How to open the lav light cover

[Bruce and Jenna]

Got one of these over your sink?

I want to pull out the bulb. But I can't easily remove the lens, tho I did maybe one year ago. Don't want to force it, and don't want to break the glass lens.

Anyone?

[rockintom]

Bruce, Bruce, Bruce,

You're wearin' me out!!! The glass lens removal is to simply turns the lens counterclockwise about a 1/8 of a turn and lift off. Reverse the process to reinstall. See my pix below. Remember to keep you finger prints (body oil) off the bulb as it is halogen. IIRC its a 10 watter. Have fun!

[Bruce and Jenna]

Thanks. What I thought. It's stuck. Guess I'll get out the old prybar.

I'm just trying to see the bulb size, as I'm getting ready to replace most of my incandescent bulbs with LEDs.

[Still Working "NOT"]

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Originally Posted by Bruce and Jenna Thanks. What I thought. It's stuck. Guess I'll get out the old prybar. I'm just trying to see the bulb size, as I'm getting ready to replace most of my incandescent bulbs with LEDs.

Bruce, If I remember right it is a G4 base, 12v, 10 watt bulb. I have replace mine in the ceiling several times. For what LED's cost I would just replace the bulbs as they burn out. I get replacement bulbs at Ace Hardware and Wal-mart. Cost on the last one I bought was $5.00-$6.00 I believe. I looked at LED's in Yuma and they wanted around $34.00 per bulb. I was thinking the same thing that you want to do. Since I replace the OEM bulb I have not had to replace any of the replacement bulbs.

[Midniteoyl]

$12 to $17 depending on # of LED... and better quality than most.

G4-xWHP6-DAC LED Lamp Specifications

[Bruce and Jenna]

Thanks.

What Midnite said. $18 - $20 for tower bulbs for spot lights in these bath lights and task lights, and $18 for 921s in the common ceiling lights.

Advantage - 10% draw on lighting for us dry campers. We're on our way to Death Valley to stay in dry camping with no generators. Time to man-up on these bulbs.

I figure to replace the bulbs in my most used fixtures and save the extra bulbs for the basement and other lights.

[Bruce and Jenna]

Update. I decided not to upgrade to LEDs. I don't dry camp enough to justify the cost right now. May reconsider when the bulbs fail, particularly the 921s with a lower difference between incandescent and LEDs.