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PAPA J · 04-24-2014, 09:30 AM

Looking for a competitive priced or wholesale supplier for to purchase led bulbs to replace the small bulbs in the small round fixtures throughout the ceiling in my 2004 Dynasty. I need about three dozen to replace all. They are small bulbs with two wire connections that plug in to the socket. Hope this is significant description for the bulbs.

Any help will be appreciated.

PAPA "J"
2004 Dynasty Chancellor 40'

Tom3205 · 04-24-2014, 09:53 AM

I bought a set of ten 194/921 bulbs from China, for $7.00 including shipping. What I received were ten bulbs about as bright as the 194, which is not very bright. Oh well $7.00, live and learn.

lenkerb · 04-24-2014, 10:26 AM

we purchased 921 leds on Amazon...10 bulbs for under $30...shipping included...replaced every halogen in our ACE 2013 29.2....

Randyman1 · 04-24-2014, 10:35 AM

I purchased 40 of these off of eBay10x 12V G4 12 LED Cool White 5050 SMD Light Home Car Cabinet RV Boat Bulb Lamp | eBay They are a nice bright lite and you can see things much better. The only problem I had was the terminals only plug in one way to light the light. What I mean is they would work but the bulb would be facing up in the fixture on about half of my 36 lights I replaced. Not a big problem, dropped the whole fixture down and cut and reversed the positive and negative and then you could install the bulb facing down. Well worth the effort and the lighting is exceptional. Also if you take dykes and snip about 1/4" off the electrical connectors of the new bulbs they fit in the existing fixture really easy.

PAPA J · 04-24-2014, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by lenkerb

we purchased 921 leds on Amazon...10 bulbs for under $30...shipping included...replaced every halogen in our ACE 2013 29.2....

This looks like what I am looking for. Does the new LED 921 lights put out as much or more light than the original? At my age, I need all of the light I can get which would exclude the 194's. I just don't like the heat of the original bulbs or the power consumption. Thanks for the reply's.

PAPA "J"
2004 Dynasty Chancellor 40' FT.

PAPA J · 04-24-2014, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Randyman1

I purchased 40 of these off of eBay10x 12V G4 12 LED Cool White 5050 SMD Light Home Car Cabinet RV Boat Bulb Lamp | eBay They are a nice bright lite and you can see things much better. The only problem I had was the terminals only plug in one way to light the light. What I mean is they would work but the bulb would be facing up in the fixture on about half of my 36 lights I replaced. Not a big problem, dropped the whole fixture down and cut and reversed the positive and negative and then you could install the bulb facing down. Well worth the effort and the lighting is exceptional. Also if you take dykes and snip about 1/4" off the electrical connectors of the new bulbs they fit in the existing fixture really easy.

RANDYMAN: Thanks for this information. Will certainly check on this

PAPA "J"
2004 Dynasty Chancellor 40'

Randyman1 · 04-24-2014, 11:11 AM

Papa J I couldn't agree more about being able to see. We couldn't believe the difference that these lights make. And no more frying hot lenses and huge battery draws. Now I want to change the puck lights under the cabinets, but so far am not smart enough to know how to get the bulb out of those. Randy

RonaldNC · 04-24-2014, 11:24 AM

I really like M4 Products LED lights (M4Products.com). The lights are very well made, handle a wide range of voltages (important, as cheaper ones don't), and have a good selection of types, colors, temperatures, etc.

Ron

Dr4Film · 04-24-2014, 11:29 AM

I hardily second the M4 recomendation.

M4 Products

Dr4Film ----- Richard

cmgoeke · 04-24-2014, 12:03 PM

Papa J

Check out this link.

HowToRVgeeks :: How-To Videos From Full-time RVers

Scroll down the page. There are two short video on LED conversion. The videos discuss brightness/color/etc. Very informative, the maker of the video also recommends M4 LEDs and has a discount code you can use when you order from them.

Good Luck

lenkerb · 04-24-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PAPA J

This looks like what I am looking for. Does the new LED 921 lights put out as much or more light than the original? At my age, I need all of the light I can get which would exclude the 194's. I just don't like the heat of the original bulbs or the power consumption. Thanks for the reply's.

PAPA "J"
2004 Dynasty Chancellor 40' FT.

the difference in light is unbelievable!...in fact sometimes in the day we foget to turn them off, they are just as bright as daylight!

distaff · 04-26-2014, 08:59 AM

Bought mine on Amazon, the first were "G4 Base 12V LED Light Bulb Replacement - Warm White Color - Disc Type Side Pin 10 Watt Halogen Replacement", turned out if you dim them they flicker. Note that they REPLACE a 10w halogen, they draw a fraction of a Watt.

The second batch I bought were cheaper, "10 G4 Warm White 12 LED 5050 SMD Spot Light Lamp Bulb Energy Saving 12V" and they dim properly. I'll move some of the first ones from over the table (where a bit of dimming would be nice) to another location and replace them with dimmable ones.

The second batch came in at about a dollar a piece. You need some wire cutters to install them all because the wire leads are a little too long to work in the fixtures in the coach.

terryflt · 04-27-2014, 06:50 PM

The lenses twist off the same as the overhead fixtures. You might have to pull the fixture down to be able to hold the base while you turn the lens

Terry

PAPA J · 04-27-2014, 09:05 PM

I would like to say "THANKS" for all of the responses I received on this post. I have LED lamps ordered and I will make a post after I make the change over. This may be a while as we hope to be back on the road soon.

This is truly a good site for information.

PAPA "J"
2004 Dynasty Chancellor
1965 Corvair Sport Sedan toad (on trailer)