12v LED external flood lighting on the van
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12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Im thinking about wiring up a 12v led flood light for outdoor use , mounted on the bracket of my Fiama roll out awning. Ive look on the fleebay but it's overflowing with led lights , im not wanting anythin pricy. Has anyone done similar ? What lights did you use or recomend ?
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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Theres a huge choice mate. I went with anything by CREE as they are great quality and IP rated
http://www.euroboxenclosures.co.uk/IP-R ... ained.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
CVC have some on their site which would give you an indication of what you might need.
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CVC have some on their site which would give you an indication of what you might need.
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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Look out for Aldi or Lidl offers - they often have LED flood lights for around 15 yoyos which are good for this.
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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Ta lads like the look of the cvc ones.
Titus are the Aldi ones 12v ?
Titus are the Aldi ones 12v ?
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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Some are 12v, some are 240 but once you open them up you can convert them.
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Ahhh right cheers 

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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
I second the CVC culture ones. I adapted mine with a Neodymium magnet on the back rather than riveting.
You can see it on my A Pillar in the photo below

You can see it on my A Pillar in the photo below

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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
There's nowt like showing off is there
full picture of your great looking van by the sea , just to show a tiny little light I can only just see
Great looking light, the vans not bad either.



Great looking light, the vans not bad either.

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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Dazco wrote:There's nowt like showing off is therefull picture of your great looking van by the sea , just to show a tiny little light I can only just see
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Great looking light, the vans not bad either.
Ha, it was dark outside and I couldn't be arsed to go out and take a photo, so that was the best I had on the phone

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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Thats the B post Dan 
Isnt everything led going COB now? Recently bought a couple of rechargeable worklamps that are brighter than the sun, but they might be a bit heavy on current draw.

Isnt everything led going COB now? Recently bought a couple of rechargeable worklamps that are brighter than the sun, but they might be a bit heavy on current draw.
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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
silverbullet wrote:Thats the B post Dan
Isnt everything led going COB now? Recently bought a couple of rechargeable worklamps that are brighter than the sun, but they might be a bit heavy on current draw.
What can I say? I'm dyslexic

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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Chip On Board
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PS DO NOT view "cob-led.com" webpage, I got a security warning on my phone...
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PS DO NOT view "cob-led.com" webpage, I got a security warning on my phone...
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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
Thanks for enlightening.
Here's a close up.

Here's a close up.

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Re: 12v LED external flood lighting on the van
I just use an old camper van twin flourescent unit screwed to a bit of ply with two staples nailed on as hanging eyes. There's ~6m bit of twin core flex and a 12v plug. This can hang under the rollout awning, go in a tent, or under the van if needed. Not fancy but it cost next to nowt, is flexible and does the job.
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Really, I would have expected more from you Andy 

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