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kfp673
Explorer II
Jun 12, 2020

Adding external LED's and awning LED's

Hello all,

So our camper came with an LED strip along the camper side under the awning as well as a typical orange porch light. Both of these work well but are directly over the door and attract an insane amount of bugs. I see others where the LED strip is at the end of the awning instead and I guess it rolls up with the awning. Any ideas on how to install these where they will stay and not ruin the awning? What about under the chassis? We currently have an orange light that shines through the steps. I'd like to add a strip under the camper that is weather proof. I see some on Amazon that say they ship with 3M strips but will that really hold on the outside? And where would I grab AC or DC power?
Any other thoughts on LED strips?

And to be clear, I'm not trying to turn the camper into a dance club. Just trying to move the existing strip on the awning and possibly add some ground effect type lights that can be dimmed.

Thanks all!
  • kfp673 wrote:
    wowens79 wrote:
    I bought some of the Amazon cheapy ones to go on the side of the camper under the awning, and the adhesive lasted about 5 hours on the road. I did notice some medium priced ones advertised with 3M adhesive. I wish I'd paid the extra for them.


    Good to know. What did you do? Buy some 3m adhesive or replace the strip?


    They got mangled on the road, and I have not gotten around to replacing them. The next ones will pony up for the 3M adhesive.

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