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Old 11-08-2021, 03:13 PM   #1
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Adding dimmers to a Cougar

Has anyone had any luck adding dimmers to a Cougar? We have a 2021 25RDS, and the LED lights are ridiculously bright. I purchased a dimmer from e-trailer that they said was universal, but it didn't work with our lights. So I purchased dimmable LEDs, hooked one up in the slide, added the dimmer and...nothing. Just on/off, full brightness.
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Old 11-08-2021, 04:02 PM   #2
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Cougar, when I hooked ours up in the bedroom the first time they were also just bright. I swapped the wires around and then they worked. Show us a picture of your rheostat.
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Old 11-08-2021, 04:31 PM   #3
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Adding dimmers to a Cougar

I purchased this off Amazon

RV 12V DC Toggle Style Light... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F2Y1NR1...p_mob_ap_share

And wired it up to where the existing switch was. Didn’t have to change the lights. Works great. The switch I replaced had two leads (POS and LOAD), this has the same but also has a ground. You need to locate a suitable ground to ensure the dimmer functions properly.

Installed on 2021 Cougar 26RKS slide out lights.
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Old 11-09-2021, 09:34 AM   #4
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Hi Side Dimmer photo

Here is an image of the dimmer attached to the wiring for the slide out ceiling lights.
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Old 11-11-2021, 09:17 AM   #5
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Here is an image of the dimmer attached to the wiring for the slide out ceiling lights.

Did you get it working? Are you sure you don’t have your load and GND lines swapped?
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Old 11-13-2021, 07:17 AM   #6
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Got it working by swapping the lines. Now I'm trying to figure out how to put a 3-way on the ceiling lights.
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