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led lights in rv

Hello I have a 1989 grandvilla several months ago I read some ways folks here were turning there coach inside to led. I would like to use the original housings take the guts out and replace with led thanks skeeter

Re: led lights in rv

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This thread may give you some ideas to get you started:

Another (Interior) LED Project
1993 U280 SE 40' WTBI, Build: 4359
C8.3 300hp, 6-Speed, Exhaust Brake
960 watts on the roof (6 x 160)
Sorento (or BOLT) on a Kar Kaddy SS
"Nature abhors a vacuum"

Re: led lights in rv

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Search for LED.  Lots of posts. 

The LE brand seems to be working well for most.  3000° K is a comfortable light color for most.  Lights are cheap enough to try a strip of both and choose for yourself.  I put my extra 6000° K strips in the basement bays.

Dimmers work well with any LED lights.  We seem to want more light during the day and less at night. 

Very nice high end one.
Amazon.com: ITC (21030-BKBNBK-DB Black LED Digital Dimmer: Automotive

These work with Alexa
Amazon.com: Sunix 12V Flexible RGB LED Light Strip Controller, Smart WiFi 5...

This is a pretty good remote controller but you should only use one, they get confused.
SLBSTORES 3528 5050 12V DC Mini Remote Controller for Single Color Dimmable...

A 12v power supply is helpful for testing
Amazon.com: LE DC 12V 2A Power Supply Adapter, AC 100-240V to DC 12V...

Lights on your awning
Night Lighting

Solder your light strips for reliability.

You can change every light out to LED, more reliable and they use much less energy.

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Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: led lights in rv

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Skeeter, listen to the wisdom from above. I followed their lead this past spring. It was a fun project and the lights work perfectly.

Larry
Larry Warren
1996  U320 36' SBID "Lola" sold 2020
Build #4970
Motorcade #18318

Re: led lights in rv

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Go to Amazon. Look up rv lighting for your  particular  Light housing. Go with the best reviews  ( some lights have hundreds of 5 star).  That's what we did and never looked back. We've only had trouble with one out of 18 puck lights and only that one because because some fool in the (Amazon) comments section said to "trim" the "prongs".    so that they would fit better,  wrong.  That's the one we have trouble with.
Robert and Susan
 1995 36' 280 WTBI 8.3 3060r
 1200 watts on the roof, 720 Ah of lithium's
 Build # 4637. Motorcade # 17599
        FMCA  # 451505
        18  Wrangler JLUR

Re: led lights in rv

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I had some partial LED strips left over from other projects and used them in my fridge.  The original incandescent lamp gave weak light and was not reliable, it would lose contact with the end connections.  I simply wired the strips as per Roger's instructions and used double sticky mounting tape to attach the strips to the wall of the fridge.  I soldered into the existing door switch.  I now have nice bright reliable lighting inside the fridge. 
Jan & Richard Witt
1999 U-320  36ft WTFE
Build Number: 5478 Motorcade: 16599
2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited w/Air Force One
Jan: NO5U, Richard:KA5RIW
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  I use the entire stock light housing , drill out the transformer rivits, and solder in the E bay LED lights.
 3M tape them up as mentioned .