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Re: Replacing westy fluorescent tube with LED tube

Posted: 14 Jan 2015, 21:38
by simoncummins
Just replaced mine with one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221438433603? ... EBIDX%3AIT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Very Happy with it.

Re: Replacing westy fluorescent tube with LED tube

Posted: 12 May 2015, 21:40
by jed the spread
Well it has taken some doing but after seeing this thread when it started I have been working on these since with an electronics company and had them made to our spec.

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New one on the left with much nicer warm glow light,

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No dots..

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It's 550 lumens and not just a cheap strip of LED ribbon poked inside of a tube, apart from the unique defuser the bulb has been de bugged to adapt to DC10-30V voltage, so when the vehicle voltage fluctuates, the lights will not have any flicker.

Full details here,

http://campervanculture.com/shop/cvc-30 ... tube-bulb/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Replacing westy fluorescent tube with LED tube

Posted: 19 Aug 2026, 06:05
by mioba
Hi

To resurrect an old thread. This is relevant to the tubes above the kitchen units in the T25 westy.

To those who have dropped in a LED tube, Have you removed / bypassed the ballast.

From alot of reading it just seems plug and play which surely it cannot be.

I am contemplating this little upgrade.

Re: Replacing westy fluorescent tube with LED tube

Posted: 19 Aug 2026, 11:47
by danmetallic
Hiya, yes you still have to bypass the ballast.

Re: Replacing westy fluorescent tube with LED tube

Posted: 20 Aug 2026, 16:47
by mioba
Thank for confirming i need to btpass the ballast.

My 86 westy has the brown briick type lights. I took a look inside and there are circuits on both ends of the light fitting.

I cant find any instructions on a ballast bypass on them so will give it a miss and live with the wizzzzz of the fluorescents starting up.

Re: Replacing westy fluorescent tube with LED tube

Posted: 20 Aug 2026, 17:15
by danmetallic
It’ll be the same principle as in my original post.