I installed my strip lights with a Girard awning. I stuck the strip up inderneath the housing that is mounted to the coach. I carefully started the strip right at the porch light, so I could run the wiring into the coach through the same hole as the porch light wiring. The I found a hot 12v circuit in the wall and spliced the wire to it. I went with a 16ft strip that has 600 LED's in warm white color and is dimmable. At full brightness is if very well lit and I can dim is down as much as I wish.
The 600 LED strip waterproof in warm white was a bit more expensive than many other I saw out there, but I wanted to make sure I'd have a wide range of brightness options and did not want to have any regrets about doing it right the first time!
bluwtr49 wrote:
Just curious, what happens to the lights when the awning retracts? Especially with a Girard where it all tucks away into the housing.