Standard Diffuser to Suit

This is the diffuser cover only, to suit the HV9698-2626 aluminium profile. It is the translucent face that clips into the channel in front of the LED strip.

It is a cover on its own. There is no channel, no LED strip and no driver in it – you need the profile itself, and the strip to go in it, for this to be part of a working light.

What a diffuser is for

LED strip is a line of separate points of light. Left uncovered, that is exactly what you see: a row of bright dots, each one reflecting in whatever surface sits below it, and a visible scallop of light and shade between them.

A diffuser scatters that light before it leaves the channel, so the run reads as one continuous line. It is the single component that most changes how finished strip lighting looks, and it is why the same strip can appear either like a piece of hardware or like a designed detail.

It also hides the strip itself. Without a cover the tape, the solder joints and the cable are all on view whenever the light is off.

Standard diffusion

A standard diffuser is the general-purpose choice: it hides the individual LEDs while giving up very little of their output, which is what most installations want.

Where the diffuser sits close to the strip, some texture can remain visible in the line. Allowing a little more depth between strip and cover is what evens it out, and it is easier to plan for than to correct afterwards.

Fitting it

A diffuser clips into the channel and can be taken back off, so the strip underneath stays accessible. Fit it after the strip is in and has been tested – checking a run works before the cover goes on takes moments, and checking it afterwards means undoing the job.

Confirm the profile part number before ordering. Diffusers are cut to a particular channel profile and are not interchangeable between them.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a light?

No. It is the diffuser cover only. You need the profile, the LED strip and a driver as well.

Which profile does it suit?

The HV9698-2626. Diffusers are cut to one channel profile and do not interchange.

Why use a diffuser at all?

Uncovered LED strip shows as a row of separate bright dots. A diffuser blends them into one continuous line and hides the strip when the light is off.

Can it be removed later?

Yes. It clips in, so the strip underneath stays accessible.

What warranty does it carry?

3 Years*