Over Table Light-Alpine

[cmlong]

I need a new light over our dining table. we have a 2015 alpine. Where can we get a replacement?

[Javi]

Originally Posted by cmlong

I need a new light over our dining table. we have a 2015 alpine. Where can we get a replacement?

Best to call them their catalog is terribly short of their actual stock..

https://www.trekwood.com/

[chuckster57]

Here you go:

https://www.trekwood.com/parts-searc...tegory=&page=2

[JRTJH]

If you're looking for "an identical replacement" you may find that buying a new switch (if that's what's broken) or rewiring the existing light (if the wiring is the problem) is much cheaper and probably better in the long run.

If you're considering a different style, there are a number of styles available at any camping supply store, on Amazon or at most "internet RV parts sites".

If you do a "Google search" for 12 volt ceiling mount lights, then click on "images" you'll get pictures of everything from flush mount "puck lights" to formal crystal chandeliers. There are some that are direct replacements, some that "cover the existing holes" and some that require "ceiling rework" to install.

If you're looking for "an exact match" and don't want to repair the existing light, you can go to Trekwood.com and put in your trailer brand/year and search for the same type light as what was OEM. A caution: Trekwood has "very expensive shipping charges" so what looks like a "reasonably priced OEM replacement" may well be double the price when you add shipping.

[wiredgeorge]

The two lights (one over dining table) in my camper are AC 117V. How is that for logic?

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by wiredgeorge

The two lights (one over dining table) in my camper are AC 117V. How is that for logic?

Most current trailers have 12 VDC lighting systems. We "glued a lamp" to a table in our trailer. It has a 115 VAC LED bulb in it. I suppose I could change that out for a 12 VDC bulb and plug the lamp into a 12 volt socket... Anyway, nearly every light in a current trailer is 12 volts.

WAAAAY back when yours was built, many trailers had a "hybrid light system". To make sure people has "at least some lighting in all camping conditions, some lights were 115 VAC, some were 12 VDC and some were propane. Heck, some places didn't sell propane, they sold butane. The reason for the hybrid lighting systems, at least what I've been told, was the "total lack of reliability" from the old Magnadyne converter/rectifier. Its "job" was to change AC to DC and charge the battery. Few people had a "troublefree Magnadyne"..... Them were the days, eh ???