Some may find them more "old school" looking, hence gravitate towards recessed led light which is PITA to replace and risk damaging a bit of plaster ceiling.

This is a great idea. I'm looking to replace existing recessed led which is a pita to replace when they fail.

Do you know how to choose the proper housing to accommodate the "ufo" bulb? I see Philips has one with longer base but not sure it can fit ngam2 to ceiling board (not too short to reach the base e27 socket, and not too long to protrude out from ceiling board).




And there are those with very short base, so they won't fit existing e27 housing.

Good idea. Another question, if you don't mind.

I see that when screwed in, the ufo light is flushed with the surface of the ceiling. How do we remove the ufo bulb in future - when we unscrew the UFO bulb, will the E27 housing rotate together with the UFO bulb?

Images from Lzd.


You see that the UFO bulb actually covers the rim of the original E27 housing

Looks like a good idea. I'm seriously considering this set up for my next house. Currently, changing those recessed LED downlight is a messy job and requires climbing a rung higher on the ladder in order to release the catch.