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Replacing interior Trailer lights.
June 01, 2020, 10:49 AM
Bigdrive88Replacing interior Trailer lights.
I am looking to replace the 3 4' fluorescent light fixtures in the trailer. I tried just doing the bulbs to LED but they come on for 10 sec then go back out. Does anyone know the best place to look for these ?
June 01, 2020, 12:26 PM
TomRI bought a few of these for work.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077FKJYMB/ref=dp_cerb_3I purchased similar for my basement and garage from Costco. They are linkable and work great. Hell, I even mounted them on the garage doors so when the door was up, I still had light. lol
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June 01, 2020, 12:50 PM
369dragsterquote:
Originally posted by MorgretNation:
I am looking to replace the 3 4' fluorescent light fixtures in the trailer. I tried just doing the bulbs to LED but they come on for 10 sec then go back out. Does anyone know the best place to look for these ?
Did you take the ballasts out or leave them in? The last set of bulbs I helped someone do we had to take the ballasts out.
Ken
June 01, 2020, 01:02 PM
Don KennedyWill this bolt right in without any hassles replacing the old fixtures?
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June 01, 2020, 01:13 PM
Bigdrive88The old lights have electronic ballests. I just left those in. Am i supposed to take them out?
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Originally posted by 369dragster:
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Originally posted by MorgretNation:
I am looking to replace the 3 4' fluorescent light fixtures in the trailer. I tried just doing the bulbs to LED but they come on for 10 sec then go back out. Does anyone know the best place to look for these ?
Did you take the ballasts out or leave them in? The last set of bulbs I helped someone do we had to take the ballasts out.
June 01, 2020, 01:14 PM
Bigdrive88I looked at them. At least on my trailer It doesn't look like it would be a difficult job. Although every other time I say that it ends up being a catastrophe.
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Originally posted by Don Kennedy:
Will this bolt right in without any hassles replacing the old fixtures?
June 01, 2020, 01:45 PM
EmanI converted my shop 8'HD florescent to LED and eliminated the ballasts as per the instructions that came with them. I bought them on Amazon came in a pack of 12. In my trailer I used 3 four foot LED fixtures from Costco, I thing they are Feit brand. They have a cord and plug on them so I wired my trailer so they just plug into an outlet at the roof line, my trsiler has surface mounted 100v in conduit.
June 01, 2020, 08:21 PM
ferndaleflyerI bought complete LED fixtures from Costco. 6 were less than $100 and I took down the old ones, wired in the new ones and it was over. They work fine.....
June 01, 2020, 10:31 PM
seabassall you need I the bulbs. some require you to remove the old ballast and some do not. I just left mine in place and wired around them. easy to do
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June 02, 2020, 01:11 AM
J178REDI got 6 of these on sale for $19.95 each … they worked great plug and play...5,000 lum they only weight 1.75 lbs
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June 02, 2020, 06:33 AM
green1I converter some lights at home and I always buy the tubes that eliminate the ballast so when a light quits you know it’s the tube.
June 02, 2020, 07:34 AM
Alaskaracerquote:
Originally posted by ferndaleflyer:
I bought complete LED fixtures from Costco. 6 were less than $100 and I took down the old ones, wired in the new ones and it was over. They work fine.....
This is what I did, except mine plug in. I tried to post the link but it's not working....
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June 02, 2020, 07:50 AM
ferndaleflyerYes they were plug in but I cut the plugs off and wired them direct. Turned them on and cut off the pull cable....pretty simple
June 02, 2020, 08:14 AM
Bigdrive88Yep. I did a bunch or research last night regarding the different types of bulbs. I have a plan now. I am going to go the route of eliminating the ballast altogether.
June 02, 2020, 01:36 PM
David CoveyI just installed these in mine.. A lot brighter..
Ballast Bypass 4 Ft Replacement..Dave
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