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01-23-2010, 08:14 AM
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1 Rivet Member
2008 16' International CCD
Brattleboro
, Vermont
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 18
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LEDs
I need to extent my battery life as much as possible as I am rarely at a location with hookups. Has anyone had experience with LEDS as a replacement for original halogen lights?
Are they as bright as the originals?
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01-23-2010, 08:36 AM
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Rivet Master
1961 24' Tradewind
1969 29' Ambassador
1970 21' Globetrotter
Jamestown
, Tennessee
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,783
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I have replaced 6 of my 1156 bulb lights with LED replacement strips.
I find them adequately bright, but it is a whiter light than I would prefer. I used 2 zip led strips to replace each bulb.
The current fro each light is reduced my 90 percent or more. Total load from all 6 at once is slightly less than one 1156 bulb. In my case I seem to be saving 10 or more amp hours per day.
Here is an informative source
LED Lamps Replace Hot Incandescent and Halogen Bulbs in RV and Boat Interior Lighting Fixtures
I think they also have halogen and other replacement options
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61 tradewind, plus a few others
13 Ram 2500 TD
99 Dodge TD 577K miles
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01-23-2010, 08:42 AM
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"Cloudsplitter"
2003 25' Classic
Houstatlantavegas
, Malebolgia
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 20,000
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PLENTY of info....google search will get you there.
Have done the halogen replacement, very satisfied.
led - Google Search
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01-23-2010, 09:29 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimball
I need to extent my battery life as much as possible as I am rarely at a location with hookups. Has anyone had experience with LEDS as a replacement for original halogen lights?
Are they as bright as the originals?
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Do a search, plenty on this subject. That being said, we boondock a lot and replaced I/2 of our interior lights ( dual light fixtures ) with LEDs and are extremely satisfied.
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01-23-2010, 09:34 AM
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Rivet Master
1967 22' Safari
1960 Caravel
Edmonds
, Washington
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,499
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimball
I need to extent my battery life as much as possible as I am rarely at a location with hookups. Has anyone had experience with LEDS as a replacement for original halogen lights?
Are they as bright as the originals?
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This is a good read. http://www.airforums.com/forums/f447...hts-17392.html.
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1973 F-250 4X4 390
1965 Chevy Suburban 454
AIR 6030
WBCCI 4258
TCT
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01-23-2010, 10:24 AM
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Rivet Master
1969 23' Safari
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 699
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the Vintage Trailer Supply site has some neat new "puck" lights in both white and warm-white, very thin and cool looking, check 'em out..
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01-23-2010, 10:30 AM
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Rivet Master
2021 27' Globetrotter
Saint Louis
, Missouri
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,108
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These are available at the Airstream Store.
Since you have a newer unit with halogen lights, they might be a good replacement.
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BRN #20321 Air #4056
"Oooh - They have the Internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson
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01-23-2010, 12:36 PM
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Rivet Master
2012 25' Flying Cloud
Battle Lake
, Minnesota
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 7,714
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We replaced the dinette lights and the bed reading lights with LED's from the Airstream store. The dinette lights (warm white) are much too dim, unless you like candlelight. The original halogen bed reading lights were too bright, so these new LEDs are perfect. I think we'll replace all but the halogen ceiling lights, as we don't need them for boondocking.
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03-02-2010, 10:42 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Edgewood
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 19
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These seem to be a better option for replacing the 1141 / 1156 lights:
LEDTrailerLights.com - RV LED interior ceiling light 1141 1156 warm white
I've installed a few and have been happy with the results, they are a nice pleasing, warm white color temp.
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03-02-2010, 10:54 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2007 19' Bambi
2005 18' Westphalia
Evans
, GA
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 218
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We have replaced the under cabinet and indirect lights in our 2004 CCD with warm LEDs.
We used 10s for the under cabinet and 6s for the indirect.
The reading lights are next on our list.
We order from SUPER BRIGHT LEDS - LED Lights & Accessories
We plan to keep the ceiling halogen for the time being as we rarely use them and only when we have electrical hookups.
We are perfectly happy with the LED quality and quantity of light.
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03-03-2010, 12:45 AM
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Rivet Master
2020 30' Classic
Derwood
, Maryland
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,515
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This place ROCKS - great ideal for saving power when trying to minimize current draw!!!
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2020 30’ Airstream Classic
**I Love U.S.A.**
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03-04-2010, 07:43 PM
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1 Rivet Member
Edgewood
, New Mexico
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 19
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2005 GMC CC 4x4 D/A
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05-05-2010, 09:16 PM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
Currently Looking...
Denton
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 789
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Brighter
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimball
I need to extent my battery life as much as possible as I am rarely at a location with hookups. Has anyone had experience with LEDS as a replacement for original halogen lights?
Are they as bright as the originals?
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These are brighter than the Halogens they replace.
Click here to see them
Fix
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05-05-2010, 09:50 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 22' Safari
Gresham
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 621
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We have a 2005 Safari, will we have to replace the entire light fixture?? or can we just replace the bulbs with the LED's?? We plan on doing more boondocking, so need to look at how we can make the most out of our resources.
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05-05-2010, 10:04 PM
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Rivet Master
2006 19' Safari SE
Tucson
, Arizona
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,627
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sempi2
We have a 2005 Safari, will we have to replace the entire light fixture?? or can we just replace the bulbs with the LED's?? We plan on doing more boondocking, so need to look at how we can make the most out of our resources.
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In post #13 click on that link...you'll see what these LEDs look like and the graphic below is there as well...it shows you what fixtures this LED fits. Ours is an 06 Safari SE and has the ceiling in-set fixtures as shown in the upper left hand corner. The inner-most ring pops out (it holds the lens, so be sure not to drop it...and don't do this while the halogen light is on or you might get burned...they get hot from the halogens). Just pull out the halogen bulb and replace it with the LED. Easy stuff. Some prefer warm white. We prefer cool white in our SE.
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05-06-2010, 05:45 AM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
Currently Looking...
Denton
, North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 789
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Replacing with LEDs
Quote:
Originally Posted by sempi2
We have a 2005 Safari, will we have to replace the entire light fixture?? or can we just replace the bulbs with the LED's?? We plan on doing more boondocking, so need to look at how we can make the most out of our resources.
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Sempi2
I'm not sure what lights you have but yes you can. Here is a picture of a recessed puck light replacement.
This company also has the 1156.
Click here to see the 1156.
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07-06-2010, 08:09 PM
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1 Rivet Member
2009 23' FB Flying Cloud
Seattle
, Washington
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 9
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We've been replacing our 10 watt G4s with 5 watt bulbs. Still enough light in our trailer and it saves on the batteries when boondocking.
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07-06-2010, 08:33 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 25' Safari
Trabuco Canyon
, California
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 866
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sempi2
We have a 2005 Safari, will we have to replace the entire light fixture?? or can we just replace the bulbs with the LED's?? We plan on doing more boondocking, so need to look at how we can make the most out of our resources.
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My 05 Safari uses the white plastic fixtures using 1141 bulbs. I used the 1141 LED replacement from ledtrailerlights.com that was posted earlier in the thread.
These lights give almost identical light to the stock 1141 bulbs. I replaced 8 bulbs and have been happy so far.
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07-06-2010, 11:04 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2008 16' International CCD
kamloops
, british columbia
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 118
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Funny to come upon this tread just as my hubby was outside doing this exact same job. Back in the spring I thought long and hard about potential upgrades to our camping. I was not satisfied with the shower head (went with the oxygenetic sp?) and ordered 8 LED's from A/S. Not that we boondock but most provincial campgrounds don't have power. It took him all of 5 minutes if that to replace the lights, we have gone ahead and ordered more online at a cheaper price. Looking forward to seeing how the change affects the battery life.
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07-07-2010, 12:01 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 28' Ambassador
Morada
, California
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,584
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See my posts #259 & 260 for some pics of the same LED bulb replacement shown by 'rogerthat' above...I've got old and new for comparison...
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f447...tml#post863974
We've found them to be great replacements - not like the wimpy, dim LED 'bulbs' of the past, I know I've tried about 5 others before going with these...
Ray
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