Surface Mounted Aluminum LED Profile

I recently installed this corner‑profile with LED strip lights — overall I’m pleased with how it performs and looks. ✅ What works really well • Excellent heat dissipation and LED longevity: Because it’s aluminium, the profile acts as a heat sink and keeps the LED strip cooler than if it were mounted bare. This helps prevent overheating and extends the lifespan of the LEDs. • Neat, professional look & improved light distribution: The profile covers the raw LED strip and wiring, creating a clean, finished appearance. With a diffuser or cover, it helps transform point‑source LED dots into smooth, continuous lines of light — much more pleasant and “finished” than bare strips. • Better protection & durability: The aluminium housing shields the LED strip from dust, accidental knocks/bumps, and general wear — which helps make installations more robust compared with exposed strip lights. • Safe for corner / angled installations: Because this is a corner‑type profile, it’s ideal for use where LED strips need to run along edges, ceilings, or wall‑ceiling junctions — giving a clean 90° (or angled) lighting effect without messy wires. • Cleaner wiring & easier install: Using a channel helps manage wires and fix the strip securely, reducing the risk of strips sagging, peeling adhesive backing, or becoming misaligned over time. ⚠️ What could be better / what to watch out for • Higher cost and more labour than bare strips: Aluminium profiles (especially with diffuser covers) tend to cost more than simply sticking an LED strip directly on a surface. Installation also takes extra care (cutting to size, mounting, ensuring proper fit). • Slight loss of brightness: If you use a diffuser with the profile, some light may be absorbed or diffused — meaning the LEDs might seem a bit less intense than bare LED strips.  • Rigid / less flexible than bare strip: The aluminium profile is fixed and cannot bend like a bare, flexible LED strip — which limits use in curved surfaces or very tight, irregular spaces. • Needs careful installation: To get full benefits you must ensure the LED strip sits flush inside the profile (good thermal contact), and the profile is mounted securely — otherwise heat dissipation or durability benefits may be reduced. • Access for maintenance / replacements is more involved: If you need to repair or change the LED strip, you often need to open or dismantle the profile (remove diffuser/cover) which can be slightly more cumbersome than replacing a stand‑alone strip. 📝 My verdict If you’re planning an LED strip installation for lighting a room, under‑cabinet lighting, ambient or accent lighting — especially along corners, wall‑ceiling joins, or shelving — using this corner aluminium profile is a solid upgrade over bare LED strips. It offers better durability, looks cleaner, helps keep LEDs cool (so they last longer), and gives a much more polished, “finished” lighting effect. It’s especially worth it if you care about appearance, longevity, or safety — but if you just want a quick cheap light strip and don’t mind the less refined look, a bare strip might still do. Overall: A well-made aluminium profile is a worthwhile investment for anyone wanting a neat, long-lasting LED lighting setup — just go in knowing installation takes a little more effort than bare strips.

Great item, good quality, fitted perfectly under Kitchen wall units by adding 9mm white boarding to hide underneath wall unit fixings.

The item itself is good The delivery was short but another item was sent out to make up the order

The Slim Surface Aluminium LED Profile with Frosted Diffuser is a well-made and practical product. It arrived in a sturdy cardboard tube and was additionally protected inside a plastic sleeve, which prevented any damage in transit. The profile is lightweight and easy to cut to the required length. It is particularly well suited for LED strip lights, as the frosted diffuser provides a smooth, uniform light output without visible hotspots. The aluminium profile itself appears durable and well finished. The frosted diffuser clips on securely and can be removed easily when required. The profile is supplied with end caps and mounting clips. However, the 2-metre length I ordered included only four clips, which is adequate if used as a single continuous run. If the profile is cut into shorter sections, additional clips would be needed. Unfortunately, I could not find any information on how to order extra accessories. Once installed, the profile looks clean and modern, and is aesthetically very pleasing. Overall, a good quality product with only a minor limitation regarding the number of mounting clips supplied. I would buy it again.

The product itself would be of good quality as i use plenty of saxby electrical goods, however both original and replacement profiles were damaged. The problem was resolved quite easily with good communication.

Great for professional finish of LED strip lighting ,screw fixings supplied

I have a dark kitchen corner with a low ceiling. While an LED light strip would be good enough to light up the space from above the strip itself doesn’t look good itself. Therefore I bought this to enclose the strip. It is very easy to install. It is so lightweight that I suspect you could fix it with just double side tapes. It come with ends on both sides and I can easily cut a larger opening on one of them to fit my thick light cable. The diffuser is pretty good in hiding the light strip but you shouldn’t have a wrong expectation that it can turn non-continuous LEDs to an even light output. You need to have COB kind of light strip to give the best result.

This item, not only arrived late, but after taking it out of the cardboard tube it arrived in I have found it to be damaged and will need to be returned.