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Old 03-12-2005, 12:34 PM   #1
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My front flourescent ceiling light has died. It has 2 18" Thin Lite tubes. All the ones I have seen in Rv stores do not match the one I have. CW has similar model but it has a woodgrain stripe down the middle. I am trying to match the other 2 in the ceiling.
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Old 03-12-2005, 12:34 PM   #2
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My front flourescent ceiling light has died. It has 2 18" Thin Lite tubes. All the ones I have seen in Rv stores do not match the one I have. CW has similar model but it has a woodgrain stripe down the middle. I am trying to match the other 2 in the ceiling.
Any suggestions on a source.
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Old 03-12-2005, 12:58 PM   #3
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Try www.winnebagoparts.com You don't even need a part number, just tell them your year, make, and model and they'll find it for you.
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I recently put an 18 inch Thin Lite in the ceiling of my Itasca, and paid extra for the woodgrain stripe. I just read that the bulbs are standard 110v Home Depot/Lowes available (F15T8). And so far I'm not sure this fixture puts out as much light as the two bulb incandescents that I took out. I'll wait until I take it out somewhere and use it a while to be sure.
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Old 03-14-2005, 02:13 PM   #5
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Call Thin-lite at 805-987-5021.

They have a flat rate repair fee. Send the lite back with a check for $23.50 and they will ship the repaired fixture back to you within 7 business days
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Old 03-15-2005, 06:25 PM   #6
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Hello SeaRay:

You can check with any store that sells replacement florescent light bulbs. Home Depot or Lowe's will probably have them as well as other parts for them such as ballast.

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.....put some aluminum foil behind the bulb-shinney side towards the bulb....geof kaye
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Could not find, even on Thin Lite sight, the exact replacement for my flourescents in 2001 Adv. Bought ballast from them for about $20 and fixed it.
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Old 03-16-2005, 03:04 AM   #9
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CW has both the woodgrain and plain 12 inch and 18 inch Thin-Lite fluorescent lights in their March catalog and on their website. I think I read on the Thin-Lite site that these don't use a ballast, but some kind of electronic circuit. Of course the catalog is screwed up, stating the 12 inch is 30 watts and the 18 inch is 16 watts. How then is a "Dual Tube Replacement" only 8 or 15 watts? And is the $64 installation fee a steal for two wires and four screws? Maybe for a new installation and no existing wiring, but not for a replacement.
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