How to install the Costco LED Retrofit Light Kit 

Famous last words, “We don’t need the instructions”

Any idea if they make a 4 inch retrofit thing? Dad has PAR30 bulbs in 4inch cans so he wants LEDs but I can't find any retrofits....

I went to install the same thing this morning and got a bit confused. I figured I'd just wire nut the old wires into the new LED one and call it good. I'm glad I pulled up your video first. Your old fixture matches mine exactly and showed me exactly what to do without being an idiot. Thanks!

Here's a tip on removing the old trims without fingernails or messing up your fingernails. Unscrew old light bulb. Cross both your hand at the wrist and make like a butterfly (for example, back of hands touching & the palms of both hands are facing out). Insert both hands up through the opening. Push your fingers out to press against the sides of the trim housing and pull down. Bingo! Don't have to dig your fingernails under the old trim. Also, like one of the other commenter said just push from the back of the kit and it pops out. No need to struggle with tearing the package.

I installed several. A few don’t sit tight to the ceiling. One side has a small gap. Can I glue it to the ceiling?

Super helpful, thanks. The instructions were pretty misleading when snapping the tensioners in to the little brackets on the sides of the bucket. I was trying to snap in the tensioners at the top of the bucket somewhere at first and had to find a video to see where the tensioners went. Also, the little brackets on the side, I had to bend out a little to slide the tensioners in. They were flattened a bit so it was difficult to snap anything into them. Very easy install knowing this now.

I would have used splice connectors and eliminated the Edison Socket. should never wear jewelry around electrical wiring but good demoonstration of how to retro fit

Ziplock style bag. *Bites it open* 🤦🏿‍♂️

Thank you so much for the video. My buddy and I were having so much trouble trying to figure out how the lights connected to the cans that we were fixing to give up. But once we saw how the lights connected to the can everything began to run so smoothly. We fought with one can for over a hour but once we saw the video and the step by step we managed to get 3 more lights in in less than half an hour. Thanks again for your work and keep it up!!!

THANK YOU FOR THE CLEAR INSTRUCTION. I was struggling with 1 light and thought it really can't be that difficult. Well, the notches on the side REALLY help. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! Single, woman household. Love all the handy tricks and tips on RU-vid!

Very good instructions and great job instructing your partner with out being condescending.

I just bought this one from Costco but it is too yellowish. Superbright will be better

I got 12 at Amazon for $50-$60. Daylight. That’s $5 a piece. Whaaaattttt?

Wow that rebate is awesome! Might as well convert every single light when it's costing you practically nothing :P

You and your wife just saved my girlfriend and myself from installing them the wrong way. I had old spring housings and was jamming these new ones in the can all willy nilly. Turns out I just use the clips you pointed out in the first minute. Way easier than jamming them in and trying to get them to stay put!

So what is the benefit of these vs just replacing the bulb with an LED one? Everyone shows you how the replacing process but nobody tells you why? Aren't you limited with these in terms of increasing a LED of 60Watts to 100 watts unless you buy an entire new retro fit piece. Someone please explain this to me because I don't get the appeal. Is it just for trim aesthetics?!?!

Awesome video; I like how he orders her around...just because he's the one with the camera. I really like the realistic video with the little issues that arise. Thumbs up for comparing both lights

Awesome video. you make it look so easy. Also, thanks for the tip on the rebate

Thanks for the info. I am assuming these light are dimmable, right?

Hi Adam, could you please let me know how to replace an existing recessed light (like the one in your video) with one of those -3-panel garage ceiling LED light (which has a E26 screw-in end)?

Would these fit the compact sockets (4 pins) CFL's?

its a zip lock bag and she bites it.. smh

Thanks for this easy to watch video! I have installed one but have some flickering, inconsistently. Not on a dimmer. Any ideas why?

Excellent video. I was looking at some of the other videos for installation and none were as thorough as yours. Thanks very much.

most helpful thank you so much

The best video. I didn’t buy this brand, but the ones I got are basically the same. I could not figure out how to use the spring clips until now. Thanks. They fit so much more flush.

Nice video I really like that you AND Your wife worked together. You filmed and she did most of the work. Makes for a good wife husband how to video. I thank the both of you for sharing. If you are going to have more team how to videos I'll be happy to subscribe.

1:36 to 2:33 Painful-to-watch video of how to open a package and zip bag on a DIY channel.

Minor FYI the lower clip to accept each spring is for standard ceilings (1/2" or 3/8" drywall). At 4m the upper clip your wife noted is for thick (plaster & lathe) ceilings.

Cool... Question.. I'm planing to install bead board underneath my porch over hang, I have 4 traditional can light with bulbs in each light. I have to install 1x2 the length of the porch long way 4 strip to screw on for bead board. Meaning I have to drop the ceiling 1.25. Will those new led light spring into place?

Hi Adam, this is an EXCELLENT Video (and commercial for Costco). I think you did an excellent job in recording the whole thing. It seems that you replaced all of your "Old Gas guzzlers" with these new LED fixtures which INDEED is the SMARTEST thing to do as you save money and it emits less heat, looks nice and Easy for vision also. Now I will tell you what I did not like- ready? #1 Only your name is included. Why? Your lovely wife who is so polite and gentle did at least 50% of the work (um um, don't deny it). So where is her name? #2 Except for the frame #649, 650 I did not see her at all. Not fair. #3. This is the Most Important one - You were not as polite to her as she was to you (why can't you say please when you ask her to do something for you?.... Hey Adam, I am just roasting you for no reason (I enjoy it though). Both of you did an excellent job and I wish you both ALL THE BEST. PLEASE keep showing more DIY videos. I am subscribing your videos. Love you both.

Thanks for the information on the GU24 adapter connector.

Very well done. I'm going to install two of them I've bought from Aldi. I've also got to install the cans but another video showed me how to do that. Thanks.

Or you can maybe just replace the existing bulbs with led's?? 🤷

Thanks,it was very good way to explain,I was looking many videos but can not understand

Great video. I have a set I just got from Costco recently and I'm glad this video pooped up. So thank you. By the way, the spiral lights are called CFL. They are fluorescent bulbs that need time to warm up to get at full brightness.

Just bought the same light for $7 for two. Simple to install. Thanks.

Do I need to switch off electric breaker when changing old LED with new LED ??

Thank you for the very informative video. I wish you had also shown how to install the metal box as well. Also, I was wondering how did you get the rebate for these in your power company? We have Dominion Energy in our area. Should we just contact them directly for rebate?

Who needs stinking LOTO when the wife got her mitts in the wires!!

cleaner look who the hell wants to look at bulbs ,what am I living for the industrial look

Costco sells tha lowest quality led products. Garbage

Thanks for the awesome video -- I was doing fine until I got to the spring wire part and your video cleared it up.

Thank you. I only watched the first 44 seconds of your video and it was extremely helpful!!

Do you live in an old missile silo? Strange looking backyard?

Good video, Thank You. I'm going to install my new LED lamp in the kitchen.

Is there any issue with fiberglass insulation against the casing in the attic?

Wouldn’t fit the lightolier cans. Also had lots of trouble with the Fert dimmer switches. Got a lot of interference and lights flickered in other rooms when these dimmers were install. By an electrician. Had to buy different dimmers. Some aren’t flush to the ceiling. Can I put som glue sealant on the housing to keep them in place?

Thanks, nice video, it was very good.

You guys living in a bomb shelter?

What if I don't have a light but I want to add a light. Will this system still work. Because it's LED do I have to have a can install in the Ceiling.

why not just buying led bulbs?

You could have just bought led bulbs.

Good video forgot to mention the most important thing power saving! :-)

dude, why didnt you just screw in an LED bulb into your existing fixture?

Awesome video! Very informative and very easy to understand. Keep up all the great work.

How would you connect the Costco retrofit to a Gu24 connection in my ceiling can.

@2:33 Demonstration of how to properly open a ziploc bag! 😬

Thank you for sharing but how do you change the bulbs on those?

out of curiousity, why do you need to "retrofit" the light socket? Why can't you just screw the LED bulbs in?

How do you change a burned out bulb? Do I have to replace the entire unit?

History of genocide

Do we need to order replacement bulbs?

Can this go into a bathroom shower stall?

That's a nice option

good job allie

front cosco?

Where do you find the rebates?

Adam, Great video! I really liked your comparison of the incandescent bulb light to the LED bulb. I wondered why people would need these retrofit lights kits instead of just replacing the bulb with an LED bulb - until I saw the tapered housing of your can light! The LED bulbs I've seen have cooling fins on them that might be too wide to fit or properly cool the bulb. My can lights are cylinder-shaped and I can simply unscrew the incandescent bulb and screw in an LED or CFL bulb. FYI - some CFL's are instant-on, especially those made in recent years. But most are a cool white. I like the LED's better, but for the difference in price, I still use CFL's. As the prices come down on LED's, I'm picking up a few - especially for bulbs that are difficult to replace. Costco here in Ohio applies the rebates from our electric company (AEP) to the instore price, so no mail-in rebates are needed. Ron

Great