how does this cabin light come out ?

[simonfraser]

twist / just pull it ?

 

[coopec]

It probably is just held in place by metal spring clips, I'd get a knife and just gently lever it away from the base.

 

[Lightwave395]

You may have to lever the central light cover out and find there are screws holding the base to the ceiling

 

[Stemar]

It looks like the ones I've just fitted on Jazzcat. If it is, prise off the white surround to expose the screws

 

[simonfraser]

It looks like the ones I've just fitted on Jazzcat. If it is, prise off the white surround to expose the screws

tnx, all, will be a bit more brutal with the surround

 

[Davy_S]

I have a similar light to the one shown, it twists to remove it. (twist it to the left, anti clockwise. )

 

[simonfraser]

I have a similar light to the one shown, it twists to remove it. (twist it to the left, anti clockwise. )

tnx will try a more forcefull twist first

 

[simonfraser]

tnx all, cracked off the surround with a trim tool
then exposed screws under
that would have be the end of it if not some one had masticked the light to the ceiling

 

[johnalison]

tnx all, cracked off the surround with a trim tool
then exposed screws under
that would have be the end of it if not some one had masticked the light to the ceiling

You must have behaved very badly in a previous life.

 

[simonfraser]

You must have behaved very badly in a previous life.

 

[Neeves]

We have similar lights, but not the same - and now that I know how expensive they might be I will lock the doors more securely.

With ours the transparent, translucent part flips off, there is a little recess on the edge (at the interface of transparent and the base) that you prod a small screw drive in and twist. The housing is then screwed to 'whatever' - in our case the cabin roof or deck.

Except it cannot be the base as its the highest component ???

Jonathan

 

[simonfraser]

all the led lights seem to be a thin wafer with the leds with a dome projecting into the ceiling space
hole for that about 50mm

 

[Neeves]

Ours (the assemblies that look like yours) were originally halogens, those long (15mm glass bulbs) with 2 pins at the bottom, that ignorants like me don't know the technical name for). We replaced them with LEDs secured on a flat wafer (maybe 20mm square), 4 LEDs per wafer. They are much thinner than the halogens and fit well. Frankly they are not as bright - but we have more powerful LEDs in reading lights as well.

Sorry but don't have pics - they never seemed very interesting

Jonathan