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Topic: LED interior lights

Posted By: chfgraegl
Subject: LED interior lights
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2016 at 6:30pm

Has anyone retrofitted the interior lights with LED bulbs??

The 2015 has them standard

Rick

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Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2016 at 6:45pm

Yes. I got these for my 2014 177. They seem to work fine and I've never noticed that they were too "harsh" as some people have noted about the newer pod models.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EKN8FXC?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_sfl_title_3&smid=A2WYHIKT67HDGV

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Old: 2014 177 HRE
2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab
New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd
2016 F150 4x4 Sport

Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2016 at 8:05pm

I got mine from eBay.. $12 or so for the whole camper..

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Posted By: J&Jcf
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2016 at 4:00pm

Yes. I bought one to try for about $16 and liked them . got them on Amazon.
Gold stars rv&marine led dome light fixtures. Replaced all the lights. Quantity is cheaper. I especially like that each fixture has two lights that are individually on/off switched. The original fixtures were using 18 Watts
& no choice of one or two light use. The LED fixtures use 4 Watts for each
Bulb use or 8 Watts for both. It makes a big difference on battery life when
Dry camping. Item # F3528002. There was also a single fixture for the bathroom. Prior to screwing to ceiling make sure polarity is right on the wiring.one way they will light & other way they will not.

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J. - 2011 rpod 171

Posted By: chfgraegl
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2016 at 6:53pm

Battery life is what I was interested in.

Thanks all for tour information

Posted By: GLBCamper
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2016 at 8:24pm

I a bit confused. I only changed the bulbs. Is there a reason to actually change the fixtures to native LED?

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Old: 2014 177 HRE
2015 Tacoma V6 4x4 Double Cab
New: 2016 EVO ATS 200rd
2016 F150 4x4 Sport

Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2016 at 9:04pm

Originally posted by GLBCamper

I a bit confused. I only changed the bulbs. Is there a reason to actually change the fixtures to native LED?

No. Just change the bulbs. That just costs $$.

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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD

Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2016 at 10:06pm

Originally posted by GLBCamper

I a bit confused. I only changed the bulbs. Is there a reason to actually change the fixtures to native LED?

The newest pods don't have changeable bulbs. They are LED from the factory, but many owners find the LEDs to be very bright and harsh. They have no choice but to change the whole fixture.

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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2016 at 11:02pm

OTOH, some of us like the brightness. My wife and I don't find them harsh in the least. We are more fond of the higher color temperature LED bulbs in our house as well. Neither of us likes the yellowish cast of the 2700K bulbs We have mostly 5,000K bulbs with a few 3,000K bulbs. Even the 3,000K bulbs are not as nice as the 5000K bulbs are better when it comes to colors because it is better for color accuracy. My wife quilts, so the better color accuracy is a plus.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

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Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2016 at 10:50pm

We changed ours out in 2011 And the bulbs set us back nearly 9 bucks apiece. Good color, not harsh, but expensive. Here we are almost 5 years later and I have had to change one out. Nice to see the prices have dropped dramatically!

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'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
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"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."

Posted By: J&Jcf
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2016 at 2:56pm

I found it was cheaper to buy the whole fixture than buying replacement led bulbs. Plus the new fixtures had duel on/off switches so l could put on one light at a time. Mounting a LED bulb in the old fixture could be problematic ( some need mounting screw on other end of bulb).
I ended up selling my old fixtures on Craigslist for $4 each so l ended up spending about $10 per new LED fixture. It was definitely worth it to me.

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J. - 2011 rpod 171

Posted By: blondie
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 11:10am

So all 2015 178 Rpods purchased from Indiana in May 2015 have LEDs?

Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 11:48am

Originally posted by blondie

So all 2015 178 Rpods purchased from Indiana in May 2015 have LEDs?

Yes.

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