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Old 01-25-2009, 06:36 PM   #1
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LED Replacements for interior and exterior lights

We had quite a thread going in Quartzsite about LED replacements for the trailer's interior and exterior lights. Dave Andersen and Robbie Simons, who are very much into using solar panels, batteries, and inverters to power their trailers, bought a number of LEDs to replace several types of lights in the trailer.

The existing light bulbs, which are mostly car types, draw quite a bit of power and generate a lot of heat. The replacement LEDs draw a little over 10% of the current, which means less heat, and are nearly as bright. The white LEDs are now available in several shades of white from cool (more of a blue tint) to natural, whatever that means, to soft, or warm, more toward the red end of the spectrum.

After they had spent a bundle on the replacements, I said, why don't you look at
Super Bright LEDs
on the Internet? I'm not promoting this site because it's been years since I bought anything from them, but it shows what's available and gives a benchmark price for everything. A little searching on the Internet should show other sources and maybe some feedback on this particular vendor.

Sometimes it doesn't seem like the easiest site to navigate, but I found a quick way into the pricing structure. Go
Here
to get directly to pricing for car and RV LEDs.

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Old 01-25-2009, 08:38 PM   #2
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Thanks Bob for posting this info. I suspect a "show and tell" will include a lot of LED lights!

Later.....

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Old 01-26-2009, 02:51 AM   #3
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Haven't got into inside LED's but have change out my car hauler inclosed trailer rear lights to LED'S and from the safety point they are excellent. Out (SOB) came with LED's on the exterior and the mid level lights also works as a turn signal. I recomend replacing at the very least the rear lights, turn signals and brake lights. Very easy to change out and will last much longer. We were using the LED's several years back in the Trucking industry. And they take much less current. They do cost more. GBY....
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Old 01-26-2009, 03:41 AM   #4
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I didn't go to LED lights, but I did change out five of the lights with Thin Lites. We have used the Thin Lites for several years in campers and like the light they give off.

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Thanks for posting that site Bob.
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When I say LED lights the DW gets a bit fired up. She recalls the white LED Christmas lights that had a purple tint, kind of a funeral cast she says. The reds are real red but I don't think she would appreciate me changing out the exterior lights to red
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When I say LED lights the DW gets a bit fired up. She recalls the white LED Christmas lights that had a purple tint, kind of a funeral cast she says. The reds are real red but I don't think she would appreciate me changing out the exterior lights to red
Exterior lights to red?

Guess she should maybe look at the website above.
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Old 01-28-2009, 02:59 PM   #8
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There's been threads about LEDs over the years. They provide the same amount of lumens (the way to compare the amount of light output by the lamp) as an incandescent lamp for a fraction of the power and have minimum residual heat. The problem is that they're still too costly unless you are an avid dry camper. The additional upside of longevity of LEDs is a plus and if I had the means I'd change every lamp to LEDs today.
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Old 03-15-2009, 03:37 PM   #9
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Does anyone know if there is a replacement for the Big Sky's halogen lights? They draw even more power and give off more heat than the regular Montana lights.
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I installed LEDs in two of the kitchen lights to try them out. DW does not care for the color, kind of a blue white, suppost to be super white. She says she could live with it concidering the amout of energy we would save.
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Old 03-15-2009, 07:02 PM   #11
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The vendor, superbright LEDs, offers three different color temperature LEDs in several of their product lines. I personally don't like the cool, or blue tint, of LED myself, either. The warmer colors match the eye's response in brighter light and are more comfortable (the brighter the light, the warmer I want it to be). I've used the blue/white LED headlamps while hiking and firefighting, and the brighter they are, the more difficulty I have with depth perception (probably has something to do with age, too, I'll admit), which makes walking in uneven terrain a bit perilous.

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Thanks for the website!
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