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Replacement LED Recessed Lights

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Replacement LED Recessed Lights

Postby SeattleMatt » August 9th, 2021, 11:15 pm

I want to throw out a warning about ordering replacement LED recessed lights concerning the hole cutout diameter. The carvers seem to be quite accurate at 2" hole size. I ordered these ALOVECO LED RV Lights, 12V Led Lights Dimmable Camper Interior Lights 3000K Ultra-Thin RV Lights Interior Waterproof 12 Volt LED Ceiling Lights Motorhome Sailboat Yacht Case of 8 Packs


They were almost perfect, however they are just a hair over 2.00" cutout and my 1996 320 has a perfect 2" hole in all 13, just doesn't quite fit. The hole size listed for the light is 2.16"

So my options are to get out a hole saw or router and bore out all the holes, or order a different set.

After a lot of searching the only one's I could find so far that MIGHT fit the hole are

Dream Lighting LED 12volt DC Recessed Ceiling Light for RV Caravan Boat Cabin Kitchen, Warm White, Chrome Plated, Pack of 10



I haven't decided if I'm ordering them, or boring out my 2" hole's.
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Re: Replacement LED Recessed Lights

Postby bud37 » August 10th, 2021, 8:24 am

SeattleMatt wrote:Source of the post So my options are to get out a hole saw or router and bore out all the holes, or order a different set.


A dremel with a sanding drum will be much easier to get the size you need.
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Re: Replacement LED Recessed Lights

Postby SeattleMatt » August 19th, 2021, 4:30 pm

Yep, that's what I ended up doing, halfway through so far. It's a lot of labor I would have preferred to avoid, but the lights look great.
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Re: Replacement LED Recessed Lights

Postby tomschauer » August 19th, 2021, 10:34 pm

Unless the housings or lenses are bad, why not just replace the halogen lamps with leds? about $1.25 each
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Re: Replacement LED Recessed Lights

Postby SeattleMatt » August 20th, 2021, 3:15 am

Po did this, and they look terrible
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Re: Replacement LED Recessed Lights

Postby Midnightsun » August 20th, 2021, 6:42 am

Cheers, Hans
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