Extra shower lighting

[2000_Kiwi]

I am currently building a house and in the meantime will be living in a Coachmen Chaparral 275rls.

I have been in it for a weak and there are a few things I want to change. One of the first is adding better lighting in the bathroom. The shower has a skylight that works great during the day but if I shower when it is dark it is very difficult to see. There is only a single light in the bathroom and when the shower curtain is closed it gets dark in the shower.

I thought about adding a standard RV light... I was searching for LED lighting and came across Automotive Lights that were small and bright.

At only L 6 3/4" x W 5/8" I was thinking I could put them on the other side of the skylight and use the opaque skylight as a light diffuser.

I was able to wire it in to the existing bathroom light in a matter of minutes. The nice thing is that the bathroom has a wall mounted switch that now operates both lights. Using double stick tape that was provided with the lights I attached them to the skylight framing in the shower.

It is very difficult to tell from the photos but they light up the entire shower VERY well. My wife was very pleased.... Happy wife, happy life....

Lights on Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00C1YI2XA

Existing Light


Existing Wiring


Close-up


Light Off


Light On - During the day and you can still see how well it lights up the walls.


Before


After

[Muddydogs]

rockhillmanor wrote:
Great idea and great job installing it....but the reason they don't do that is the moisture.

In time the water will corrode the fixture wire connections and I'm afraid you will be having problems with the connections. 12 volt is 12 volt and I'd also be afraid of a shock situation. Just saying.

I just added one of the thousands of different types of cheap battery operated stick ups. They corrode and I throw it out and get a new one.

I have wired 12 volt battery's up to bilge pumps attached to duck decoys using butt connectors. The line from the battery to decoy is submerged in brackish water for hours while hunting. After 5 years I have yet to have a problems with connections. I would think these lights being behind the sky light will be good for years to come. Yep 12 volt is 12 volt and the risk of shock even in water is very small.

[2000_Kiwi]

Chris Bryant wrote:
We did something similar- using the waterproof strips- not a very good picture. Note that while this started as a shower skylight, the shower was removed 🙂

With the longer strips it looks like you would get better light coverage...

[Chris_Bryant]

We did something similar- using the waterproof strips- not a very good picture. Note that while this started as a shower skylight, the shower was removed 🙂

[2000_Kiwi]

rockhillmanor wrote:
Great idea and great job installing it....but the reason they don't do that is the moisture.

In time the water will corrode the fixture wire connections and I'm afraid you will be having problems with the connections. 12 volt is 12 volt and I'd also be afraid of a shock situation. Just saying.

I just added one of the thousands of different types of cheap battery operated stick ups. They corrode and I throw it out and get a new one.

Good points....

The lights are waterproof automotive lights designed for outdoors, so corrosion and moisture issues should be minimal. If there is that much moisture above the skylight, I have bigger issues.

Has far as shock... The lines are fused with a maximum of 20amps.... Not not much to worry about there.

[JaxDad]

I used a $5 LED licence plate light.

I bought a few of them, they also work well under cabinets, beds and furniture to light up the floor but not the room.

[rockhillmanor]

Great idea and great job installing it....but the reason they don't do that is the moisture.

In time the water will corrode the fixture wire connections and I'm afraid you will be having problems with the connections. 12 volt is 12 volt and I'd also be afraid of a shock situation. Just saying.

I just added one of the thousands of different types of cheap battery operated stick ups. They corrode and I throw it out and get a new one.

[downtheroad]

Great idea...that should be standard or at least a factory option on all RV's with skylights in the shower.

[2000_Kiwi]

BurbMan wrote:
Cool idea!!!

Thanks! I was really shocked at how well it turned out. I think it worked better than if I would have just put them on the ceiling.

As a bonus, these lights are advertised as waterproof.

[BurbMan]

Cool idea!!!