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180° LED Strips for Stretch Ceilings & Light Boxes

180° LED strips use wide-angle lenses to spread light across translucent surfaces, making them ideal for stretch ceilings, printed sky ceilings and advertising light boxes. Their broad light distribution helps create uniform backlighting with fewer visible hotspots and dark gaps when installed at suitable distances and spacing.

Hanron manufactures 180° LED strips in China, offering white, tunable white, RGB and RGBW options, with standard and S-shape PCB designs available across the range. We can customize PCB width, power, strip length and cable connections to fit your ceiling or light box and simplify installation.

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180° beam angle white led strip specification.pdf
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Features of 180° LED Strip

Wide-Angle Backlighting

180° lenses spread light over a broad area, helping reduce hotspots and dark gaps behind stretch ceilings and light box panels. With suitable strip spacing and installation depth, they create a smooth, evenly illuminated surface.

Flexible Layouts & Cuttable Lengths

Cut the strips at the marked points to fit your ceiling or light box dimensions. Standard designs suit straight rows, while S-shape options allow sideways bending for curved layouts and irregular shapes.

Easy Installation & Connection

Adhesive backing makes positioning the strips straightforward. For faster assembly, we can supply custom lengths with pre-fitted cables and connectors to match your layout and reduce on-site cutting and soldering.

Customized Your 180° LED Strip

10 engineers ready to customize your 180° LED strips

LED Brand & Brightness

We can source LEDs from your preferred brand and adjust light output to suit your project’s brightness requirements.

Light Color & CRI

Choose white, tunable white, RGB or RGBW. We can customize white color temperature and CRI to suit your ceiling membrane, display graphics or lighting design.

LED Spacing & PCB Design

We can customize LED spacing, PCB width and cutting intervals to fit your installation, with standard and S-shape designs for different layouts.

Logo & Branding

Add your logo to product labels with no minimum order quantity. Custom PCB logo printing is available with a minimum order of 500 meters.

Cables & Connectors

We can fit cables and connectors to your assembly requirements. Specify cable type, length and connection positions to simplify installation.

Voltage & Power

We can tailor voltage and power to match your electrical system and target brightness, including custom designs beyond our standard 24V range.

Custom Strip Lengths

Order strips cut to the lengths your project needs, ready for assembly. We can prepare different lengths for different sections of your ceiling or light box.

PCB Color

White, black and yellow PCB options are available. Other PCB colors can be produced with a minimum order of 2,500 meters.

Recommended Light Box Depth & Strip Spacing

Recommended Light Box Depth & Strip Spacing

For our standard white 180° LED strip models, a light box depth of 4–6 cm with approximately 10 cm between strip rows provides a starting point for layout planning. Mount the strips in parallel rows on the backplate so their wide-angle light coverage overlaps behind the translucent panel.

The actual distance from the LED lenses to the panel depends on the light box construction. Panel material, light transmission and required brightness also affect the ideal layout. Test a sample section with your chosen panel before final installation. For stretch ceilings or other strip models, contact us for layout recommendations.

Applications of 180° LED Strips

Wide-angle backlighting for stretch ceilings, light boxes and illuminated displays

Circular stretch ceiling with a starry sky centerpiece and 180-degree LED strip backlighting
Round segmented stretch ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting
Oval white stretch ceiling panels illuminated with 180-degree LED strips
Ring-shaped luminous ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting
Printed blue sky ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting above an indoor spa pool
Blue sky and cloud stretch ceiling backlit with 180-degree LED strips along a corridor
Conference room stretch ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting above the meeting table
Rectangular stretch ceiling panels with 180-degree LED strip backlighting between structural beams
Retail store stretch ceiling illuminated with 180-degree LED strips above display tables
Large white stretch ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting in a car showroom
Segmented stretch ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting in a BYD showroom
Meeting room stretch ceiling with 180-degree LED strip backlighting and warm perimeter lighting

FAQS

How far should the LED strips be installed from the ceiling membrane or light box panel?
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Our standard white models list a light box depth of 4–6 cm as a reference. For stretch ceilings, check the actual distance between the LED lenses and the membrane rather than the overall ceiling cavity depth. The required distance depends on the strip model, spacing and translucent material. Test a sample section before installing the full layout.

What spacing should I use between LED strip rows?
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For our standard white models, approximately 10 cm between rows is a starting point for the recommended light box configuration. This is not a universal spacing for every model or material. Test the layout at your planned installation depth, then adjust the spacing to achieve the brightness and uniformity you need.

How can I reduce visible hotspots and dark areas?
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Plan the strip spacing and distance from the illuminated surface together. If individual light sources remain visible, increasing the distance or reducing the spacing between rows may improve blending. Keep the layout consistent and check the edges, corners and areas around structural supports. Test with the actual membrane or panel, as its diffusion and light transmission affect the result.

Should I choose a standard or S-shape 180-degree LED strip?
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Choose a standard strip for straight, parallel rows in rectangular ceilings and light boxes. Choose an S-shape strip when the layout requires sideways bending around curves or irregular outlines. Both types provide wide-angle backlighting; the main difference is how the PCB can follow the installation path.

Should I choose white, tunable white, RGB or RGBW?
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Choose white for a fixed lighting tone, or tunable white to adjust between warmer and cooler white light. RGB suits decorative color-changing effects. Choose RGBW when you want color effects plus a dedicated white channel. For printed sky ceilings and advertising graphics, test your chosen light color behind the actual material to check its appearance.

Can 180-degree LED strips be cut to fit my project?
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Yes. Cut the strips only at the marked cutting points. The cutting interval varies by model; our standard white and white S-shape models have an 83.33 mm cutting unit. We can also supply pre-cut lengths with cables and connectors to reduce installation work.

How should I power multiple rows in a large ceiling or light box?
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Use parallel power feeds for groups of strips rather than connecting every row into one long run. Match the supply voltage to the strips and calculate the total load from the installed length and power per meter. For example, 20 meters of 10 W/m strip requires 200 W; a 250 W power supply provides 25% capacity above that load. Cable size, branch length and the maximum run per feed must also be checked for the selected model.

Can these LED strips be used outdoors?
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The models listed on this page are IP20 and must be protected from water and moisture. They should not be installed where rain, splashes or condensation can reach them. For an outdoor light box, the enclosure must provide suitable protection for the strips, connections and power supply. Send us the installation details so we can assess the requirements.

Can you supply customized strips for stretch ceilings and light boxes?
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Yes. We can customize light color, power, PCB width, strip length, cables and connectors, and provide logo printing and branded packaging. Send us your ceiling or light box dimensions, available installation depth, membrane or panel details, preferred lighting effect and order quantity. Our engineers can help you select a model and define the customization needed.

Hanron Brand Certificate

ETL/CE/RoHS/Reach/CB/BIS/LM80/RCM

Hanron Lighting ISO9001:2015 quality management system certification for LED strip light manufacturing

ISO9001:2015

Hanron Lighting CB certificate for LED strip light products and international electrical safety compliance

ETL

Hanron Lighting ETL certification for LED strip lights meeting North American safety standards

CB

Hanron Lighting BIS certification for LED strip light products supplied to the Indian market

BIS

Hanron Lighting RCM certification for LED lighting products complying with Australian and New Zealand requirements

RCM

Hanron Lighting LM80 test report for LED strip light lumen maintenance and reliability evaluation

LM80 Test

Hanron Lighting CE EMC certification for LED strip lights electromagnetic compatibility compliance

CE EMC

Hanron Lighting CE LVD certification for LED strip lights electrical safety compliance

CE LVD

Hanron Lighting CE RoHS certification for environmentally compliant LED strip light products

CE RoHS

Hanron Lighting CE REACH compliance certification for LED strip lighting products

CE Reach

Hanron Lighting UKCA certification for LED strip lights supplied to the UK market

UKCA

Hanron Lighting IP68 waterproof test report for outdoor LED strip light products

IP68 Report

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