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If its in a wet zone (0 and 1 I think?) it needs to be earthed as well, esp if the bezel/ casing is metal. Loads of houses have those metal branch down lighter jobs in kitchen and aren't earthed when IIRC they should be.
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I fit integrated downlights if I'm changing them all in a room, especially bathrooms. Not had to replace an integrated unit yet but I've only been fitting them for roughly 5 years. A lot of fitters are buying a spare unit in case of early failure in one unit.
Yeah just going to bite the bullet and do this.
BrickMan
Howard
@Airhead
If it's a very small bathroom then you might need them to all be IP65. It's not required for all fittings in most 'normal' size bathrooms. You need to check on a case by case basis of course.
I fit integrated downlights if I'm changing them all in a room, especially bathrooms. Not had to replace an integrated unit yet but I've only been fitting them for roughly 5 years. A lot of fitters are buying a spare unit in case of early failure in one unit. They should be a good economical long lasting choice but who knows what replacement price will be compared to bulbs over time, especially considering inflation.