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Old 08-23-2015, 06:17 PM   #1751
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Flood Lights

Our coach has only a porch light outside. Our old 5th wheel had floods we could turn on, for setting up camp, eating a late dinner etc.. I wanted better lighting, of course it is very difficult, to add outside lights. The big challenge is running the wires. Till I found this.

I took our porch light apart, bought a 12v remote relay on Amazon. It is very small. I spliced into the porch light wires inside the fixture, ran the wires for my floods thru holes I drilled into the porch light fixture. Inside the fixture I connected them to the remote relay.

The lights are Kawell work lights, also on Amazon. They are floods, LED, and call for 18watts.

Now when the porch light is on, I can hit the key fob (2 key fobs came with the remote) and turn on the floods. Can turn them on and off at will with the fob.

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Oh boy will this get copied.
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Old 08-26-2015, 09:12 PM   #1753
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What did I take on today? Well I removed the very bottom board that covers the bottom side of the RV. I removed the rotted lumber and carpenter ants and using the lower skin as a template I marked the 2"x9"x14' board and cut out the wheel opening and the door opening and gave it a good coat of Zinseer Kilz

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I finished up my repaint!!!!



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Old 08-27-2015, 05:59 PM   #1755
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Old 08-27-2015, 06:26 PM   #1756
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That looks really good but you should now remove the horns and add a sound system that plays when you hit the button.
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That looks really good but you should now remove the horns and add a sound system that plays when you hit the button.

I am already looking into it but was thinking more on the line of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=lV8i-pSVMaQ
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Old 08-27-2015, 07:40 PM   #1758
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This is a great website for all kinds of info.There is another that might help you out, classic Winnebago's and vintage rvs.I my self have been working on a 1971 Winnebago brave.need all the help I can find.By the way,nice job!
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Old 08-28-2015, 12:52 AM   #1759
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Bought 14 (7 red 7 amber clearance lights to replace the 33 year old ones) pic's to follow.
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Old 08-29-2015, 01:40 AM   #1761
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Restrung 3 day night shades and installed a new Power max charge controller and its hot here in Texas. keep them shining
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purchased paneling for walls and ceiling
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Went out and started it to hear it sing. Aired the brakes and 8 bags up then shut it down after pressure relief valve hissed. 105 degrees here.
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Bought 14 (7 red 7 amber clearance lights to replace the 33 year old ones) pic's to follow.
I need to do the same. Tried cleaning the base plates and replacing bulbs but the contacts were all rusty. Using a dremel with small wire wheel proved destructive.
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