ladywendolyn
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Post by ladywendolyn on Mar 12, 2014 10:05:23 GMT -8
My trailer is missing all of the original lights. I have spent hours and hours looking for "vintage look" sconces, with switches which is what I would like to install in lue of missing the originals. The problem is that lights can cost hundreds of dollars each and I need 4. Anyway here are three I have tracked down that are a reasonable price. My question is.. Which one looks right? Has anyone else found replacement sconces for less than $50 each that are an appropriate replacement? If so could you point me there. Thanks for any help... #1. Sells for $20 on Amazon. He is a link... Wall Sconce Amazon#.  #2. Sells for $14.00 on Amazon Here is the link Amazon Sconce #2
#3 sells for $12.00 here is the link.Sconce #3
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Post by Ten on Mar 12, 2014 12:46:58 GMT -8
Nice choices all. If you are replacing with something "modern" in place of "original", then the rule of thumb is, use what you like best....especially if the "original" is not evident, as in, there are no examples for sure of what originals would have been. Sconce lamps with the switch built in all operate the same, and the real defining factor is, what do you like best? Personally, I would use the middle one in a bathroom or closet if it were outfitted with one. I would probably choose the third for the ends of the gaucho/couch/bed. That is just my first impression. Something to think about, another choice some use is to replace with LED lights. For example:   (Thank you, Jamie!!) |
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Post by ladywendolyn on Mar 12, 2014 13:20:04 GMT -8
Thank you for the info. That's good to know, as I have been wondering what everyone else is using. We are going to install 12 volt led lights on the ceiling. I found some vintage looking ones on a marine site. I think we are going to carry a couple of marine battery's so we can "boon dock" without hook up. At least that's the goal...
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Post by txoil on Mar 13, 2014 1:25:39 GMT -8
 Here is a photo of the sconce lamps we found for our restoration. They have the 'midcentury' vibe...we love them. There are MANY choices to make your camper perfect. |
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Post by ladywendolyn on Mar 13, 2014 1:29:26 GMT -8
Very cool.. Do you have a source for them?
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Post by bigbill on Mar 13, 2014 5:19:03 GMT -8
The only CAUTION that I would throw out is to make sure the fixtures that you decide to buy will retain all the shades and globes as your trailer shakes and vibrates its way along the highway. You don't want to have to disassemble and pack them away every time you move the trailer.
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Post by vikx on Mar 13, 2014 21:19:54 GMT -8
Weight is important, too. The glass can be so heavy the light pulls loose...
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Post by SusieQ on Mar 15, 2014 21:34:14 GMT -8
Check your local thrift stores, too. I saw some really cool old globes in ours tonight for .95 and .50.
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Post by cowcharge on Mar 21, 2014 13:36:55 GMT -8
If you haven't bought your batteries yet, may I suggest that you skip the "marine" batteries and go to Sam's Club and buy the 6v Duracell golf cart batteries? Two of them only cost me $220 (for 230 amp-hours), and they are true deep-cycle batteries, and are so much more robust than any "marine" battery. Marine batteries are not deep-cycle, they are merely slightly beefier car batteries. If a battery is rated in CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) and not Amp-Hours, it is a starting battery, not a deep cycle, and won't hold up the way it should in a camper.
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Post by ladywendolyn on Mar 21, 2014 18:54:59 GMT -8
If you haven't bought your batteries yet, may I suggest that you skip the "marine" batteries and go to Sam's Club and buy the 6v Duracell golf cart batteries? Two of them only cost me $220 (for 230 amp-hours), and they are true deep-cycle batteries, and are so much more robust than any "marine" battery. Marine batteries are not deep-cycle, they are merely slightly beefier car batteries. If a battery is rated in CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) and not Amp-Hours, it is a starting battery, not a deep cycle, and won't hold up the way it should in a camper. Good to know.. I will bookmark this thread so when I get them I will remember this. |
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Post by universalexports on Mar 21, 2014 18:57:50 GMT -8
Weight is important, too. The glass can be so heavy the light pulls loose... very true, since I was redoing my walls, I got longer bolts for mine and ran them through a wall stud from the back, then cut them to the proper length and put an acorn nut on them with a lock washer under it., they aint falling off. |
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