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01-20-2013, 04:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 177
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Led lights
Anyone put led lights in ceiling fixtures of trailer. Wondering if you have to remove whole fixture or just plug in new bulb. What sources are there if this is possible
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01-21-2013, 10:05 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Southwest Wyoming
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No need to change out anything other than the bulb. The cheapest place I found was on Ebay. I changed all of mine out to LEDs. It took a little time to get used to the color of the light. It is amazing how cool they are compared to a regular bulb.
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2012 Grey Wolf 19RR
2008 Dodge 2500 CTD
Nights camped 2012 - 35
Nights camped 2013 - 46
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01-21-2013, 02:17 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 33,786
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there are literally hundreds of posts here on LEDs.
a quick search will give you hours of reading and info, without waiting for others to post.
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Shawn-Musician/Entrepreneur/Wine Expert
and Zoe the Wonder Dog(R.I.P.)
2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
4pt Equal-i-zer WDH and 1828lbs of payload capacity
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01-21-2013, 02:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Mohawk Valley of NY
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Since I dry camp almost exclusively, to not wear down the coach batteries, I too switched to LEDs throughout. I got mine on ebay, I looked for "warm white", I think around 3000 or 3500 degrees K (kelvin). I think I got 18 of them for around $30, shipped free, from China. I've used them one season, no problem so far. I was just down to a RV store this morning, they're still $15 to $30 EACH depending on which one you buy.
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01-21-2013, 02:29 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bikendan
there are literally hundreds of posts here on LEDs.
a quick search will give you hours of reading and info, without waiting for others to post.
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Hours? How about days!
Turbs
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01-22-2013, 05:49 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ2N
Since I dry camp almost exclusively, to not wear down the coach batteries, I too switched to LEDs throughout. I got mine on ebay, I looked for "warm white", I think around 3000 or 3500 degrees K (kelvin). I think I got 18 of them for around $30, shipped free, from China. I've used them one season, no problem so far. I was just down to a RV store this morning, they're still $15 to $30 EACH depending on which one you buy.
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I searched this on eBay but not sure which one...do you remember seller name and maybe I could search that way? Possibly a pic of what they look like? Thanks!
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01-22-2013, 07:43 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Posts: 1,142
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On Amazon get the 18 LED bulbs (5050 LEDs) they are the only ones I've had that are equal to a standard 921 bulb. LED Wholesalers are great for quality and help.
I put together a wish list for LEDs on Amazon.
Amazon LED choices
I have bought almost all of the lights except for the really expensive ones. I next am going to try the panel lights, especially the 5050 ones. I have been warned that some of the cheap Chinese ones get so hot they melt!
Remember to put aluminum foil tape on the inside of the dome light!
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2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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01-22-2013, 07:49 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBaron
On Amazon get the 18 LED bulbs (5050 LEDs) they are the only ones I've had that are equal to a standard 921 bulb. LED Wholesalers are great for quality and help.
I put together a wish list for LEDs on Amazon.
Amazon LED choices
I have bought almost all of the lights except for the really expensive ones. I next am going to try the panel lights, especially the 5050 ones. I have been warned that some of the cheap Chinese ones get so hot they melt!
Remember to put aluminum foil tape on the inside of the dome light!
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So this plugs right into the already existing light unit? Just looks so odd
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01-22-2013, 07:59 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Posts: 1,142
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If you have a wedge base (T10). If you have a bayonet base, they have those too.
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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01-22-2013, 08:02 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBaron
If you have a wedge base (T10). If you have a bayonet base, they have those too.
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Thank you I'll have to check what I have!
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01-22-2013, 08:04 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Posts: 1,142
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Like this:
www.amazon.com-Single-Contact-Bayonet
You want about 280 lumens. Cool white is very white 5,000+ Kelvin, warm white is yellower, about 3,500 kelvin.
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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01-22-2013, 10:38 AM
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RV Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Hinckley, Ohio
Posts: 292
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Has anyone used these flexible LED strips?
http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...ght-strip/999/
Thinking of using them as under cabinet lites in the home and trying them in the RV.
Just wondering about how much lite they give you, real task lighting or are they more like accent/mood lites?
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2007 2500 Silverado Ext. Cab, 6.5' bed 5.7L
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
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1958 Ford 800 Select-O-Speed (parts tractor)
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01-22-2013, 10:50 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
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The ones I've seen were more like mood lights, but if you send them an email, they'll know what you need.
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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01-22-2013, 07:36 PM
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Villa Estate 392FLFB
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 1,085
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I saw today at the dealership that the RV manufactures are in the LED game now and make a LED light factory. The housing looks like a normal one but the LED is a huge dot! bigger then a quarter! and on the backside inside is a block that the wires run into and is the power conditioner for the LED's.
Also replacement housing with 2 LED's is $26, individual LED is $19!
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01-23-2013, 12:50 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
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Do you have a website for it?
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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01-23-2013, 08:22 AM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
Posts: 34,507
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The_Stuff
I saw today at the dealership that the RV manufactures are in the LED game now and make a LED light factory. The housing looks like a normal one but the LED is a huge dot! bigger then a quarter! and on the backside inside is a block that the wires run into and is the power conditioner for the LED's.
Also replacement housing with 2 LED's is $26, individual LED is $19!
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Link?
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01-23-2013, 08:30 AM
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Incheon, S. Korea
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Posts: 1,142
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Here's my latest Amazon LED Christmas!
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Me, Julie, Lil' Barry, Faith, and OSD Fang
2012 Coachmen Clipper 126 - Don't even have a TV anymore.
I don't know when we'll be able to go camping again...
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01-23-2013, 12:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 1,387
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Quote:
Originally Posted by buzzards27
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I bought these and put them in the bed of my pickup and in the center console.
5M Waterproof 5050 SMD LED Strip 300 LEDs Cool White | eBay
They put off a bunch of light. I'm saving what I have left to maybe put in my Roo 21SS when I get it.
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Previous '17 Grand Design Imagine 2800BH, '13 Rockwood Roo 21SS
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01-23-2013, 09:21 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 177
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I put those on our awning roller. The ones I bought had 3m sticky side. A little control box lets me change colors by a little remote. I had more people stop and ask where they came from. Especially when they were scrolling colors
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