Shim Outdoor LED Step Light Rectangular

Shim is the largest and brightest fitting in this range by a wide margin: a surface-mounted rectangle, 301 mm long × 65 mm × 120 mm, with a 14 W built-in LED behind an opal polycarbonate diffuser putting out over 1,100 lm at a 120° spread. It is not a step marker in the usual sense — a run of these lights a wall and the space in front of it. The opal diffuser is what makes that bearable at close range: it spreads the output instead of letting you see the LEDs. Available in black or white, in two voltages.

The choice to make: 240 V or 12 V

• HV3279T-BLK-240V / HV3279T-WHT-240V — wire straight to mains. No driver or transformer required. At 14 W this is usually the easier specification.
• HV3279T-BLK-12V / HV3279T-WHT-12V — require a 12 V DC LED driver and must never be connected directly to 240 V. A 14 W fitting is a serious load on a low-voltage circuit, so the driver must be sized on the real total.

Output is the same either way: 1,120 lm at 3000K, 1,150 lm at 4000K and 1,190 lm at 5500K, tri-colour selectable at install, CRI above 80. Only the wiring differs.

Where it works

• Wide external stairs and landings — at 301 mm one fitting covers ground a small marker cannot.
• Alfresco and courtyard walls under cover, as the primary light for the area.
• Driveway and boundary walls in sheltered positions, spaced as a repeating band.
• Commercial entries and undercroft carparks where a robust wall band is wanted.

Specifying it

IP54, so Shim belongs in sheltered positions — under an eave, a pergola or a soffit — and not on a wall taking driving rain or coastal wash. Wired in parallel. Not dimmable in either voltage, which is worth weighing at this output: 1,100 lm on a patio wall is a lot of light with no way to pull it back, so consider switching it separately from any lower-level circuit. On the 12 V models, keep each fitting within 25 m of its driver, a warranty limit. Powder-coated aluminium in black or white; the LED is built in, so no globe is needed and none can be fitted. Licensed electrician only.

Backed by a 3-year replacement warranty.

Supplied by Lights For You — Shim is the 14 W end of the step-light range and cannot be dimmed, so talk to us about switching and spacing before committing a full wall to it.