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Nevadastars
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Jul 06, 2016

Ready to swap to LED's

I have been procrastinating moving to LED lights because most I have seen are blinding. But, we are getting ready to go dry camping and would really like to save the energy. There are so many out there now on places like ebay and Amazon, it's mind numbing.

Are there certain brands that are better than others? Our current bulbs are 1141's. Thanks for any help.

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  • did my e350 passenger van interiors, direct swap out. purchased from amazon. works great so far. working on exterior lights and inside of mh next.
  • True it is mind numing,about 5 years ago I was doing the same thing but on the advice of others here I went with This one I have used this vendor a number of times with no problems,all the lights I have bought from them have been what I wanted.

    I have had no failures of any kind.

    The price is right for them,some vendors are lower and some are higher,they are all made in china and this is the best deal I have found for this quality.
  • The quality is all over the place. I've got a mix of bulbs from a variety of sources, some are really good some not so good. Color temperature and lumens output information can be helpful, maybe not entirely accurate or reliable in the cheaper offerings... I purchased all of mine a few years back, so my info on brand quality is likely out of date.

    I would recommend reading up on what others have purchased and buy a couple of various output values and color temperatures. If one is too bright for one place, it might be better over the stove or in the bathroom....not bright enough perhaps porch light. This of course only works if most of your fixtures use the same base.

    I'd stay away from really cheap no-name offerings, I have some that emit light very unevenly.. however those might work fine in a fixture with a better light diffuser.
  • Nevadastars wrote:
    I have been procrastinating moving to LED lights because most I have seen are blinding. But, we are getting ready to go dry camping and would really like to save the energy. There are so many out there now on places like ebay and Amazon, it's mind numbing.

    Are there certain brands that are better than others? Our current bulbs are 1141's. Thanks for any help.


    BAtterys plus is a great spot and cheeper than the bunch . I have a 24 trailer and did it all for 140$.
    Best move we have made.