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04-16-2006, 09:54 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
Posts: 5,627
M.O.C. #889
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rope lights
I had a few folks ask for pictures of the lights I had installed. Here are a few pictures of them around the entire island. These are installed under the counter top lip and are not visible unless you lay on the floor and look under the lip. These are taken during the daylight, looks much better at night. Thanks to Steve R. I am able to finally post them.
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04-17-2006, 01:38 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Wetumpka
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Nice job! I'm sure the effect is really great.
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04-17-2006, 01:51 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tipton
Posts: 3,646
M.O.C. #191
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How did you attach the lights?? NICE
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04-17-2006, 03:28 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Weatherford
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Great - another task for my list. These look great!! Sometimes I lay a rope along the top of the slide out - provides a nice TV watching light and ambience.
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04-17-2006, 07:36 AM
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Montana Master
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M.O.C. #889
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Judy,
Thank you!
Carol,
I used clear thumb tacks spaced about every 12" or so. The 6 other new kits I bought in Feb. came with their own mounting bracket. I went with the thumb tacks as the hole they leave is much smaller than using the screws the kits come with. Being under that lip the tiny holes will not be noticeable if I ever trade this coach in for another Montana.
VanMan,
I was thinking of doing the same thing, rope lights around the slides as well. Now that I have another 6 packages might have to work on that this week. Oh the possibilities...
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04-17-2006, 11:39 AM
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Montana Master
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Montana Sky, Looks very nice!! I was wanting to do something like that also. Can I ask where you found the rope lights? I have seen where some are very skinny but have not been able to find them. Thanks!
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04-17-2006, 04:05 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tipton
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M.O.C. #191
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Ok, so, I am tired and having dead brain cell attack,
MontanaSky, did you attach the thumb tacks THROUGH the lights?? like in the plastic???
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04-17-2006, 04:10 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Castle Rock
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M.O.C. #4624
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Montana Sky,
Great job, we don't have an island but the slideout, hmmmmm
mac
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04-17-2006, 08:37 PM
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Montana Master
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Dave, those lights must give off a very nice ambience and the right tunes in the background and a nice red wine to sip on. I might look into some rope lighting myself. Good Job.
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04-18-2006, 02:20 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Weatherford
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M.O.C. #9
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I put some of these in the stick house along the top inside edge of three bookcases which are attached together (to now make a full wall of shelves). I just used small nails under the rope and then slightly bent them upward to hold the lights. Of course I don't have to worry about the bumpy roads !!
Ours are just the 110V rope lights you can find at WalMart. You can buy these in 12V also but they are pricey. I just caught them at Christmas time. We have blue and white for the slide out so it just depends on the mood we're in (or want to be in).
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04-18-2006, 09:08 AM
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Montana Master
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Great job!!! Another job for Don....
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04-18-2006, 11:01 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brownsburg
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I hope your are happy with yourself now. Everybody will be wanting them installed.
Think I will have to go by stock in rope lights now.
If my wife reads this I am cooked - might as well go get the tools out.
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04-18-2006, 02:13 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
Posts: 20,229
M.O.C. #2839
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We have several strings of those rope light in Various colors Now I know were to use them.
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04-18-2006, 04:36 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Marysville
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M.O.C. #2334
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The AC ones are fairly cheap. On-line, SailorSams.com has them for $1.29 per foot for both the 3/8" and 1/2" diameter ones. Cabelas carries them too, but they are a little pricier: $14.99 for a 6 foot length.
http://www.sailorsams.com/mall/light...0Rope%20Lights
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04-18-2006, 04:37 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Marysville
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M.O.C. #2334
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darn ... my fingers don't match what I'm thinking. The above post reflects the prices for 12V rope lamps!!
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04-19-2006, 04:48 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Weatherford
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M.O.C. #9
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Hey! That pooch matches your carpet !! Way Cool !!!!
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04-19-2006, 08:00 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
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M.O.C. #889
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Maybe I have found a new employment opportunity. Just the thing. Rv decor with Rope lights! Who knew?
Don,
I must say, the tunes are always spinning, and its 5 o'clock somewhere.
Carol,
This one is hard to explain so bare with me. If you look at the thumb tack from the side, it has two ledges, 1 at the base where the tack goes in and the 2nd where you would press to push the tack into the wall. The rope light fits between those 2 ridges. I took the rope and stuck it under the counter first, then placed the tack so the rope fit between those two ridges. Once I finally had the tack and rope in place I pushed the tack into the cabinet. The trick to making the lights stay in place while traveling is to have them pressed firm against the bottom of the countertop. Make sure there is no slack in rope and it will be perfect. I have to admit I stole this idea from one of the Marathon Prevost H3-45's I was in last year. They used the high end fiber optic lighting under the toe kicks along the counter. I saw it and knew exactly where and how I was going to pull this one off. I was able to find these lights at Target during the holiday season last year. I did see something very similar at Lowe's last week. You might want to check there, Wal*Mart or Home Depot.
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04-20-2006, 02:44 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Paola
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M.O.C. #4961
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Montana Sky, my wife read your post and said "we have toe kick in our unit" so guess what I will be doing soon.
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Dennis & Linda Ward
Paola, Kansas
Montana 3735MK Legacy Edition
1200 watts of Solar
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04-20-2006, 12:21 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
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M.O.C. #889
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Sorry Mudchief!
I wanted to do the toe kick at first but the island only had them on the kitchen side. So I improvised and came up with a solution to get the effect I was going for.
I am just getting started on some of these upgrade ideas in my head. Will be a slow going process throughout the summer, maybe I will have them done before the fall rally in Goshen. Just another idea for those of you that have space above your cabintes. I think the 3475RL comes to mind of having space up there along with the 3600RE. What a perfect place for some rope lights!!! Maybe around the bottom of the bed? Sure beats having to turn on those bright 12v lights in the middle of the night. Oh the ideas are endless....
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04-20-2006, 12:27 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
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M.O.C. #889
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And incase any of you folks from Keystone get the thought of using my rope light idea in the 07 Montana's I only have one request. Remember where you got it from. =) Maybe we can call it "Dave lights" in the options section of the brochure. LOL!
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