LED Cabin Lights

[Patrick Baker]

Any ideas for AC DC LED cabin light replacements? Looking for approx 12" X 5" to cover the

hole in the liner. Possible RV DC only lights?

[Brian Edmondson]

I would do some research before replacing or installing LED lighting.  I have read about LED lighting causing radio interference.

[WKleiser]

Apologize if this is a duplicate but I changed all light bulbs to LED in our 40' tricabin.  I've had no radio interference.  That said the only time I run the cabin lights AND the radio is listening to the weather at night, still I didn't notice anything.  The antennas are pretty high and any RF interference from the bulbs is likely to be very localized to the fixture.   

I also replace light fixtures in our old boat with Perko LED, they were great.   They're round though while Tollycraft used rectangular fixtures.   In addition the Tollycraft fixtures have both 110V and 12V bulbs.  I wasn't willing to ditch these so just swapped bulbs.  Unfortunately the LED bayonet base 12V bulbs don't really have enough LEDs so I'm thinking of custom making LED panels to light the 12V side.  The 110V side works great since you can increase the equivalent wattage.  

[WKleiser]

One other thought.  Since I can't find replacement fixtures I'm planning to rebuild the original fixture by putting a teak strip around the outside that will hold a new lens and  screw to the original metal fixture to hold it in place.  That'll a) look better  b) get rid of the yellowing plastic lenses c) keep the dual voltage.   

[Pete Jung]

If you've got a few dollars burning a hole in your wallet, I suggest replacing the fixtures with new from Alpenglow Lights (https://www.alpenglowlights.com/).  GREAT lights, excellent company, and WAY better looking than the OEM lighting fixtures Tollycraft installed back in the day.

Regards,

Pete