The LED dome light on the ceiling, outside of the shower, near the front

XPADREX

In my 14 S, there is a small LED light with a frosted glass (glass! Cool!) Lens that comes on when you turn on the "main light switch" located under the cabinets over the stove near the front door. That same switch turns on a small row of leds in a bar shaped light nestled under the cabinets.

I am going to try to find a way to mute that dome light, or it would be great if it had an on/off switch like the light in the bathroom. The problem? TOO bright... ...and the little led light over the stove would be sufficient for more mellow mood lighting.

I should provide a photo... I'll take one tomorrow.

Corfu

Just picked up mine yesterday. The kitchen light bar has it's own off/low/high switch on the bar itself and it not switched with the main cabin light.

XPADREX

That might be a change. I'll double check, but mine (built in 12/13 or 1/14) is a two for one deal.

XPADREX

I do hope I am wrong!

XPADREX

Agreed! Confirmed... no switch for the strip of LEDs separate from this roof light. Photo attached:

XPADREX

Corfu... how do you turn on this main cabin light in yours?

Corfu

Switch above the galley under the cabinets, just inside the door.

Rebar

We noticed the same thing in our 2014QMaxx. It's kinda tacky, but a carefully folded piece of aluminum foil nestled in around the lip of the glass (YES, cool, GLASS!) did the trick. I shaped the foil to throw the light towards the upper kitchen cabinets. Not the most graceful solution, but you don't really notice it, and it makes for nice mellow lighting.

XPADREX

I'll give it a shot. Otherwise, I'm painting it red on the inside (cl@ssy)

Corfu

Ya know, I think that main light is too bright as well. It's given me a mod idea I may try.

Replace the switch with a 12V LED dimer switch (you can even get a remote controlled one) and if necessary replace the bulb with a dimmable one.

XPADREX, it might not be too difficult depending on how the wires are routed for you to install a separate switch for each light.

XPADREX

That's what I'm wondering... I like the option of using the main one for m@x visibility when needed, but I woyld really like the "ambience" of just the LED. I looked at the roof light, and it seems like a fixture rather than a bulb... but perhaps I was being too gentle in trying to remove that odd light source.

belvagillespie

Im thinking of using a fabric Jar cover to put over the fixture. I have not located what I want to use. Maybe I'll just make it myself using elastic and sheer fabric. 

Rebar

To Xpadrex...you are correct, it is a fixture. The glass shade twists off to reveal a small bank of tiny, but really powerful LED's.

Rebar

We tried this little trick over the weekend, and it worked nicely. We cut a piece of colored (warm colored) fabric, and covered the dome light shade with it. We used a simple elastic hair tie to hold the cloth around the glass dome light shade. It cuts the light down significantly, is not very noticeable because the fabric is a similar color as the birch interior finish, and casts a nice warm glow into the camper. Baddaboom-baddabing!