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A 1996 would have headlights used in the 1987-1991 Ford F150 pickup. It takes 2 full sets and you have to remove the integral turn signal from the inner set.

The yard lights should be Chevrolet 1973-1987 or GMC pickup cargo lights.

The LED Marker Lights should be Dialight 45001R (red) and 34001AB (amber).

The LED tail and brake lights are Dialight 80131RB (red) and 80131 AB (amber).
Michael, would you have lighting info on the 1984 coaches?
Sorry, I only have lighting info for the 1990's coaches. Hopefully someone with a Classic with chime in.
Anyone compared the LED light cutoff patterns. I know a lot of Jeep Wrangler owners swear by (and pay more for) the JW headlights. I bought cheap Chinese versions and they work ok. The newer cheapNese LEDs work better and have a better cutoff than mine do (mine kind of splatter light everywhere and the high beams are useless!). The cutoff refers to the horizontal beam of light (and probably the left/right sides) you see at night on some cars - some are way more defined than others...
I basically run with my high beams on the coach because they are SO dim no one can tell the difference and I never get flashed... lol
I forgot to mention that I plan to add a 36” single row light bar beneath the generator slide-out; it’s the perfect location for one; I just have to figure out how to wire it to deal with the genset sliding in/out.
BTW, what would be wrong with ordering TWO sets of the High/Low beam lights and running them all when the high beams come on... is there such a thing as too much light?
I run both of my set of headlights on high beam. I installed switches so I can run low beam on inner only, outer only or both and high beam on inner only, outer only or both but my standard setting is low beam on outer only and high beam on both.
Thanks Michael, do you mind sharing your wiring diagram with us? Did you install relays (assuming there were/are none)?
Yes, I did install relays because mine did not have any relays in the headlight circuits. The full load of the headlights went through the dash switch and the dimmer switch prior to my installation of relays. Let me look around and see if I can find my wiring diagram.
Adrian,

Install relays first. A couple of threads on here about how to.
Yes, relays are on my list... :-)
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