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Need advice on bulb replacement

So I have a fluorescent tube out in the ceiling light in the front of the coach. Before I break something can someone tell me how the cover comes off.

Thanks
Keith
The selected media item is not currently available.Keith & Jo
2003 U320T 4025 PBBS Designer series
Build 6203    Cummins 500hp
2000 U320 4010 WTFE / Build 5762 —Sold—
Motorcade #18070   
Pasadena, Texas
2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara-Sunset Orange pearl coat
Don't argue with a fool, people watching might not be able to tell the difference.

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #1 –
Looks like someone put screws in the trim, should of been held on with velcro. Try undoing the screws and gently pull down on the trim.
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #2 –
The fwd light is different than the other lights. Wood frame is screwed in and it must be removed first, light fixture is one piece, and its cover must be removed to get to bulbs. It is the only light in the coach set up like this.
Jim C.
coachfree, previous 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2003 Foretravels.

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #3 –
You should not have to take off the wood trim.  It just goes around the light fixture but doesn't hold it in. The plasic cover fits into grooves on the sides of the fixture itself.  Use a flat thin pry bar or spatula or table knife to get it started loose on one corner.  Once it start it will just pop out.  The plastic part is pretty flexible but be gentle.

This is a picture of the fixture with the flourescent gut removed and LED strips in place.  The switch is two use two or four strips.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #4 –
Roger, maybe they made the frame a little bigger in 01, but on my 99 the wood covered the sides of the light fixture, I guess I could have got the plastic cover off without removing it, but as I was doing it for the first time, like the poster,  I wanted to have a clear view of what I had to do. I don't always get it right away, so if I can see how it is put together, I have better luck. I think the frame only had 2 or 4 screws holding it up.
Jim C.
coachfree, previous 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2003 Foretravels.

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #5 –
I had six like this in our 2001. Four screws holding up the wooden frame that is just a surround for the fixture. Either way the cover comes off pretty easily.
Roger Engdahl and Susan Green
2001 U320 3610 #5879 (Home2) - 2014 Jeep Cherokee or 2018 F150
Hastings, MN

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #6 –
Looking at it that is what I thought but I know how plastic will get brittle with age and with my luck I thought I should ask first before I broke something
The selected media item is not currently available.Keith & Jo
2003 U320T 4025 PBBS Designer series
Build 6203    Cummins 500hp
2000 U320 4010 WTFE / Build 5762 —Sold—
Motorcade #18070   
Pasadena, Texas
2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara-Sunset Orange pearl coat
Don't argue with a fool, people watching might not be able to tell the difference.
 

Re: Need advice on bulb replacement

Reply #7 –
Treat it like a new motorcycle, take it home park it the driveway and give it a good hard kick so it falls over and gets its first ding, after that you can truely enjoy it, without stress.
Old Phart Phred, EIEIO
89 GV ored 36' #3405 300 hp cat 3208 ATAAC side radiator, mountain tamer exhaust brake