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| v8steve Member Since: 18 Apr 2011 Location: dumfries scotland Posts: 195   
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looking for some myself.
have a look at.mobile centre big range there 110 xs s/wagon s3 swb soft top |
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19th Jan 2019 7:13pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4795 
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Labcraft lights are extremely good, I have a scenelite S18 as a reversing light and if their interior lights are as good you weren’t be disappointed
 2015 HT XS 90
2008 SVX 90 2000 XS TD5 90 |
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19th Jan 2019 7:21pm |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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If it's just for general fixed lighting, LED strip lighting is the simplest and most versatile. You can get a 10 metre reel of single colour waterproof for about £20. It runs off 12v and can be cut to any length.
If you're wanting something a bit different you can also get the RGB versions which, with the use of a control box and remote can be configured to just about any colour. Usually about £25 for a 10m reel. This is the interior of our trailer during conversion that shows how well every corner is lit up by the multiple LED strips...  Click image to enlarge The strips are mounted to each roof bar, on the back side so they don't dazzle. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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19th Jan 2019 9:08pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3495 
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Mounting these strips onto something metallic is a good move to increase their life.
Commercially, they are usually run in an aluminium extrusion. This acts as a heat sink to disapate the heat. We sometimes insert a plastic diffuser into the extrusion to diffuse the light. There is a real misconception that LEDs run cool and all is ok. They actually aren’t very reliable in elevated temperatures and thus mounting them in a metal extrusion, or as davew has, on a metal surface, will go a long way to prolong the operational life. LED strip is fantastic stuff. It’s used all over these days for getting lighting in areas where lighting couldn’t be fitted in years gone by. As a rule of thumb, with all things, the more you pay, the better quality the LED chip sets are likely to be. Cracking product. |
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19th Jan 2019 9:24pm |
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| peterl Member Since: 08 Jan 2009 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 307 
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Thanks for that, will try mobile centre for labcraft and will try the strip roll lighting, change in colour when camping may be good.
Thanks |
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19th Jan 2019 10:28pm |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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I've had loads from https://www.ultraleds.co.uk for various vehicle and house projects and been impressed with their service and quality. They also sell matching aluminium profiles and several types of diffuser. You can then make lights of exactly the length needed for your trailer. I've used the waterproof strip in mine - directly stuck onto the inside of the aluminium side/roof flaps.
As mentioned earlier - the brighter LEDs run surprisingly hot, so attaching the strip to something with thermal mass can only be a good thing for their longevity. |
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20th Jan 2019 1:12am |
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