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center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections

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.
Dwayne Keith
1992 U240
3116/MD3060

Re: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections

Reply #1 –
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.
Michael Baldacchino
'97 40' U320

Re: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections

Reply #2 –
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.
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Locust Grove, OK
1993 U300 SSE 40' (Restored at FOT 2009) Build 4323
720 watts Solar
6V92TA DDEC Silver Engine
2014 Subaru Outback

Re: center trim strip between vinyl ceiling sections

Reply #3 –
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.
1994 U225
build #4514