Has anyone upgraded to LED ?

Herbie · Jun 20, 2014

I am looking to change the interior lights to LED. Not sure if to go with a new fixture with the led installed, or just install a LED bulb.

Also, does anyone know the voltage difference at the fixture, battery vs. generator? I have found fixtures the have a range of 11-18 volts.

Looking for answers. Thanks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RV-LED-12v-...Parts_Accessories&hash=item35ce33deaf&vxp=mtr

whp4262 · Jun 20, 2014

Herbie said:
I am looking to change the interior lights to LED. Not sure if to go with a new fixture with the led installed, or just install a LED bulb.

Also, does anyone know the voltage difference at the fixture, battery vs. generator? I have found fixtures the have a range of 11-18 volts.

Looking for answers. Thanks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RV-LED-12v-...Parts_Accessories&hash=item35ce33deaf&vxp=mtr

With the generator charging the battery the voltage will be a couple volts higher then the normal battery voltage by itself. So it should be more than 11v but less than 18v.

I changed my rear ramp lights to LED and bought a couple LED 1141 replacement lights to try inside. My wife doesn't like the bluish light from the LEDs so I'm going to try a couple warm color LEDs to see if I can get closer to the incandescent light color. Either way I will change them all because the LEDs consume a fraction of the amps and are much cooler then the 1141s

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Hastey · Jun 20, 2014

I just changed bulbs. We did it to cut down on the heat.

JohnDar · Jun 20, 2014

I've changed all of the bulbs in our rig to LED's except for the three over the vanity. Even the 120V lamps we have are now LED's. It's not cheap, but the heat and power reduction are worth it.

bigdob24 · Jun 20, 2014

I have change to LEDs on all our RVs , there are a few sites that sell the bulbs. Just figure out whitch base fits and replace the bulbs.
We do a lot of dry camping and LEDs make a very big difference on battery usage.
Also get a reduction in heat off the bulbs so let's the air run cooler if you keep all the lights on.

Mizmary · Jun 20, 2014

Almost all of ours are changed. We just bought the bulbs as opposed to the fixtures. They work well.

Lynn1130 · Jun 20, 2014

A search here will bring up numerous threads about LED change over.

All interior lights in our rig have been changed over. The best buy I found was on EBay and from China. I have had the bulbs in for over a year with no trouble or failures. Heartland can give you the types of bulbs in your particular unit and there are several places to cross reference them.

This is a good article to review.
http://www.loveyourrv.com/install-r...aign=Morning+Star-+Edition+1&utm_medium=email

Bogie · Jun 20, 2014

I changed all the lamps in the existing fixtures in my rig with LED. I changed them to reduce the power drain on the batteries while boondocking. I got them at a very reasonable price on ebay. Yes... they came from China, but nearly all of them are manufactured there anyway. You may want to do some research on color temperature before you buy. The first group I bought were bright white and the DW hated them. The next batch were warm white. I reused the bright white in the garage and other outside lamps. Happy wife, happy life!

bsuds · Jun 21, 2014

I just received my first batch of LEDs and installed them yesterday so time will tel if DW likes them or not. She hasn't seen them yet. Try buyincoins.com as I averaged $1.50 per bulb. (1157 bulbs in our fixtures) These can be as high as $15 ea locally.
The 18smd's will work for the areas you don't need to be too bright and the 68 seem to be good for the others. I have ordered 20 more for a total of 40 and the cost is approx $65.
Now I just need to figure out which bulbs I need for over the table and the one over the stove as I want to replace them as well.

mobilcastle · Jun 21, 2014

We also changed with bulbs from Ebay-electric usage drops quite a bit.

Shugh · Jul 10, 2014

After upgrading our 4000 from last year it had the old school lights inside.

Our newest unit has already been converted over to led and must admit love it. give off far better lighting and bulbs are not a issue Found no change in load on the rig/gen/shore infact it brought load down just a little

BigHornDan · Jun 28, 2021

JohnDar said:
I've changed all of the bulbs in our rig to LED's except for the three over the vanity. Even the 120V lamps we have are now LED's. It's not cheap, but the heat and power reduction are worth it.

Hi John. I want to swap out the incandescent bulbs in the ceiling lights. Are they the bayonet type bulbs? And if so, are they single pole or double pole type bulbs? Thanks

BigHornDan · Jun 28, 2021

Mizmary said:
Almost all of ours are changed. We just bought the bulbs as opposed to the fixtures. They work well.

Hi. Did you swap out the bulbs in the double ceiling light fixtures? were they bayonet style with 1 or 2 poles? Thanks

JohnDar · Jun 28, 2021

BigHornDan said:
Hi John. I want to swap out the incandescent bulbs in the ceiling lights. Are they the bayonet type bulbs? And if so, are they single pole or double pole type bulbs? Thanks

Hi Dan. The ones in the ceiling fixtures were single pole, 1141 base bayonet lamps. We had wall sconces in our rig that were two pole lights and took a different bulb number (don't remember which).

BigHornDan · Jun 28, 2021

JohnDar said:
Hi Dan. The ones in the ceiling fixtures were single pole, 1141 base bayonet lamps. We had wall sconces in our rig that were two pole lights and took a different bulb number (don't remember which).

Thank you so much. I just ordered the right bulbs. Cant wait to see the difference. Those incandescent bulbs throw off some heat!!

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