Lighting Modifications

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   Larry, you should be able to find softer L.E.D.'s on Amazon with the same kind of base to plug into.  On our 177 (2011) it came standard with filament bulbs and when we changed over they ran $ 9.00 a piece, that was in 2012.  Fortunately prices have come way down since then!  What you probably have in your unit are the L.E.D.'s that are the 5000 kelvin brightness scale, bluish white and harsh on the eyes.  What we purchased are  2700's which are very similar in brightness to your incandescent  bulb, more of a yellow color and not harsh at all on the eyes.

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jato Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3221	Topic: Lighting Modifications Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 3:36pm
	Larry, you should be able to find softer L.E.D.'s on Amazon with the same kind of base to plug into. On our 177 (2011) it came standard with filament bulbs and when we changed over they ran $ 9.00 a piece, that was in 2012. Fortunately prices have come way down since then! What you probably have in your unit are the L.E.D.'s that are the 5000 kelvin brightness scale, bluish white and harsh on the eyes. What we purchased are 2700's which are very similar in brightness to your incandescent bulb, more of a yellow color and not harsh at all on the eyes.
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 3:11pm
	LED's are dc devices. So while not all 120Vac LED lights are dimmable because of their power supply design I think (might be wrong, I haven't researched it) that 12Vdc LED lights should all be dimmable. Has anyone ever tried to put the lighting circuit on a central dimmer?
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GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2629	Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 1:08pm
	Many owners on the forum have put filters inside the semi-opaque covers to tone down the intensity of the lights. IIRC, there are no "bulbs" in the light fixtures, but they are surface mount LEDs. There are also very similar lights available that are dim-able. It may not be intuitively obvious, but the covers come off with a small counter-clockwise twist. You may want to use latex or other "grippy" gloves to get a good hold of the cover in order to twist them off.
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LarryG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Dec 2018 Location: CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 10:42am
	Any suggestions to modifiy or enhance the interior lighting? 2018 179 has LED lights that are super bright. This if fine under certain circumstances but I'd like to have the option of more gentle lighting. I haven't figured out how to take the covers off the lights to see if I can just change the LED bulbs (is there such a thing?). I've thought of hanging some kind of light cloth on the ceiling to lower the intensity of the overhead lights. Or maybe battery operated table lamps for reading. Ideas?