SpiritLED 100 Lots LED Strip Light Mounting Brackets,One Side Fixing Clips,Screws Included (for Non-Waterproof Strip Width 10mm)

Since you are reading this review, I’ll assume you are thinking about buying these brackets to install strip lights. I’ll tell you my experience and give you the long and short of it. The short answer is, yes, you should buy a set of these: these actually work, give a professional look, and are relatively cheap.The longer answer is… well… longer… but first, here’s what came in the package. Mine actually had 101 of them, and a couple samples of their 10mm 2-wire and 4-wire connectors:(Figure 1 – 100 Spirit LED Brackets with pan head screws.)When I ordered them, they did not have prime shipping, so I had to wait a week to ship from China, but now they are on Prime and I’ve received more in just two days – very handy. In person, the brackets looked smaller than I had imagined (since all the photos are zoomed in). Thus, the screws (pan head), which fit perfectly in the bracket, are smaller than my fat fingers were used to working with. (They might be #4 screws, which are quite small.) But their small size is exactly what you want – it makes them unobtrusive when installed, giving a cleaner, more professional look. It also means that you can install them in expensive cabinetry without fears of the screws going through or damaging things. I took a picture next to a US penny to give some size comparison.(Figure 2 – Detail of SpiritLED bracket and screw with US penny for Scale )(Figure 3 – Size comparison for Europeans unable to deal with American currency)(If you are in Europe, then you’ve got bigger problems than currency conversion, but I threw in a 2 Euro piece for your viewing pleasure.)This makes it precise work to drill a pilot hole for each one and screw it in, but when you are mounting to wood, I highly recommend it. When you do that, you’ll find that the profile of the bracket has a cutout about 0.5mm deep. This is high enough to clear the surface-mount resistors on the SMD light strips, but not high enough to go over the LED chips themselves (which you wound not want to accidentally do, and block a light).(Figure 4 – Bracket Profile)The end result is a clean, neat look, with only one screw required for each bracket.(Figure 5 – Clean-professional finish under cabinets with SpiritLED lights.)Some folks have complained that the bracket does not push flush to the tape (since the .5mm deep bracket cutout is deeper than the thin light strip tape. This is true, and it actually works better when you strap it across a resistor as shown in the last photo. Otherwise folks suggested using the end of the bracket to press the tape flush against the strip. This works for LED lights strips if you want to push more securely on the tape-only portion of a strip, but then it’s not aligned all neat and pretty .(Figure 6 – Bracket installed across a resistor on the light strip.)I tried using the end of a bracket to push against other thick things (like power supply cords) but found that I snapped one once it flexed. They are perfect for installing light strips, but not useful as general-purpose brackets.So that’s the long and short of it. You don’t have ton of options for good installation solutions right now, and this is by far the best. Most LED strip lights come with a 3M adhesive tape on the back of them. However, this will not hold the light in any situation except right-side up on a smooth surface that will never ever be touched by anything. If you want to mount them on a wall, under a cabinet, on a sloped surface, or anywhere they might be jostled, you need to secure them. The tape will start to droop and fall off within a few minutes to a few hours and will look awful. The tape adhesive is quite useful to hold the strip while you screw in a bracket and attach it to the wall or cabinet.To attach it with brackets, your other options are: buy a 3M glue or silicone-based glue (messy, difficult, and not serviceable), buy silicone brackets (they take two screws, deform around the screws and don’t look good), tape or jury rig them and regret it later. If you are installing onto wook (like under-cabinet), SpiritLED brackets are your only good option right now.

These worked absolutely great, especially for the low price! The kit even came with a magnetic bit for a screw driver that was a very nice added touch.I just had 2 small issues that by no means should stop you from buy them because these could easily sell for 3 times the price and still be worth it with these issues.The first is that they would also be offered in clear. These are slightly off white which seemed like they would get dirty after a long time and also are slightly noticeable if you are mounting to a pure white wall or ceiling.The other thing being is to include maybe an instruction card The instruction card would just tell you that you need to wiggle the mount into place so it sits right. The first couple I mounted I didn't do this so the strip was slightly uncentered. This could also be resolved by removing the nub on the front to make it easier to just slide the strip in.

Pros: hold LED strips in place well.Cons: non-ferrous screws make installing difficult.I use magnetic drivers for small screws a lot, and was very disappointed that the screws for these are non-ferrous, so it meant installing each clip took three times longer since I had to carefully hold the screw in place (unable to actually see if was going in right at first) and since I was installing at the ceiling it meant a lot of dropped parts. It took at least 2 hours to install for a run of only 48 feet. Had they been magnetic it porbably would have taken less than an hour, (based on previous projects with similar factors and runs).Once installed, they work well and secure the light strip well, just installation is a pain. I probably wouldn’t buy these again. If I did, I’d toss the screws and go get ones that can be held magnetically. I still have a decent amount, and if I need them again, I’m definitely going to go buy a better box of screws

Nice little nylon strips that come with the matching screws. I like these a lot more over some of the other style hold downs that I have tried, and I don't trust sticky tape since I have not found any reasonably priced that holds up under any little bit of heat put off by LEDs, and/or any humidity. The strips and matching screws are tiny and the screws are a little difficult to hold on to to get started but they do work well. I usually pre drill for screws anyway which helps some. 100 pieces will last me a few small projects but I will definitely order more of these when needed. You can pin under the end if space is not an issue or you have wider tape, or you can span the tape ( and wiring for that matter) if you are trying to save space. SpiritLED 100 Lots Strip Light Mounting Brackets- Shipping was prompt as expected.

Looks great on paper, not so great in practice. It's almost impossible to get the clips to lay flat once the screw is tightened. And I tried varying degrees of tightness, but couldn't get the clips to snugly fit across the LED strip. I suppose if you are attaching the LEDs to a very flat, hard surface you could probably get them to work OK, but I was attaching to plywood and the results just weren't that great.

These work well to hold down 8MM LED strips. They are also good for securing the wires between LED strips under the cabinet.