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Technische gidsen voor professionele installateurs.

Bekabeling, connectoren, veiligheidsbewijzen en waar de industrie naartoe gaat. Geen verkooppraatjes — dit zijn de naslagwerken die ons eigen werkplaatsteam gebruikt bij het offreren van een retrofit.

Installer fitting an LED beacon using a waterproof connector at a trailer mounting point

Technical guide

Wiring LED lighting on 24V commercial vehicles.

A lamp is only as compliant as the wiring that feeds it. This guide covers cable sizing, fuse selection, earth routing, and the three mistakes that account for roughly 80% of the retrofit callouts we see: undersized feeds, sharing a fuse with the wrong system, and grounding to the wrong chassis point.

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Detail view of a sealed waterproof connector mated to a vehicle lamp pigtail

Technical guide

Connector types on 24V commercial vehicles.

Every lamp on a commercial vehicle terminates in a connector. The choice between Deutsch, SuperSeal, AMP, JST, Bulgin or one of the dozen other options is not cosmetic — it determines whether a retrofit survives five years of jet-washing, road salt and vibration. This guide maps the main families, what each is good at, and which ones belong nowhere near a commercial vehicle.

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Wide overview of multiple commercial vehicles with full marker- and position-lamp installations

Insight

How professional lighting prevents accidents.

Vehicle lighting is a safety system, not a cosmetic one. The numbers behind that statement come from national accident studies across the EU — and they're consistent enough that a fleet manager justifying a lighting upgrade can point at them with confidence. This piece collects the evidence and what it means in practice.

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Range of Stratos LED light bars in various beam patterns

Insight

The future of LED lighting on commercial vehicles.

The 2015–2025 decade was about replacing filament lamps with LEDs. The 2025–2035 decade is about replacing static LED lamps with adaptive, networked, vehicle-aware ones. Here's what's coming to commercial-vehicle lighting in the next five years, what's in the labs today, and what a fleet buying new trucks in 2026 should ask for as future-proofing.

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IP69K-rated LED light bar undergoing high-pressure water test

Technical guide

IP ratings explained — IP67, IP69K and what the numbers mean.

Every lamp in our catalogue carries an IP (Ingress Protection) rating — IP67, IP68, IP69K. The numbers look interchangeable but they're not; each represents a specific test cycle defined under IEC 60529 and ISO 20653. This guide explains what each rating actually tests for, and which one matters for which application.

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White-light LED bar against a clean studio background

Technical guide

Colour temperature — why white isn't always white.

A "white" LED can range from a warm yellow-tinged 2700K to a cool blue-tinged 6500K. The choice affects how a beam reads to the eye, how it performs in fog and snow, and how the human visual system responds at the end of a long shift. This guide explains the spectrum, the trade-offs, and what we ship.

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