Trex Deck Post Solar LED Hack - 18 Lights under $150

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Trex Deck Post Solar LED Hack - 18 Lights under $150

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Жыл бұрын

These Solar LED lights on Amazon cost $46.99 for 6 lights. Take apart your Trex Transcend Post Caps (they are 2 snap pieces), use the bottom portion and put the Amazon Solar LED Lamps on top. PERFECT FIT ! You can add a #4 stainless screw 1/2 inch to secure it if you have high winds. I did my deck of 18 LEDs Solar Lamps for less than $150.

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@jaime3595 2 ай бұрын

Had Trex Posts recently installed on my new front porch, one Trek post light is now $110, OMG! Anyway, found this video, tried it, received 8 lights for my porch for about $50, look amazing, thanks for video!

@nighthawkm3823 8 ай бұрын

You are a genius! I can't thank you enough. After spending a lot of money putting up a new deck I thought there was no way I could ever get light up posts. Tricky treks... $100 a piece. I tried what you showed. Works perfect!!! Thank you so much again.

@johnkemper4434 8 ай бұрын

You are welcome. A really inexpensive workaround. We have high winds here in Virginia and at no time did any of these fly off the Trex post. Oh, check out the Colored Version.... Holiday on Steroids.

@earthangel8875 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I am researching solar lights. You have a lovely deck. MountainAngel somewhere in the Sierra Mountains foothills CA, USA

@immu2k1 2 ай бұрын

This was great! Another option is if you purchase the Trex Post Base Trim - it's the exact same size as the bottom portion of that cap. If you want to save your caps, just purchase the Trex post base trim ($3 - $6) to use as your connector to the solar light.

@scottglass5216 Жыл бұрын

Great idea, John! After looking high and low for solar powered post caps for Trex deck post sleeves, I was about to give up. Then I saw your video. I was able to get the original Trex post caps apart pretty easily with two flat head screwdrivers. The lights look good and work great for little money!

@johnkemper4434 Жыл бұрын

You know I just thought of something ! These also come in LED Changing Colors........... Perfect for the Christmas Season to put everyone in the mood.

@swamidhyananurag85 Жыл бұрын

Thank you man for making this video❤. It bought the same cap lights and at end of project I felt so bad because these caps won't fit. But after seeing your video it was easy

@johnkemper4434 Жыл бұрын

Yeah..... really easy hack. Trex made their post proprietary so no off the shelf Solar Light would fit. Well, we showed them. Can't wait for the holidays as I have the changing colored Solar Lights up ......... can't wait.

@KingTone81 Ай бұрын

I’m glad I came across this video had a hard time finding a cap light that fit Trex composite post sleeve.

@miketutas Ай бұрын

Which ones did you try? Having a hard time myself with the same thing

@KingTone81 Ай бұрын

I went with the Maggift recommended in video

@jenniferledbetter3822 Жыл бұрын

Great job!! Thank you for sharing

@user-ur9ym6bj2l Жыл бұрын

Thanks man I was going crazy to find the right one

@johnkemper4434 Жыл бұрын

Yepper……….easy, fast, cheap and looks great. If you have trees or shade that does not recharge batteries enough, just rotate those every 5-7 days.

@JIGSAMA45TH Ай бұрын

Any chance you could share the length in your description please?

@1973TJM Жыл бұрын

Genius!

@LessThanHandy Жыл бұрын

Isn't saving money just awesome?? 👏👏👏👏

@sujayakeek Жыл бұрын

how to separate out the cap to base/top parts, having a hard time - pls help

@johnkemper4434 Жыл бұрын

What works best is a thin spatula where you make a tiny space between the tabs and place a painters razor blade or thin guitar picks between the locking tabs and do this to 2 or more sides.

@curtis1951 9 ай бұрын

I have 3x3 aluminum post. Can't find anything.

@kathystarosciak2496 Жыл бұрын

Ugh! I can't get the cap pieces separated!

@0972labibi Ай бұрын

I took 4 butter knife placed on all side, pushed one side up and all came out easy

@martlet530 11 ай бұрын

Is there a way to turn the lights off so that they get used on-demand only?

@johnkemper4434 11 ай бұрын

Scott, these are automatic, thus they come one late dusk almost dark and go off at sunrise. There is no way to toggle these to the Off position except by removing the battery. Hope this helps.