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Blakeney

12/4/2012 at 9:21pm
Location: Northants
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Has any one fited there caravan with LED bulbs and if so where did you get then from?

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oldham

13/4/2012 at 12:30am
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Yes we used ATEN LIGHTING as they have an advice and assistance line. Which as first timers came in more than useful. They talked us through it, answered all the questions made a few suggestions. Well pleased with the outcome.

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blongs

13/4/2012 at 10:06am
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My interior lights in the motorhome are just standard G4 halogens so were replaced with G4 LED's from ebay.

£1 -> £2 each in 10w or 20w equivelents.

Ebay

I have some funny big tube lights on the ceiling of the van which cannot be changed to LED though as well.

Take the cover off your lights and see what type they are as the 1st step.

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yorkslee

13/4/2012 at 1:22pm
Location: Halifax West Yorkshire
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Do NOT use ultraleds.co.uk, take your money and either send you the wrong goods or dont send them at all, and keep your money for 30 days, I have reprted them to Lancs Trading Standards.

Ecocamping

13/4/2012 at 1:25pm
Location: East mids
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We got ours from Aten too, they were very helpful and do a lot of caravan shows etc.

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Quote: Originally posted by yorkslee on 13/4/2012
Do NOT use ultraleds.co.uk, take your money and either send you the wrong goods or dont send them at all, and keep your money for 30 days, I have reprted them to Lancs Trading Standards.

Sorry, don't agree. Just had a delivery from them which took only 48 hours to arrive, and all goods correct.

birder99

13/4/2012 at 7:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by yorkslee on 13/4/2012
Do NOT use ultraleds.co.uk, take your money and either send you the wrong goods or dont send them at all, and keep your money for 30 days, I have reprted them to Lancs Trading Standards.

I have used them several times with no problems and several people I know have also used them with no problems. In fact most have commented about a fast and efficient delivery of good quality lamps.

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yorkslee

17/4/2012 at 5:32pm
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Well I must have been unlucky, but there's no way I would use them or recommend them to my worst enemy, and as for their customer service, they have'nt got any.

I do DA camping every week, and informed people about them and not to touch them with a barge pole.

martinspindler

20/4/2012 at 6:14pm
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I bought our led replacement lamps from Leisure Power based in Warrington, Cheshire they are at most Caravan shows here in the North, the led lamps consumes a tenth of the Halogen lamp it replaces, even changed the awning light, which you can leave on to guide you to your van after visiting the local hostelry.

G7ACU

20/4/2012 at 6:29pm
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I've a good mixture of different lights needing three different variations of lamp.
I have used (and can highly recommend) LED Centre for most fittings, but for my G4 spot reading lights, I used LustrumLight's ebay shop, who were very good too.

Personally, I wouldn't recommend the cheaper LED lights available from ebay (or other similar sources) as the dirt cheap versions generally aren't fused and I know of several folk who've had these smoke, one of which completely melted in the process!

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cufcbarside

20/4/2012 at 7:01pm
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we have changed all our interior lighting to LED, makes a big difference and better lighting

they take a minute or two to get up to full spec but were well worth the investment

just need to work out the exterior lighting on the van to these LEDS now

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G7ACU

20/4/2012 at 7:22pm
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Quote: Originally posted by cufcbarside on 20/4/2012
...just need to work out the exterior lighting on the van to these LEDS now

Excuse my asking, but why? Main benefit of interior LED lighting is reduced consumption for non-EHU use, but surely all exterior lighting (I assume you mean road lighting), is ran from towcar, so I fail to see the point

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birder99

20/4/2012 at 7:57pm
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Awning lights?

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Blakeney

28/4/2012 at 8:41pm
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Thank you for all your replies I have now ordered them from LED centre

Blakeney

02/5/2012 at 10:12pm
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Thank you for your help all who replied the bulbs have arrived today

G7ACU

02/5/2012 at 10:53pm
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Top stuff, don't forget to update us about how you find them in use etc.

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