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08-01-2017, 04:57 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
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Location: Knoxville Tn
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Changing to LED lights
I am wanting to change my interior bulbs out. They are 12v 921 type 18 w.
Can I buy a equivalent LED bulb for 12 v systems or is there something special that needs to be done?
If anyone has been down this road I would love to hear from you on the type bulbs you used for replacements and any issues you may have had.
I have a 2013 Itasca Sunova 33c class A
Thank you .
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08-01-2017, 05:07 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Newberg, OR
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I did it. Swapped right over. Just watch what you buy. The ones I bought are way dimmer. Don't really like them much.
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08-01-2017, 05:10 PM
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Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
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Location: Vancouver, WA
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I've changed almost all of my 10w halogen to LED's, over 60 of them so far in just the ceiling. M4 product LED's are good but expensive, I got some from them but the majority came from Amazon for just about $1 each. The M4 are higher quality but were about $9 each.
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08-01-2017, 05:17 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Location: New Holland, PA
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You can get them on eBay for even less and if you are careful, can find the higher quality versions cheap.
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08-01-2017, 05:18 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: Kamloops, BC, 60 miles from the Center of the Universe according to the Rinpoche, of the SF monks.
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I changed out almost all of our lights to LED. Total draw for all the old bulbs was 42.7 amps at 12.4 volts. Now the total draw for the same lights is 4.7 amps!!!  Granted, some are a little dimmer, but others are much brighter.
I did all my purchases through eBay, ordering direct from China for about 1/10th the price I would have to pay here in Canada.  It takes about 6 to 10 weeks to get them, but I'm a pretty patient guy. 
If you are in a hurry, buy local and you will see the difference between the LED and incandescent bulbs.  I bought lots of multi LED panels and used the little adapters in the sockets. Time consuming, but hey, I'm retired! 
Happy Glamping.
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08-01-2017, 05:18 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Rochester NY
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I have changed out all my incandescent bulbs to LED bulbs. I purchased them from M4 LED.
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'07 Winnebago Journey 34H - CAT C7, Koni's, MCU's, SS Bell Crank, Safe-T-Plus
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08-01-2017, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Vancouver Wash
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Just type in 12 volt led bulbs.....the more luminars they list, the brighter the light....
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08-01-2017, 07:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rick5963
I am wanting to change my interior bulbs out. They are 12v 921 type 18 w.
Can I buy a equivalent LED bulb for 12 v systems or is there something special that needs to be done?
If anyone has been down this road I would love to hear from you on the type bulbs you used for replacements and any issues you may have had.
I have a 2013 Itasca Sunova 33c class A
Thank you .
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Take a look at this site:
M4 Products
We've had their bulbs for over 3 years and they work great. There's a tutorial page identifying the different types of bulbs and colors available.
They aren't the cheapest in the business, but I believe they are the best quality provider. We purchased the Samsung Elite series bulbs and have been extremely satisfied.
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2013 Adventurer 32H
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08-02-2017, 03:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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We've changed everything but the basement lights (because they are so rarely used) - not cheap but worth it in the long run. Higher the lumen number, the brighter they are. You can also get either warm white or cool white.
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08-02-2017, 04:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Alabaster, AL
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We replaced over 30 halogens with LED's from M4 products That was two years ago and and have had no failures.
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2006 Itasca Horizon 40KD
2014 Honda CRV AWD
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08-02-2017, 10:54 AM
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Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Knoxville Tn
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Thanks for the input. I appreciate it
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