Help with light fitting

_Whimsical_

My mum has the below pictured halogen spotlight fittings installed in the living room but they have never stayed in place well. It's as though the hole they fit into is too big for them. She was hoping to change them but realise now that getting a new fitting might be difficult given the big holes in the ceiling!
Is there anything that can be done in this situation to remove them and replace them for something else?
Do I need to find a fitting with a very wide attachment to the ceiling to cover the holes or is there another solution I haven't considered?

If I have to stick them back up somehow does anyone know if halogen bulbs can be replaced with LED bulbs in this sort of fitting?

Any ideas very gratefully received.

Hoagy

You can buy oversized ' converter downlights ' which will sort that for you.

Ebay is probably your best bet, such as these

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_odkw=connerter+downlights&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xconverter+downlights.TRS0&_nkw=converter+downlights&_sacat=0

You can use LED lamps in them.

meercat

Robus do a 108mm Downlight which should cover that opening

_Whimsical_

Hoagy wrote: »

You can buy oversized ' converter downlights ' which will sort that for you.

Ebay is probably your best bet, such as these

http://www.ebay.ie/sch/i.html?_odkw=connerter+downlights&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xconverter+downlights.TRS0&_nkw=converter+downlights&_sacat=0


You can use LED lamps in them.

Thanks a million they are great ideas.
So if I used one and stuck the existing light up you think I could use LED in the fitting? Its takes r80 bulbs.

meercat wrote: »

Robus do a 108mm Downlight which should cover that opening

Thank you, would you believe it's bigger than 108m, it's and 150.

meercat

Cheers
I should have clarified
Robus do a Downlight with a 108 mm opening
But the one linked earlier by hoagy should do you too

Stoner

_Whimsical_ wrote:

If I have to stick them back up somehow does anyone know if halogen bulbs can be replaced with LED bulbs in this sort of fitting?

_Whimsical_ wrote:

My mum has the below pictured halogen spotlight fittings installed in the living room but they have never stayed in place well. It's as though the hole they fit into is too big for them. She was hoping to change them but realise now that getting a new fitting might be difficult given the big holes in the ceiling! Is there anything that can be done in this situation to remove them and replace them for something else? Do I need to find a fitting with a very wide attachment to the ceiling to cover the holes or is there another solution I haven't considered?

Try measuring the holes. That's the cut out.

Pop onto a site like downlights.co.uk that has fittings to select by cut out size . Select a fitting to suit