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Jeffreykell12's avatar
Nov 21, 2017

LED strip light installation under awning

Hello, I am interested in installing some LED strip lights underneath my large side awning on my 2003 coachman cross-country 38 foot class a rv. Selecting the product seems pretty straightforward but what I’m struggling with is the termination of the wire going into the coach, currently my powered awning has what looks like a plug transition through the side of the RV. Can anyone share what product they are using to transition the wire into the coach? Maybe some type of special grommet with the plug adapter I’m sure there’s something out there that folks are using for this purpose.


Thank you I appreciate any help or advice on this do-it-yourself project.

15 Replies

  • I had considered using the porch light to power mine, but I wanted to use the led strip without the porch light on. I drilled a hole thru the wall just under the awning/gutter rail near the door into an upper cabinet to grab power at the interior cieling/exterior light switch panel. Both the power supply and the ir remote eye are fed thru this hole so the remote control can be used outside. I cut a square of eternabond tape to cover the hole, while leaving the ir remote eye exposed. This works great, however, a seam in the awning/gutter rail 4 feet away drips and corrodes the “waterproof” strips and I have had to replace them almost yearly. The most recent replacement last spring I placed a square of eternabond tape over the light strip at the rail seam as a sort of drip cap and all is good so far.
    Another option would be to run power down next to an awning support to the underside of the camper, then to either the main fuse panel or to the tongue(battery)
  • I installed strip on my first TC, bought them on Ebay. Silicone covered with a 3M double stick knock off tape backing. I got corrosion under the tape and then had trouble, couldn't get colors to work properly!

    On my current TT I got similar strip, but it was inside a silicon tube. No problems so far. I sealed the ends with silicon caulk! I believe the extra cost was well worth it.

    I did drill a hole 5/16" I think, pushed the connector through and used silicon caulk again. (It's under the awning so it is somewhat protected)
  • I didn't want to drill a hole and fish wires, so I got a pig-tail adapter with a base that goes in the porch light socket to power the strip.
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    I drilled a small hole into the back of a cabinet, ran small wires inside, and filled the hole with silicon.

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