Upgraded from standard LED pancake lights
Our 2014 KZ Spree 262RKS TT came from the factory with the old basic pancake style of light fixtures in LED. We really wanted to get puck lights but the factory said they couldn't do it in the 2014 model because of the change to an arched ceiling and the weight of puck lights. Not sure if that makes sense. I used to design lighting systems in commercial and institutional buildings, and to me, the pancake style of lights seem so outdated, plus just about every RV has them (unless they have puck lights). There had to be another option...
I came across an alternative at an RV show, made by Kaper II and I ended up replacing all the lights on the ceiling with them. They have roughly the same footprint as the pancake lights so they cover any screw holes. They are very light and only about 3/4" thick. They have an opal diffuser so are a lot less glary than the prismatic lens on pancake lights. The diffuser is edge lit with about 30 LED strip around the perimeter. I added one next to the kitchen counter since there was no pancake light there and it was a bit on the dark side. I also added a 2nd one in the bedroom. Illumination level is about the same as the old lights and in the bedroom is much brighter which is want we wanted. The Kaper II lights are available through RV dealers and the last time I looked, could not find them on their website.
I removed all pancake lights that were under cabinets and replaced them with LED puck lights. I mounted a couple of the pancake lights in the pass-through which really help finding things when it's dark outside.
I came across an alternative at an RV show, made by Kaper II and I ended up replacing all the lights on the ceiling with them. They have roughly the same footprint as the pancake lights so they cover any screw holes. They are very light and only about 3/4" thick. They have an opal diffuser so are a lot less glary than the prismatic lens on pancake lights. The diffuser is edge lit with about 30 LED strip around the perimeter. I added one next to the kitchen counter since there was no pancake light there and it was a bit on the dark side. I also added a 2nd one in the bedroom. Illumination level is about the same as the old lights and in the bedroom is much brighter which is want we wanted. The Kaper II lights are available through RV dealers and the last time I looked, could not find them on their website.
I removed all pancake lights that were under cabinets and replaced them with LED puck lights. I mounted a couple of the pancake lights in the pass-through which really help finding things when it's dark outside.
