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Title: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections
Post by: Dwayne on September 04, 2010, 07:55:22 pm
After replacing the rear A/C unit, the trim strip between the vinyl headliner sections now fails to cover a small section where previously the old A/C unit took up more space.  I will have to replace this strip but am toying with the idea of using wood stained to match the walnut interior and installing a number of under cabinet type LED discs all along the length of it.  Can anyone who has installed LED fixtures tell me how many I can string together on one circuit?  I would probably tap into the 12V lighting wiring in the cabinets.  I don't want to create an overload on any 12V circuit.  I would probably do a run in the front lounge area, another grouping in the dining area and a third bunch in the bedroom.  If anyone has replaced this vinyl strip with something else I'd be interested in hearing about it in case I drop the idea of using wood.
Title: Re: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections
Post by: Mike Baldacchino on September 04, 2010, 08:08:39 pm
Don't use wood stained to match the walnut....use walnut and keep the foretravel standards up.  Someone put oak at the top of the stairs and in the cockpit area.  I couldn't wait to replace it.
Ask David at Foretravel what they used to coat the walnut on your coach to match.
Title: Re: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections
Post by: Kent Speers on September 04, 2010, 09:26:23 pm
Regarding the number of LED's, I can't imagine that you would overload a 12v circuit with any reasonable number of LED lights. Keep in mind that I don't know the specific circuit you will be using or your coaches schematics but LEDs draw such a small amperage that I can't imagine they will create a problem. If you do create an overload, you will simply blow a fuse. Then remove some of the LEDs or some other load on that circuit.
Title: Re: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections
Post by: PatC on September 08, 2010, 05:03:30 pm
On the leds, I doubt you can  over load the circuit.
 
And with the walnut, on my unit I found Minwax "Antique Walnut" PolyShades was a perfect match.