Older trailers LED interior upgrades
Laughing Gas
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Decided to keep all the lighting in the original light chamber which gets shielding from the airflow. So really cannot comment on how well the LED lighting stands-up to cooking grease as my solution does not get much exposure to it.
Mountain Pass
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From: South Jordan, Utah
Here are a few things I learned over time about LED's and color placement.
For 'white' lights, look for the light 'color' as measured in kelvin.
- ~3K (3,000) is closer to a standard (not halogen) 12v filament bulb and 25W - 60W incandescent 120v bulbs.
- 5K is a nice sharp white.
- 6K starts to introduce blue and women tend not to like it.
- Descriptions of 'warm', 'cool', 'bright' are rather subjective.
For 'white' lights, look for the light 'color' as measured in kelvin.
- ~3K (3,000) is closer to a standard (not halogen) 12v filament bulb and 25W - 60W incandescent 120v bulbs.
- 5K is a nice sharp white.
- 6K starts to introduce blue and women tend not to like it.
- Descriptions of 'warm', 'cool', 'bright' are rather subjective.
Another thing that some might find of interest is that the higher the K temperature, the more it is going to mess with your sleep. The blue/white lights are what a lot of people are upset with. I am looking for the warmer temp lights for my trailer, 3k or as close as i can get.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: DeMotte, IN
I replaced all of my interiors with these last year: https://www.amazon.com/GRV-24-5050-S...G9BTTH2YD5D03X
They are extremely bright compared to the incandescent lights, almost like the light above a dentist chair. I know they have a warm white option also. I boondock quite a bit so these were a great option to help reduce amp consumption.
They are extremely bright compared to the incandescent lights, almost like the light above a dentist chair. I know they have a warm white option also. I boondock quite a bit so these were a great option to help reduce amp consumption.
Hotshot
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From: Wyoming
Are the expensive bulbs any better than the cheap ones? I didn't buy supercheap bulbs but they weren't the most expensive either. Unfortunately, the ones I used to replace the halogen bulbs cause interference with the radio. I get zero radio reception when those lights are on. I don't recall if it is AM or FM that has the problem.
Laughing Gas
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My two go-to sources for LED's are:
- vleds.com This company tends to run on the expensive side and I still go to them as quality and customer service are great. Sure, there are defects on occasion, but the service makes up for it.
- JDM ASTAR on Amazon. Price is reasonable and so far the quality is high with only a very few items going bad.
I have vleds and JDMAstar LED's through out the vehicles and RV, so they get abuse and are still working well.
If the LED is for a 1157 / 3157 installation, I highly recommend vleds as their products make for a very distinct difference in the 'dim' and 'bright' modes. I tried cheaper alternatives, but they presented very little difference between the two modes and had a high failure rate. So, should have paid for quality in the first place . . .
So far, I have only run into RF interference with a set of red LED's in the car. Have ~3000K's from JDM ASTAR through out the RV, a couple of 5000K's in the galley, and zero issues with radio reception.
- vleds.com This company tends to run on the expensive side and I still go to them as quality and customer service are great. Sure, there are defects on occasion, but the service makes up for it.
- JDM ASTAR on Amazon. Price is reasonable and so far the quality is high with only a very few items going bad.
I have vleds and JDMAstar LED's through out the vehicles and RV, so they get abuse and are still working well.
If the LED is for a 1157 / 3157 installation, I highly recommend vleds as their products make for a very distinct difference in the 'dim' and 'bright' modes. I tried cheaper alternatives, but they presented very little difference between the two modes and had a high failure rate. So, should have paid for quality in the first place . . .
So far, I have only run into RF interference with a set of red LED's in the car. Have ~3000K's from JDM ASTAR through out the RV, a couple of 5000K's in the galley, and zero issues with radio reception.
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2015
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From: Wyoming
Thanks for the tip on VLED. If I decide to replace these LED bulbs I'll take a look at VLED.
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