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    Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 6:52pm
Hi all,
I have a 2017.5 179 with a light issue.
Has anyone coated the inside of the cover of the overhead lights and in order to lessen the intensity?
I find the lights painfully bright at night.  If so, what did you use?  I'm thinking maybe a neutral opaque color of some sort. I'm just interested in what others have done.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated..
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I replaced all my lights with dimmable LED units.
You can buy single or double units and they easily replace your existing bright lights.
I think it was Camping World but you google dimmable LED lights for RV's.

Happy Camping.

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We have used night lights. They are fairly inexpensive
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I'm curious, do these overhead lights change out easily?  It seems like they would break with the slightest twist.

Also, which night lights matchup with our overheads?
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sorry, I should have been more clear in my reply. We use the night lights in the regular wall outlets.
I have not tried to change out the overhead lights but I know several on this forum have done so.
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😁 just wondering.  Thanks
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Originally posted by Steve 911

I'm curious, do these overhead lights change out easily?  It seems like they would break with the slightest twist.

Also, which night lights matchup with our overheads?



I don't know if it has changed but my incandescent bulbs in our 2011 177 are wedge base.  They pull straight out with a firm pull.  I replaced them with LED replacements and gained lots of battery life.  Also, if I had two or more of the lights on the fan in the converter ran.  Now I can have all on and it doesn't run.
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Mine are led lights and extremely bright. I've been using the bathroom light, with the door closed.  There's just enough light coming from the door gap. Not a problem in the daytime, but at night I could wear sunglasses. Hey, that's an idea, we will just wear sunglasses at night....problem solved lol...
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You could try shopping around for "bulbs" with fewer diodes and this may help, to a degree. In my case, the one over my dinette table can still be annoying, due to the angles and close distance. Sometimes, a well placed piece or two of tape on the lens..........
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I just got one of these recently to play around with. Haven't taken it camping yet, but it sure is a nifty gadget and I really like the light.


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