The under cabinet lights in the coach are the originals. Early in I changed the old halogen bulbs with LED. Functionality for many years. The gold trim rings continue to degrade and the DW would like the new look of brushed nickel or chrome.
I found some thin brushed aluminum lights to replace the failing over sink lights sold by ALOVECO that were perfect R&R LED (also only 0.6" deep). Remove the old, connect the wires and press back into the cutout. Flip the switch and I look like a genius. I ordered 24 to continue the task.
Uh oh. The under cabinet lights in my 96 are 2 in and the replacement lights will require a a 2 1/4" to 2 5/16" cutout (seems the lights over the sink were larger). Bummer. I do not want to try to drill a larger hole for obvious reasons.
I searched the forum and see the larger puck lights. Anyone find a replacement light that will be a non drilling solution?
Hoping for the best! Thanks.
Foretravel has them on sale right now,check with them.The ad is on facebook.
How do you access the ad?
Search at the foretravel owners group,it popped up on me,ad stated to call parts dept.
I had spoken with Brad at Parts and these also require a larger cutout for installation. I guess 96 models had some different fixtures under the cabinet with a 2" cutout and a 2.5" total diameter with three fine screws for mounting. The search continues.
Alan. I am taking a different approach, our under cabinet lights are gold but are still in good shape. I plan to take them out and glass bead then paint with oil rubbed bronze(brown) to match the cabinet pulls that are oil rubbed bronze.
Chris
Our gold rings are crumbling. We've glued, "Bondic'd", caulked them up. They just aren't really salvageable.
I could not find an exact replacement, spray painted them with primer and then silver, worked and looks great with all the brushed satin in the coach.
You won't like this- gold is slowly coming back
Someone with a 3d printer should be able to easily produce durable replacement rings in a variety of colors.
PROBLEM SOLVED
Before I went the 3D route I wanted to exhaust all possibilities. Remember that I wanted LED, non gold finish and would not require me to enlarge the cutout in the bottoms of my cabinets. I found the following product and it is installing like a charm. Pretty close fit and on less than 5% of the cutouts I had to use a burr bit on a drill to make a little space. Like the old halogen fixtures, they slide into the cutout and are screw mounted (using the screws I had to take out).
RV Interior LED lights|12V LED Recessed Ceiling Light (https://www.i-rvparts.com/12v-ceiling-light/103-406-dream-lighting-12v-led-recessed-ceiling-light-rv-camper-cabinet-lamp-for-boat-caravan-yacht.html)
The silver bezel screws off just like the original gold ring units. Very happy!
Hope this helps someone else.
It looks like a great replacement, but I'm sorry that it only comes in white and chrome; I'd prefer brushed nickel. I would like to eventually change out all the gold fixtures (I know, it's coming back in style). In the meantime, I broke a bezel to one of my puck lights. If anyone has extras laying around....
They do have them in black as well. I thought about that color thinking against my walnut cabinets it would be so dark as to be unobtrusive. If the DW decides she hates the chrome polished finished, old rattle can here we come in the brushed nickel. Was just so glad to find a product that fit in the existing cutout and we're only 0.6 in thick!
Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I've used these in the house. 12v, 90+ CRI, dimmable, white/black/brushed nickel trim rings included
Lotus LED Lights AD-107T-3K LED Ultra Slim Puck Lights – ohBulbs.com (https://ohbulbs.com/products/lotus-led-lights-ad-107t-3k-led-ultra-slim-puck-lights)