Ditch Light Replacment Help ~ Athearn SD70M
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I was just going to post back saying im going to be using the DW Ditch Lights LOL
I think im going to use the 235-301 ditch lights. But i do have a question, do the DW ditch lights come with the bulbs or just the housing? I see a couple different ones, and right now im going with the Late Style w/Lenses (301). I see that Walthers lists ones that come with lights as well:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=&scale=&manu=details+west&item=&keywords=ditch+light&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search
The ones that come with lights say there pre-drilled, so are the ones that come without the bulbs pre-drilled as well and just come without the bulbs or would i have to drill my own hole in it? For example, in the Walthers link, look at part number 235-301 (Ditch Light -- Late Style w/Lenses) and then look at part number 235-360 (Predrilled Ditch Lights w/3.0 Volt Bulbs)/ The 360 one says pre-drilled, but the 301 does not, so are they both pre-drilled?
On the newest run of Genesis line locomotives, ditch lights are stock and already assembled on the model. One the earlier versions, they came with the details that need to be added by the modeler.... So yes, they are stock, but the ones you have to assemble on the older Genesis locos, you have to assemble the ditch light housing, which i said in my first post, i was having a tough time doing because they are so small and i kept loosing them in my thick carpet lol
Well i guess if #301 isnt drilled, i will just have to drill them out. I dont see why they wouldnt be pre-drilled though, but you never know. I guess an email to DW is in order lol
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Trucklover
BNSF SD70MAC's
I was just going to post back saying im going to be using the DW Ditch Lights LOL
I think im going to use the 235-301 ditch lights. But i do have a question, do the DW ditch lights come with the bulbs or just the housing? I see a couple different ones, and right now im going with the Late Style w/Lenses (301). I see that Walthers lists ones that come with lights as well:
http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=&scale=&manu=details+west&item=&keywords=ditch+light&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search
The ones that come with lights say there pre-drilled, so are the ones that come without the bulbs pre-drilled as well and just come without the bulbs or would i have to drill my own hole in it? For example, in the Walthers link, look at part number 235-301 (Ditch Light -- Late Style w/Lenses) and then look at part number 235-360 (Predrilled Ditch Lights w/3.0 Volt Bulbs)/ The 360 one says pre-drilled, but the 301 does not, so are they both pre-drilled?
Trucklover
BNSF SD70MAC's
On the newest run of Genesis line locomotives, ditch lights are stock and already assembled on the model. One the earlier versions, they came with the details that need to be added by the modeler.... So yes, they are stock, but the ones you have to assemble on the older Genesis locos, you have to assemble the ditch light housing, which i said in my first post, i was having a tough time doing because they are so small and i kept loosing them in my thick carpet lol
Trucklover
BNSF SD70MAC's
Well i guess if #301 isnt drilled, i will just have to drill them out. I dont see why they wouldnt be pre-drilled though, but you never know. I guess an email to DW is in order lol
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