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Billy Bob
Senior Member Joined: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Boulder City, N Online Status: Offline Posts: 103 |
Topic: Lighting Modifications Posted: 30 May 2019 at 8:45am |
very nice job!!
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2019 RPOD 190
2017 Chev Colorado 4 X 4 Yellow Lab and English Springer Spaniel |
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huskycrew
Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2017 Location: Olympic Pen Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Posted: 29 May 2019 at 6:41pm |
We put cloth over the lights; the looking-into-the-sun glare is gone but the light is still bright. Modifying the cloth thickness adjusts the amount of light.
The cloth pieces are 7" in diameter and are held in place with 18 gauge aluminum wire (17.5" is a good length per light). Dan 2017 R-Pod 178 1997 Dodge RAM 1500 Club Cab |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2627 |
Posted: 16 Jan 2019 at 1:10pm |
You can buy cheap filter tape from 3M, or you can get some specialized filters from Lee (like these Zircon filters), or you can experiment on your own with colored paper or plastic.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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LarryG
Newbie Joined: 07 Dec 2018 Location: CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 16 Jan 2019 at 11:01am |
Thank you for all the thoughtful replies. Task lighting is a great idea. A few people mentioned filters. Is that something you purchase or do you make them yourself?
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offgrid
Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
Posted: 16 Jan 2019 at 7:50am |
Looks like there are lots of low cost options for add on dimmers that can be added in series to RV lighting circuits. The drawback (if you consider it to be one) would be that multiple lights would be dimmed simultaneously. One or more of these can be wall mounted, which would save changing out or adding a lot of light fixtures. Here's an in depth technical discussion video going through various dimmers available on the market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f843IYqifmk
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
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Wood River Pod
Senior Member Joined: 30 Sep 2016 Location: Wood River, ID Online Status: Offline Posts: 153 |
Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 10:22pm |
I replaced most of my stock LEDs with these dimmable LEDs. They work great. We also purchased the warm light vs the cool light. Less harsh. They are a direct and simple replacement for the factory lights that came with the pod. Highly recommend. Wood River Pod
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JR
Senior Member Joined: 31 Aug 2018 Location: Manistee, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 343 |
Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 7:16pm |
We just got our 2019 R-Pod 179 the end of July in 2018 so I am a newbie but am finding this forum very helpful with a lot of good humor but as far as lighting, one of the first things we wanted to do is cut down on the harsh lighting. To that end we found some task lighting on Amazon (acegoo 12v Reading light, RV Boats LED Reading Lamp Dual Lighting Mode Directional Lighting with Dimmable Touch Switch Brushed Nickel, Hard-Wired).
I installed 2, 1 on either end of the bottom of the dinette overhead cabinet (was able to find the wiring in the overhead cabinet and install each light just short of the support in the cabinet floor which worked out ok. Then after installing the proverbial over the bed cabinet I used the third light we purchased mounted on the underside of the cabinet above the head of the bed giving a good reading light in bed. I find that we are using these lights a lot more than the factory installed lighting except for in the kitchen area, those ceiling lights seem to do the job pretty well.
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Jay
179/2019 |
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 6:36pm |
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
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furpod
Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 5:35pm |
A 2018 will not have changeable bulbs like the earlier builds.. You will need to either use filters, or change the entire light fixture.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2627 |
Posted: 15 Jan 2019 at 4:09pm |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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