Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: LED replacement bulbs

Print Page | Close Window

LED replacement bulbs

Printed From: R-pod Owners Forum
Category: R-pod Discussion Forums
Forum Name: Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks
Forum Discription: Ask maintenance questions, share your podmods (modifications) and helpful tips
URL: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=11731
Printed Date: 27 Jun 2025 at 9:15am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 9.64 - http://www.webwizforums.com

Topic: LED replacement bulbs

Posted By: lostagain
Subject: LED replacement bulbs
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2018 at 12:15pm

I was going to change out our old light fixtures for LED, but found a pack of 20 LED bulbs on Amazon for $15 that fit into the sockets perfectly. Now we have full LED lighting inside and 10 extra bulbs. I'm going to replace the outside light with an LED as soon as it arrives. It has a 1034 socket instead of the plug in sockets that are on the inside. It's a really cheap upgrade with plenty of light and significantly reduced power consumption for the battery. Here's the Amazon link incase you want to take a look: http:// www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076V9XXW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076V9XXW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

-------------
Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Replies:

Posted By: Gregm
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2018 at 12:33pm

Did the outside already will be doing the inside soon. Got them from Amazon as well

-------------
Gregm
2014 171
2015 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2018 at 11:13pm

Originally posted by lostagain

I was going to change out our old light fixtures for LED, but found a pack of 20 LED bulbs on Amazon for $15 that fit into the sockets perfectly. Now we have full LED lighting inside and 10 extra bulbs. I'm going to replace the outside light with an LED as soon as it arrives. It has a 1034 socket instead of the plug in sockets that are on the inside. It's a really cheap upgrade with plenty of light and significantly reduced power consumption for the battery. Here's the Amazon link incase you want to take a look: http:// www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076V9XXW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076V9XXW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

What vintage is your R-pod lostagain? Seems like you found an ideal solution. They're making LEDs so inexpensively these days, it seems like this would be an ideal solution for anyone with an R-pod that is more than 3 or 4 years old.

-------------
bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2018 at 10:26pm

Our Pod is a 2009. The lights were really easy to put in and I have enough spares to completely replace all the bulbs again. I have to track down a bulb for the outside light that has a single post on the bottom. I think it's a 1034 plug, if I remember my car lightbulb days correctly. But since we've not used it for more than about 10 minutes in 2 years, I think it's going to be put off until I win the lottery. Replacing the bulbs sure beats replacing the fixtures.

-------------
Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

Posted By: Shelleroodle
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 1:33am

The link isn't working for me.

-------------
New owners of a lovely 2014 RPod 177 Hood River. SOOOO glad to not be tenting anymore!

Posted By: poston
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 3:24am

Originally posted by Shelleroodle

The link isn't working for me.

An extra space got in the link somehow.

This should work: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076V9XXW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076V9XXW6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

-------------

--
Jim
Virginia City, Nevada
2016 R-pod 180
2015 Nissan Xterra Pro-4X

Posted By: Shelleroodle
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 9:32am

Perfect, thanks! How do you like the quality of the light? i.e. is the brightness good? Is the light really cold or is it more like daylight?

-------------
New owners of a lovely 2014 RPod 177 Hood River. SOOOO glad to not be tenting anymore!

Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2018 at 12:33pm

The light is definitely whiter/bluer, but it is more like a daylight spectrum bulb. The brightness, compared to the old halogen bulbs, is slightly less, but not enough to make a difference. Given the lower power consumption, it's clearly and advantage if you like to boondock.

-------------
Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost