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Bosch Line laser receiver, red and green, 165 ft

The only receiver here that states its range laser by laser — and the only one whose beeper can be turned up for a noisy site.

Bosch LR8 line laser receiver with backlit LCD and rod bracket

Bosch Line laser receiver, red and green, 165 ft

The only receiver here that states its range laser by laser — and the only one whose beeper can be turned up for a noisy site.

Functions
Dual compatibility with red and green beam lasers, stated, and the working range given PER LASER: up to 330 ft diameter with the GLL3-330CG or GLL3-330C, 300 ft with the GLL3-300, 165 ft with the GCL 2-160. It is the only receiver on this shelf to state the range laser by laser, which is the honest way round — a receiver does not create range, it reveals the laser's
Measuring mode
An ADJUSTABLE audio signal giving a clear indication of on-grade positioning, stated to adjust to worksite noise levels. It is the only adjustable beeper on this shelf, and it is the feature that decides whether the tone is audible beside a compressor or intolerable in a quiet room. An oversized receiver window is stated for fast reception and finding the center line, and able to catch beams midair
Display
A backlit oversized LCD for easier beam detection in dark or outdoor areas, plus DUAL-SIDED LED arrow indicators for a visual readout on both sides of the receiver. Two faces, where one receiver on this shelf has three
Reference and mounting
A quick-release mounting bracket stated to attach to a leveling rod, plus heavy-duty magnets for metal surfaces. The magnets are the second mounting route and the faster one — a receiver on a steel stud or a door frame needs no bracket at all
Ingress protection
IP54, stated to withstand rainy or dusty jobsite conditions. One receiver on this shelf is IP55, which resists water jets rather than spray
Also stated
Four compatible Bosch lasers are named. No incompatibility list is published, and nothing on the page says that the laser needs a pulse mode switched on — which this shelf's buying tip calls the condition that decides whether the two work together at all
Supplied
The receiver and the mounting bracket. No accuracy bands are published, which this shelf's introduction lists as one of five comparisons
Amazon reference
B07BDRFTQS
EAN
0000346495027
  • The working range stated per laser, not as one number
  • Adjustable audio for a noisy site
  • A hundred and twenty dollars, the most expensive receiver here

Best for: A Bosch line laser taken outdoors, where the beep has to carry over a compressor

≈ $120
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Specifications

Functions
Dual compatibility with red and green beam lasers, stated, and the working range given PER LASER: up to 330 ft diameter with the GLL3-330CG or GLL3-330C, 300 ft with the GLL3-300, 165 ft with the GCL 2-160. It is the only receiver on this shelf to state the range laser by laser, which is the honest way round — a receiver does not create range, it reveals the laser's
Measuring mode
An ADJUSTABLE audio signal giving a clear indication of on-grade positioning, stated to adjust to worksite noise levels. It is the only adjustable beeper on this shelf, and it is the feature that decides whether the tone is audible beside a compressor or intolerable in a quiet room. An oversized receiver window is stated for fast reception and finding the center line, and able to catch beams midair
Display
A backlit oversized LCD for easier beam detection in dark or outdoor areas, plus DUAL-SIDED LED arrow indicators for a visual readout on both sides of the receiver. Two faces, where one receiver on this shelf has three
Reference and mounting
A quick-release mounting bracket stated to attach to a leveling rod, plus heavy-duty magnets for metal surfaces. The magnets are the second mounting route and the faster one — a receiver on a steel stud or a door frame needs no bracket at all
Ingress protection
IP54, stated to withstand rainy or dusty jobsite conditions. One receiver on this shelf is IP55, which resists water jets rather than spray
Also stated
Four compatible Bosch lasers are named. No incompatibility list is published, and nothing on the page says that the laser needs a pulse mode switched on — which this shelf's buying tip calls the condition that decides whether the two work together at all
Supplied
The receiver and the mounting bracket. No accuracy bands are published, which this shelf's introduction lists as one of five comparisons
Amazon reference
B07BDRFTQS
EAN
0000346495027

What the maker puts in writing

  • Dual compatibility: works with red and green beam lasers
  • “Detects lines from Bosch GLL3-330CG or GLL3-330C up to 330 Ft. diameter, the GLL3-300 up to 300 Ft. diameter, and the GCL 2-160 up to 165 Ft. diameter”
  • Adjustable audio gives clear signal of on-grade positioning, adjusts to worksite noise levels
  • Backlit oversized LCD · dual-sided LED indicator for readout on both sides
  • Oversized receiver for fast reception and finding the center line, catches beams midair
  • Quick-release mounting bracket, attaches on leveling rod · heavy-duty magnets · IP54

No accuracy bands. No incompatibility list. No mention of pulse mode.

Range per laser, which is the honest way round

And the only listing on this shelf that does it.

A receiver has no range of its own. It has a SENSITIVITY — and what it reaches depends on how much light the laser puts into the air.

So the same electronics reach 330 ft diameter with a GLL3-330C and 165 ft with a GCL 2-160.

The other receivers here publish one figure: 200 ft, 2000 ft. One of them at least adds “depending on laser”.

A single number on a receiver box is a number about somebody else’s tool.

A beeper you can turn up

Which on a site matters more than the screen.

Finding grade with a receiver is done by EAR. You slide it up the rod until the tone changes, with your eyes on the rod and not on the readout.

A fixed beeper is lost under a compressor, or painful in an empty room.

Bosch states the audio adjusts to worksite noise levels. Neither other receiver on this shelf has a level control.

Magnets, which are faster than a bracket

On a steel stud, a door frame or a joist hanger, the receiver goes straight on.

No bracket, no rod, no clamp to tighten.

The quick-release bracket is there for the grade rod. The magnets are for everything else.

And no word about pulse mode

Which this shelf’s buying tip makes the condition of the whole purchase.

“Confirm your laser has a pulse or manual/receiver mode before buying a receiver. Without it, the two are simply incompatible, whatever the diode color.”

This page names four compatible Bosch lasers and never states the rule. The receiver beside it on this shelf lists fifteen incompatible models from its own maker.

Four names are useful. They are not a rule.

Availability

On sale at around 120 € on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 8 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What gets asked here

Why state the range per laser?

Because that is how it actually works, and Bosch is the only maker on this shelf to say so. A receiver does not have a range of its own — it has a sensitivity, and what it can reach depends on how much light the laser puts into the air. So the LR8 reaches 330 ft diameter with a GLL3-330C and 165 ft with a GCL 2-160, using the same electronics. The other receivers here publish one figure — 200 ft, 2000 ft — and one of them at least qualifies it as depending on the laser. A single number on a receiver box is a number about somebody else's tool.

Does the adjustable beeper matter?

On a real site, more than the display. Finding grade with a receiver is done by ear: you slide it up the rod until the tone changes, with your eyes on the rod rather than on the readout. A fixed beeper is either lost under a compressor and a saw or painfully loud in an empty room, and the one you can set is the one that gets used. Bosch states the audio adjusts to worksite noise levels; neither other receiver on this shelf offers a level control.

What is missing from this page?

The pulse requirement, which is the one thing this shelf's buying tip insists on. Nothing on this listing says the laser must have a pulse or receiver mode switched on, and nothing names a Bosch laser that lacks one — where the receiver beside it on this shelf lists fifteen incompatible models from its own maker. Four compatible lasers are named, which is useful and is not the same as a rule. If your Bosch laser is not one of those four, confirm it has a pulse mode before ordering.

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    Scale
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