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Entry Door Exterior Light

I have a 2000 U320.  My porch light fixture at the entry door is failing.  Have replaced the tubes couple times but would like to replace fixture with LED.  Has anyone done this and if so where did you find the fixture. 
Bill and Joyce, The House2 and Dashboard Pig III
2000 U320 4210 CAI (The House2)
Build # 5733
2019 F150 King Ranch FX4

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Put inside your light after you pull ballast out
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Thanks Scott.  Looks like a good choice.  I also found an article on All Things Foretravel by George Stoltz from a couple years ago.  He replaced with led tubes.  Both good choices.  Thanks for your response.
Bill and Joyce, The House2 and Dashboard Pig III
2000 U320 4210 CAI (The House2)
Build # 5733
2019 F150 King Ranch FX4

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Quote from: Bill B –
Thanks Scott.  Looks like a good choice.  I also found an article on All Things Foretravel by George Stoltz from a couple years ago.  He replaced with led tubes.  Both good choices.  Thanks for your response.

Can you post a link to that article Bill?  Thanks!
Keith
2003 U320 38' #6197

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Quote from: WS6_Keith –
Can you post a link to that article Bill?  Thanks!

I guarantee that is content-scraped from Foreforums and the Yahoo Group without permission (as is the majority of that site)...  give me a minute to find it.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Bill it's a easy mod. Drill out a couple 1/8" pop rivets and toss ballast and bulb mounts . Cut led strips to length and stick in place. I added some RTV to secure in the heat of summer. Gang the wires together and it's good to go. 12 volt DC.
Scott

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[link removed - please see split topic link below - Michelle]
Michelle and Keith, This is the site I found the info on.
Scott, I will get to the fixture after my knee surgery.  Having a replacement on Thursday.  Lining up project for when I can get back on a ladder. 
Bill and Joyce, The House2 and Dashboard Pig III
2000 U320 4210 CAI (The House2)
Build # 5733
2019 F150 King Ranch FX4

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Hardest part was getting the fixture removed from the bus and cleaning up the old adhesive.
The rest is EASY!
Frank & Connie Williams
1999 U320 '36
Build: 5466
MC: 18335

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And me---I used Shoe Goo to help guarantee lifetime adhesion. That was about 8 years ago.
Nitehawk,  Demolition Lady, & our NEW master, Zippy the speeding BB cat.
1989 Grand Villa 36' ORED
Oshkosh chassis, 8.2 DD V8
2006 Saturn Vue AWD

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One thing to be concerned about when looking for LED lights in the input voltage.  Everyone things no big deal if it says 12V DC  Some LED fixtures do not like the 13.8-14.?? volts from coach 12v systems and will not last very long.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago
 

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Quote from: Bill B –
Thanks Scott.  Looks like a good choice.  I also found an article on All Things Foretravel by George Stoltz from a couple years ago.  He replaced with led tubes.  Both good choices.  Thanks for your response.
I have George's coach now and those yellow LED lights are still working great. They are currently lighting up a patio in a campground right now.
Bob and Pam Brumbaugh
Ernie (English Bulldog)
2000 U320 WTFE 40' Build # 5740 (former)
Xtreme "Lights and Paintjob"
Motorcade# 18659
Souderton, PA
Towd: 2021 Ford Ranger
Quickee Mini Golf Cart (former)

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