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Avlite is your go-to supplier for Grimes lighting solutions for corporate aircraft, including Barons, Gulfstreams, and beyond. We offer strobes, navigation and landing lights, master caution lights, and specialized cabin and interior lighting. Refit specialists can rely on our expertise for custom requirements and solutions to challenging lighting needs. Most strobe lights, power supplies, bulbs, and lamps are available for immediate shipment, either new or through overhauled exchange programs.

Avlite stocks a comprehensive range of Grimes lighting products tailored to general aviation needs, including navigation lights, rotating beacons, instrument lights, strobes, power supplies, and landing lights. We carry a complete line of lenses, contacts, lamps (14V and 28V), springs, and more. Overhauled and certified strobes, beacons, and power supplies are available through exchange. Avlite guarantees the best prices on any in-stock Grimes product and provides expert assistance with every order.

As a major global supplier, Avlite provides Grimes lighting solutions specifically for helicopter operations, from beacons and searchlights to specialized instrument lights and vibration-isolated exterior lighting. We maintain the world’s largest exchange program for helicopter search and landing lights, offering fully reconditioned units with unmatched warranties and overnight global delivery. Parts, strobe lights, and power supplies are always in stock, with no extra fees for AOG (Aircraft on Ground) services. Avlite recently secured contracts serving two of the world’s largest commercial helicopter fleets.

With nearly four decades of accumulated inventory, Avlite possesses the world’s largest collection of Grimes military lighting fixtures suitable for current and historic aircraft models. Our extensive stock includes strobes, navigation, panel, warning, caution, anti-collision, landing gear, approach, and formation lights. Avlite also supplies the DGFS and DCFS government agencies, offering direct purchasing for U.S. government facilities, same-day shipping, and priority handling of AOG and urgent military requests at no additional cost. We offer consultation to assist you in sourcing hard-to-find items.

Avlite proudly continues the legacy of Warren Grimes, supplying authentic lighting fixtures for vintage aircraft—from the original Models A, B, and C navigation lights to early retractable lights (ST250 and ST1220) and cockpit/instrument lighting. We offer a retrofit kit for modern sealed beam lamps compatible with the original ST250 retract lights. Our extensive inventory includes newly discovered stocks of rare lenses and replacement parts for vintage installations. Leveraging detailed original drawings and hands-on expertise, Avlite provides specialized knowledge for accurate restorations.