Switching out inside lights to LED

[Idaho air]

Bought a few LED light bulbs (if bulbs are the right word for LED's) to replace halogens inside our Airstream to conserve power. Cannot figure out how to get old bulbs out. Called dealer, and was told the fixtures are spring loaded, so you have to pry them out - suggested a screw driver. I have tried, but not coming easily and am afraid of scratching ceiling if I try harder. Any suggestions?

[Flysoncloud]

If they have been in there for a long time they may have a tad of rust on the metal side. I would hit them with a little WD40 and let that sit for a while.

[Woosch]

Recently replaced a number of bulbs in the Stream with LEDs. The only ones I remember having some trouble with were the puck lights and it took a good hard pull to get them out. Good luck!

[Gene]

The springs are pretty tight. I tried a butter knife (less likely to scratch) between the inner and outer rings to it out and then pulled it out with my finger. The butter knife didn't work very well, so I switched to the blade on a Swiss Army knife and tried to be very careful. If you slip with your finger, it can bite. You could put tape on the rings and around the fixture to prevent slips that scratch, but I just went for it. As you figure it out, it gets easier. If you scratch anything, don't worry, no one (except you) will ever notice it. So long as you got good quality LED's, they should last for many years and you'll never have to do it again.

Gene

[Dan@LED4RV]

Originally Posted by Idaho air

Bought a few LED light bulbs (if bulbs are the right word for LED's) to replace halogens inside our Airstream to conserve power. Cannot figure out how to get old bulbs out. Called dealer, and was told the fixtures are spring loaded, so you have to pry them out - suggested a screw driver. I have tried, but not coming easily and am afraid of scratching ceiling if I try harder. Any suggestions?

I have gotten a platic sheet rock putty knife and cut it into strips so they would be about 5/8 in wide. Then follow the picture below.


By the way. I used a knife here but learned the hard way. You can scratch them. The brass lights are harder to replace than the Brushed Nickel.