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    Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 8:25am
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I saw that Ray as I was considering purchasing them for the trailer.  I also noticed this:

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I missed that.  I guess that explains the $.99 price tag.  If shipping was cheaper, I'd still take a chance on them.   At that low price, even if every other one worked, I'd be ahead of the game.
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I saw that Ray as I was considering purchasing them for the trailer.  I also noticed this:

New other (see details): A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear. The item may be missing the original packaging, or in the original packaging but not sealed. The item may be a factory second, or a new, unused item with defects. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions
 
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I'm going to move forward and order the eBay ones for $,99 each.  You  can't beat that price and I'm really taken back by all the negative reviews of the Putco/Amazon ones.  I'm glad the user here is having good luck with his, but for the price, I'm not willing to take the risk.  As reported, they included the double-sided sticky mounting tape, so I can't imagine installation is all that big of a deal.  For the price of one set of the Amazon ones, I can have my entire R-Pod outfitted with these.
 
 
 
 
 
Well, now I'm back to reconsidering again.  I just went to order (10) of these and they wanted to tack on $21.90 for shipping, for a total of $30.00.  It's still cheaper that one set of the other ones, not counting whatever they charge for shipping.  I just hate getting ripped-off on shipping charges.
 
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I'm going to move forward and order the eBay ones for $,99 each.  You  can't beat that price and I'm really taken back by all the negative reviews of the Putco/Amazon ones.  I'm glad the user here is having good luck with his, but for the price, I'm not willing to take the risk.  As reported, they included the double-sided sticky mounting tape, so I can't imagine installation is all that big of a deal.  For the price of one set of the Amazon ones, I can have my entire R-Pod outfitted with these.
 
 
 
 
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We put in the 24 led ones everywhere ecept over the sink, did the 36's there. At least as bright as the factory bulbs, but a "cooler" temperature of light, more white/blue.. I don't mind it a bit, some might. We replaced the porch light with the putco bulb, it is at least, if not brighter than stock bulb. We did have two of the tape mountings come undone over the winter, I opened the fixture and pushed them back up, they have stayed up for the 2 weeks since I noticed them. 
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Thanks again everyone.  Yea, I'm leaning towards those .99 ones.  At that price, I can buy extras and replace them if/when one goes bad.  Glad to hear they come with mounting tape.  Jato has already said those Putco ones he has are bright.  How about these .99 one from oversees.  Are they as bright as the OEM bulbs that are already installed?  Jato, I'm going to try to get to that page in a bit.  Thanks.
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Hey Nascar Ray, I replaced all of our Pod's 921's with the exact bulbs from E/Bay that you're considering. They don't put out quite as much light as a 921, but are perfectly adequate for reading. They install very quickly with the included adapters and tape, and don't produce the seemingly almost dangerous heat that the 921's do. Longevity? I dunno, so I made sure because of the price to buy a couple extras.
 
 
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I am contemplating buying a 171 and have been watching both forums for months and have gotten some terrific info.  I was instructed to purchase some LED replacement bulbs on ebay.  I purchased 5 on anticipation of buying a 171.  They were .99 each, for a 36 leds per bulb.  They are sent from China and others who had purchased them were thrilled.  Great light output and certainly less than the $20/bulb from other sites of Camping World. 
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Couldn't find the putco bulbs on ebay, what kind of a deal can you get on a pair?
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putco charge to much go to ebay better deal
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