Van's halogens you already have these!
We can also supply some optional beam diffuser lenses that will widen the light beam out to 30 degrees, perfect for taxiing duties.
The heatsinks extend 70mm behind the board, and the collimating lenses are 27mm tall. The lights are not waterproof (or very aerodynamic!) so they would need to be mounted behind plexiglass in your DIY creations.
** We made these to the same dimensions as Van's current halogen light fitting as found in OP-39 for the W-715-1 wingtip, and also as used in Van's RV-10 wingtip lighting kit. You should find that the three aiming screws around your bulbs are about 2" apart and are #6-32 size.
We are aware that there was an earlier version of halogen light fitting (RV-6 vintage) that used #8 adjusting screws and nutplates, and is larger in size overall so the screws are set wider apart as well. These lights won't 'drop in' here without you needing to fabricate a new front plate, but the results will still be well worth it!