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    Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 4:20pm
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We have them in all fixtures except the one in the kitchen slide-out, which we kept bright white.  This bulb in the bath fixture makes for an excellent night light, BTW...
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Posts: 22 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Aug 2017 at 5:57am
I have used automotive engine paint. It can take the heat and you pick the color. Spray inside of lens & start with a lite coat to test darkness. You can only do the light you want to dim. I did this but not in my r-pod.
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We found our LED lights disturbingly bright so I cut pieces of exposed x-ray film, it has a greyish blue tint and removes enough of the intensity to be comfortable and still read easily. I cut the film so it fits inside the plastic lens yet bends out so it doesn't come anywhere near the LED's. Works great and I did all the lights except the bathroom.
Any type of tinted plastic that holds it's shape would do just fine.

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Like Keith and Dar our 2011 model 177 came with incandescent bulbs.  The first replacements L.E.D's were way too bright, we then replaced them with L.E.D.'s that gave off a "yellowish" color, close to the incandescents we originally had, around 2800K - which gave a much softer and less intense brightness.  The first replacements were in the 4500 - 5000 K range, very, very bright and blue in color.  
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We got some blue film used to color spot lights at our local theater.  Did half of the fixtures in front and half in the back, allows you to chose reduced light or bright by which one you turn on.  Has worked great for us for a couple years so far.
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Thanks for all the information provided here. I was too actually looking for some advice.
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