Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 02-05-2020, 12:52 PM   #1
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Feb 2020
Posts: 18
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Freightliner
Chassis: FS65
Engine: 6 cylinder Cummins
LEDs in speaker holes

I think it would look pretty clean to have lights where the speakers were, and there is already 16 gauge wire running to them.

Does anyone know where I might find some LEDs to fit roughly in these holes?
They are 4 and a half inches wide.



ClintThrust is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2020, 04:28 PM   #2
Skoolie
 
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 149
Year: 2004
Coachwork: International
Chassis: CE200
Engine: T444e
I bought my LED lighting from superbrightleds.com. Mine are only 2 inches, but they do have 4 inch can-lighting in LED:



https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/...nch,205,10001:
cofrari is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-05-2020, 07:09 PM   #3
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 60
I can't be sure without seeing it, but your hole might be too big for a 4" fixture. The fixtures I'm seeing have a cutout size of 4.25". You can cut it to size for a 6" fixture most likely.
UnicornWizard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2021, 03:16 PM   #4
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 15
Year: 2005
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Mercedes 6.4l
Rated Cap: 8 window w/ lift
Has anyone tried this, I want to do the same. The speakers suck, and could use some dimmable LEDs, that would be cool.
blubull is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2021, 03:20 PM   #5
Bus Geek
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,760
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
check out the wiring.. some of these speakers are series-parallel.. meaning they connect a couple speakers in series and use a common ground..
cadillackid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2021, 04:37 PM   #6
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 15
Year: 2005
Chassis: Freightliner FS65
Engine: Mercedes 6.4l
Rated Cap: 8 window w/ lift
I bet your right another reason they sound bad. I can easily snake dc or even ac wires from hole to hole, I'm going find LEDs that will fit. Something very low profile.
blubull is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2021, 05:24 PM   #7
Bus Geek
 
o1marc's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
Bought a case of these. They require a 3"-3.5" hole to mount flush. Frosted glass lens.


__________________
I Thank God That He Gifted Me with Common Sense
o1marc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2021, 07:05 AM   #8
Bus Geek
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Columbus Ohio
Posts: 18,760
Year: 1991
Coachwork: Carpenter
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DTA360 / MT643
Rated Cap: 7 Row Handicap
Quote:
Originally Posted by blubull View Post
I bet your right another reason they sound bad. I can easily snake dc or even ac wires from hole to hole, I'm going find LEDs that will fit. Something very low profile.

they sound terrible because they are crappy speakers.. and the head units with PA are typically crappy units.. I replaced my speakers and my head unit then added a sub and amp in my Bluebird.. the system rocks now but when i got the bus i think my iphone laying on the dash sounded better!


if the holes arent quite the right side for your LED's, there are plastic eschiutheon circles made for adpating can lights in houses from one size to another so if your lights are too small you can get a plate and adapt the size down. some of them are decorative others just flat metal / plastic.
cadillackid is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2021, 09:11 AM   #9
Bus Crazy
 
Rwnielsen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Long Beach, CA
Posts: 1,075
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Blue Bird
Chassis: TC2000, 40' MPV
Engine: 5.9 Cummins/B300 trans
Rated Cap: U/K
Most of the larger (5-6") LED fixtures I've dealt with had a small, plug in, 'power supply' with each one. I checked one out the other day and they're 24 VDC.
Rwnielsen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2022, 03:22 PM   #10
Bus Crazy
 
TheHubbardBus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: SW USA
Posts: 2,064
Year: 2003
Coachwork: IC / Amtran
Chassis: CE300
Engine: International T444e
Rated Cap: 23
__________________
Go away. 'Baitin.

Our Build: Mr. Beefy
TheHubbardBus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2022, 05:13 PM   #11
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Alabama
Posts: 287
Year: 1996
Coachwork: BlueBird
Chassis: International 3800
Engine: DT 466 Mech. Spicer 5 speed
Rated Cap: 34


Well, I see Dale Carnegie rearing his ugly but truth filled head.....


PorchDog is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-04-2022, 05:35 PM   #12
Bus Crazy
 
TheHubbardBus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: SW USA
Posts: 2,064
Year: 2003
Coachwork: IC / Amtran
Chassis: CE300
Engine: International T444e
Rated Cap: 23
Quote:
Originally Posted by PorchDog View Post

Well, I see Dale Carnegie rearing his ugly but truth filled head.....


My image link disappeared. Probably for the best. There was some irony involved in posting it
__________________
Go away. 'Baitin.

Our Build: Mr. Beefy
TheHubbardBus is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:20 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.