How to replace a CFL recessed light with LED fixture

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I bought a few LED new light fixtures and was able to replace them in bedroom in 5-10 minutes each. But the ones in kitchen had a weird CFL format and not the usual lightbulb screw kind of holder so not sure what are my options.
I am attaching pictures of the current fixture and the new LED fixture that I bought. Any ideas appreciated.
Should I just snip the current holder and the new light bulb adapter and splice the black wire with the red and the white with the blue? Is that it?

JACK · Accepted Answer

No, you can't do that. The blue and red wires you see in the existing fixture come from the ballast for the CFL bulb. It's not the regular 120V. You'll need to remove the old fixture to get to the 120 Volts you need and install a new fixture.

Correct answer by JACK on December 31, 2020

Christopher Barnes · Answer

You need to replace the fixture with a remodle can light. Then your led trim can go into that

Tn Jr · Answer

You can easily bypass the ballast, connect your hot to red neutral to white and use color tape to designate for future.  The sockets can be adapted with plug in to medium adapter.  Faster and easier then replacing the can.
I do this literally all the time

How to replace a CFL recessed light with LED fixture

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