How to Order Silicon Flexible Profiles

Step one

Ordering your fittings

Every profile page has a Complete Your Order box between the price and the Add to Cart button. That box is where you set your length and pick the parts that go with it.

How many of each?

• One Live Cap and one End Cap per run — one end takes the power, the other is closed off.
• Back Clips along the length — as a rough guide allow about one clip per metre, and more than that if your run has several bends or curves. A straight run needs fewer clips; a curvier one needs more to hold its shape.
• Steel Mesh and Aluminium Channel are per metre — match the quantity to your profile length.

The box only shows what we currently list for that profile. Steel Mesh and Aluminium Channel appear when we have that specific item available for your profile's size — if you don't see one, it just means we don't have that item listed for this profile yet, not that the profile can't use one. The collar profiles are listed with Back Clips only.

Step two

What comes with the profile, and what you add

A silicon profile is an empty channel. On its own it does not light up — the two exceptions are the LED Neo Flex products, which have the LED built in.

Each profile is built for one strip width, and the product page states it — for example 8mm Single/Tunable Strip light. Match that width when you choose your strip and the fit will be right.

Step three

Choosing the right profile

The name of each product tells you how it is meant to bend. That is usually the first thing to get right.

• Top ViewBends in the flatter, horizontal plane. This is the one for arches, domes and curved coves set into a ceiling.
• Side ViewDesigned to curve while it is mounted vertically along a wall or an edge — uprights, step edges and vertical returns.
• Semi CircleThe LT-1315, with a rounded face. It bends in the same flatter, horizontal plane as the Top View profiles.
• LED Neo FlexThe two products with the LED already built in, running at 24 V. No separate strip to buy — just a driver.

Then check two things on the product page: the compatible strip width, and the IP rating. Most of this range is IP-65 (dust-protected and sealed against water jets); some are IP-67 (fully dust-tight and sealed against temporary immersion). Every product page states its own rating — match it to where the light is going.

Step four

Drivers and run length

5 metres from one 12 V driver.
10 metres from one 24 V driver.For an even output end to end

Those figures are a voltage-drop limit, not a limit on the length we will supply. Push a single driver past them and the far end of the run starts to read dimmer than the near end. So order the full number of metres you need — it still ships in one piece — and plan the power feeds around these numbers, feeding a long installation from more than one driver.

Browse LED Drivers to match the voltage and wattage of your strip.

Putting it together

Ordering, step by step

• Measure your run and round upThe total in metres is the only quantity you need to work out.
• Open the Complete Your Order boxIt sits on the profile’s product page, between the price and the Add to Cart button.
• Set the length in the top rowEnter your metres there. Everything else on the page follows that number.
• Tick the fittings you wantLive Cap, End Cap and Back Clips are already ticked. Steel Mesh and Aluminium Channel are there to add if the profile takes them.
• Add your strip and driverPick from LED Strip Lights and LED Drivers. Skip the strip if you are buying LED Neo Flex.
• Add to cart in one clickThe profile length and every fitting you ticked go into the cart together.

Common questions

Is the price per metre or for a whole length?

Per metre. The quantity you enter is the number of metres you want, and the price shown against the profile is the rate for one metre.

Are clips and caps included in the profile price?

No — not any more. Live Caps, End Caps, Back Clips, Steel Mesh and Aluminium Channel are separate items, chosen and priced in the Complete Your Order box on the product page. You pay only for what you tick.

How many Back Clips should I order?

As a rough guide, allow about one clip per metre of profile and increase the quantity for longer runs. The clip quantity is yours to set in the fittings box.

Do I need to buy an LED strip as well?

Yes, for every profile in this range except the two LED Neo Flex products, which have the LED built in. The product page states the exact strip width the channel takes — match it when you shop LED Strip Lights.

Which driver do I need?

One that matches the voltage of your strip, sized for the wattage of the run. Keep to 5 metres from a single 12 V driver, or 10 metres from a single 24 V driver, and feed longer runs from more than one. See LED Drivers.

Will a long order arrive cut into pieces?

No. Whatever total you order ships as one continuous length, and you cut it to size on site.

Can I use these in a wet or dusty area?

Check the IP rating on the specific product page. Most of the range is IP-65 — dust-protected and sealed against water jets from any direction. Some are IP-67 — fully dust-tight and sealed against temporary immersion in water. Every profile is made from pure silicone that is heat-resistant and UV-resistant.

Top View or Side View — which do I need?

Look at the direction your run has to curve. If it bends flat, following an arch, a dome or a curved cove in a ceiling, use a Top View profile. If it has to curve while standing upright against a wall or an edge, use a Side View profile.