Quality LED cabinet lighting?

[Doug71]

I have made a couple of built in cupboards for a customer, the cupboards have doors on but the panels are an open brass grille which you can see through so the cupboards are for displaying things really.

They want to put some LED tape type lighting in, it will be stuck on the back of the face frame so you won't see it, all the wiring is in place.

There seems to be loads of cheap stuff available on Amazon etc but he likes quality stuff and doesn't mind spending a bit more on something decent that looks nice and will last.

Just wondered what brands people use who do this regularly? My electrician suggested Ansell, I wondered what Hafele were like for cabinet lighting?

Any experience appreciated.

Thanks, Doug

 

[eribaMotters]

Hafele stuff is excellent, but I would consider looking at the lighting used in camper conversions and caravans. I've used these folk in the past and they are very helpful and a useful starting point for your search 12v Lighting Archives - Clearcut Conversions
IKEA would also be worth a look as you can have a good hands on feel of the products.

Colin

 

[flying haggis]

this company sells decent led strip LED Tape At Unbeatable Prices And With Free Cuts

but as suggested Ikea do decent kits and even Lidl have kits sometimes

 

[Sideways]

I renewed the lighting under our kitchen cabinets with LED tape bought from City Electrical Factors. They're a national chain.
I was able to choose the colour tint I wanted (warm white), get with or without a silicon coating (to protect against steam from the kettle), and they had various sizes of power supply plus the slim aluminium extrusion that makes for a nicer install than just stuck on a surface.
I found it easy to use and looks great. Very neat.
You won't need the waterproof coated stuff for your application.

I bought a little extra and that's made it's way out into the workshop where it runs off a spare 12V plugtop power supply.
I want to put some in the cupboard built into my metal lathe. That's a black hole and some light would make it much easier to find stuff.